Given name & surname

Angler

Angler is used as a given name and a surname.

Meaning & origin

A reliable meaning for Angler isn’t established in our sources yet. Rather than guess, we show what is recorded: how the name is used, how often, and the names it’s connected to.

The story

Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2014. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.

From dated birth records

Angler through the years

Babies since 1880
5
5 boys · 0 girls
Most popular year
2014
5 babies
2025
0
Outside the ranked list
2021–25 vs 2016–20
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Too few births to compare
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Angler in U.S. Social Security birth records, 2014–2025, per million boys born. Years with fewer than five births for a sex are not published and appear as zero. Use the arrow keys to step through years.

By the numbers

The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 5 in 2014. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused.

From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.

Angler’s family of names

In German usage, Angler as a surname has a related form in Angel. In German usage, Angler as a surname has a related form in Angele.

Walk Angler’s family in the name graph

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The ring: nicknames and forms.

Hover or tab through the constellation to see how each name is related. Bigger dots are names more people in the U.S. share.

Nicknames & forms 2

Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.

Similar names

If you love Angler, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.

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Thamer

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Shaher

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Aamil

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>99% boys

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Abrien

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>99% boys

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Ansor

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>99% boys

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Adharsh

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Rekker

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Sibling ideas

Names that share Angler’s feel without repeating its first letter or rhyming with it.

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