MEANING & CONTEXT
What does Angel mean?
English Angel comes through the Greek word angelos, “messenger”. In biblical usage an angel is a heavenly messenger, which gives the personal name its familiar spiritual image.
Spellings in Indian scripts
Devanagari
एंजल
Conventional spelling
Malayalam
ഏഞ്ചൽ
Conventional spelling
HISTORICAL VOTER RECORDS
Angel in Indian usage
2,144 historical electoral-roll records, chiefly adults, rather than current baby-name rankings.
Mostly recorded for girls (93.8%) in these historical records.
- Recorded as female: 2,011 records (93.8%).
- Recorded as male: 133 records (6.2%).
By birth decade
| Birth decade | Records |
|---|---|
| 1970s | 174 |
| 1980s | 477 |
| 1990s | 1,337 |
| Other decades | 156 |
By state or territory
| State / territory | Records |
|---|---|
| Kerala | 1,601 |
| Meghalaya | 103 |
| Other states | 440 |
How to read these numbers
Small counts and a second count where needed are withheld for privacy; an omitted value is not zero. Coverage, dates and suppression.
Recorded abroad
Official births registered in 2025, for the exact spelling shown.
| Jurisdiction | Spelling / recorded sex | Births | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| England & Wales | Angel / M | 21 | 1,307 |
| England & Wales | Angel / F | 97 | 419 |
| Scotland | Angel / F | 3 | 780 |
ONS and National Records of Scotland; Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3. Counts follow each office’s publication rules.
Explore related lists
Sources
- Given-name entry (Wikidata): Angel ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Given-name spelling
- Historical Indian voter-record totals, v3 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Historical usage; CC0 1.0; birth years 1910–2001
- England & Wales 2025 birth statistics: Exact spelling Angel; Table_6, C1318 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Exact spelling Angel; Table_6, C1318
- England & Wales 2025 birth statistics: Exact spelling Angel; Table_6, C424 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Exact spelling Angel; Table_6, C424
- Scotland 2025 birth statistics: Exact spelling Angel; full-list-1974-2025.csv; 2025 Girl ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Exact spelling Angel; full-list-1974-2025.csv; 2025 Girl