Given name & surname
Angeles
“messenger”·“a heavenly messenger; an angel”
Angeles is a variant of Angela. Interpretations include “messenger” and “a heavenly messenger; an angel” (Greek). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Angeles is a variant 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
Angeles is a variant of Angela. An origin associated with Angela is Greek.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1932. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Angeles through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 3,498
- 77 boys · 3,421 girls
- Most popular year
- 2003
- 258 babies
- 2025
- 42
- #3,579 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +1%
- Steady
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 42 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 3,579 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 1.0% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 253 in 2003. In 2025, California had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (8). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 6,425 as a first name in 2020; 13,747 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.
Angeles’s family of names
Angeles has a related form in Angela. In Spanish usage, Angeles has a conventional equivalent in the Catalan form Àngels. In English usage, Angeles as a surname was borrowed from the Spanish form Ángeles.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 2
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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