NameTides

Angus

Angus was the #2,363 boys' name in the US in 2025 (58 babies), and #325 in England & Wales and #667 in Canada.

Angus as a boy’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Northern Ireland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
  • NSW
  • VIC
Angus as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada, NSW, VICBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.02.557.51018801900192019401960198020002020ScotlandNorthern IrelandEngland & WalesCanadaUS
Angus as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada, NSW, VICBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.02.557.5101880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. New South Wales and Victoria publish their top 100 only, so they appear in the rank view and only in years the name made the top 100. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandNorthern IrelandIrelandCanadaNSWVIC
2025#2,363 (58)#325 (136)#33 (112)#314 (5)—#667 (42)#75 (110)#58 (118)
2024#2,133 (69)#323 (136)#38 (106)#404 (3)#785 (3)#697 (38)#64 (118)#43 (147)
2023#1,986 (77)#296 (151)#44 (103)#395 (3)—#665 (39)#70 (114)#56 (103)
2022#1,852 (86)#322 (137)#49 (100)#414 (3)—#524 (53)#73 (117)#52 (114)
2021#2,225 (63)#329 (139)#61 (87)#226 (9)—#521 (55)#82 (115)#47 (140)
2020#2,024 (70)#377 (113)#47 (105)#334 (4)#637 (4)#608 (42)#83 (107)#65 (110)
2019#1,816 (84)#303 (161)#52 (104)#365 (4)—#422 (69)#73 (124)#50 (146)
2018#1,809 (84)#297 (164)#49 (116)#416 (3)—#450 (62)#81 (111)#53 (118)
2017#1,661 (95)#293 (170)#47 (125)#279 (6)—#510 (55)#86 (103)#63 (105)
2016#1,921 (76)#365 (127)#53 (123)#358 (4)—#601 (45)#77 (138)#45 (130)
2015#1,740 (88)#302 (153)#61 (114)#288 (6)—#476 (60)#85 (110)#43 (130)
2014#1,492 (108)#378 (108)#65 (107)#346 (4)—#503 (56)#78 (131)#45 (137)
2013#1,763 (82)#333 (126)#66 (109)#398 (3)—#476 (59)#86 (125)#44 (147)
2012#1,775 (84)#408 (98)#73 (96)——#445 (62)#61 (165)#42 (149)
2011#1,999 (68)#338 (128)#72 (107)——#498 (54)#61 (156)#41 (141)

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 1882 at #365.
  • Holding steady over the last five years.
  • In the US records since the data begins in 1880.
  • A comeback: it faded for decades and is rising again.

How common is it?

about 1 in 29,000 baby boys in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USBoys2025about 1 in 29,000rare
England & WalesBoys2025about 1 in 2,000uncommon
ScotlandBoys2025about 1 in 180very common
Northern IrelandBoys2025about 1 in 1,700uncommon
CanadaBoys2025about 1 in 3,800uncommon

Next year

On its recent trend, Angus is likely to keep rising in the US in 2026: about 1 in 27,000 baby boys. Likely range 1 in 20,000 to 1 in 38,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Angus by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: fewer than 5 babiesWAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 babiesMNIllinois: fewer than 5 babiesILMichigan: fewer than 5 babiesMINew York: #1,576NYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 babiesMAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: fewer than 5 babiesINOhio: fewer than 5 babiesOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 babiesPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 babiesNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: fewer than 5 babiesCAUtah: #703UTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: fewer than 5 babiesMOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: fewer than 5 babiesVAMaryland: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: fewer than 5 babiesAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: fewer than 5 babiesTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: fewer than 5 babiesGAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: fewer than 5 babiesTXFlorida: fewer than 5 babiesFL
Angus (boys) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Across Canada

ProvinceYearRankBabies
Ontario2024#79414

Angus (boys): rank in each province’s latest list. Only Quebec and Ontario publish full name lists; Ontario’s latest list is a year behind.

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
AngusCanadaBoys#66742
AngusEngland & WalesBoys#325136
AngusIrelandBoys—too few
AngusNorthern IrelandBoys#3145
AngusNSWBoys#75110
AngusScotlandBoys#33112
AngusUSBoys#2,36358
AngusVICBoys#58118