Given name & surname
Ange
“messenger”·“a heavenly messenger; an angel”
In English use, Ange is a diminutive of Angela. Interpretations include “messenger” and “a heavenly messenger; an angel” (Greek). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Meaning & origin
What it means
In English use, Ange is a diminutive of Angela. Interpretations include “messenger” and “a heavenly messenger; an angel” (Greek). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
In English use, Ange is a diminutive of Angela. An origin associated with Angela is Greek.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
In English usage, Ange is a diminutive of Angela. In English usage, Ange is a diminutive of Angelo.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1915. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Ange through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 366
- 15 boys · 351 girls
- Most popular year
- 2007
- 19 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 5 in 2022. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 14 in 2007. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,321 as a first name in 2020; 1,110 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Ange’s family of names
In English usage, Ange is a diminutive of Angela. Ange has a related form in Angel. Ange has a related form in Angela.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Ange has relatives in 12 languages.
16 related names in 12 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 4
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 14
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
- АнгелRussian
- ÂngeloPortuguese
- ÁngelaSpanish
- ÀnciluSicilian
- AnciluSicilian
- AniołPolish
- Iengiugallo-italique de Sicile
- Ièngiugallo-italique de Sicile
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People named Ange
- Ange PostecoglouAustralian association football player and managerborn 1965
- Maturino BlanchetItalian catolic bishop (1892-1974)
- Angelus of JerusalemChristian saint1185–1225
- Ange-François FariauFrench poet1747–1810
- Ange N'GuessanIvorian footballerborn 1990
- Ange LecciaFrench artist and filmmaker (born 1952)
- Ange Hyacinthe Maxence, baron de DamasFrench politician and general (1785-1862)
- Ange Édouard Pounguipolitician of the Republic of the Congo1942–2026
- Ange CapuozzoFrench-Italian rugby union playerborn 1999
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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