Angelo

Meaning: Angel, messenger
Origin: Greek — Italian form of Angel

Nicknames: Ange

Boy's name · #304 in the US (2025) · Vintage

Popularity over time

Angelo is an heirloom: its strongest era came around 1914, when it ranked #146. It has thinned since but never left the records — about 86,000 boys since 1881, ranked #304 today.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 36 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#59 in Italy (2024) · #259 in Ecuador (2025) · #304 in Switzerland (2025) · #334 in France (2025) · #446 in Poland (2025) · #470 in Austria (2025) · #563 in England & Wales (2025) · #577 in Ireland (2025) · #580 in Canada (2025) · #623 in Belgium (2025) · #977 in Sweden (2025) · #275 in Puerto Rico (2024) and 6 more.

Famous Angelos

Angelo Scola — Italian Cardinal, philosopher and theologian (born 1941)
Angelo Ogbonna — Italian footballer (born 1988)
Angelo Peruzzi — Italian footballer (born 1970)
Angelo Secchi — Italian astronomer (1818–1878)
Angelo Bagnasco — Italian Cardinal of the Catholic Church (born 1943)
Angelo Stiller — German footballer (born 2001)
Angelo Badalamenti — American composer (1937–2022)
Angelo Sodano — Italian Roman Catholic cardinal (1927–2022)
Angelo Di Livio — Italian footballer (born 1966)
Angelo Schiavio — Italian footballer (1905–1990)

In stories & tradition

Angelo Rosetta — Home and Away (TV series)
Angelo — Character in Measure for Measure
Angelo Palazzi^pt — Thunderball (book)

What Angelos become

Among 2,514 notable people named Angelo:

Artists & writers appear 1.35× more often than among typical names — e.g. Angelo Badalamenti, American composer (1937–2022).

Similar names: Leroy · Andre · Dangelo · Francis · Carlo · Quentin

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