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Angus

Boy Scottish Gaelic #1986 in 2023

Angus is a boy name of Scottish Gaelic origin.

Meaning of Angus

Which became a local government district in 1975 in Tayside Region (abolished 1996). Anglicized form of Aonghas, perhaps literally "one choice".

Popularity of Angus

Popularity, 1880–2023

77 births in 2023

1880 2023

6,624 U.S. births recorded from 1880–2023.

Peak year

2006

126 babies

First recorded

1880

Earliest SSA data

Recent trend

Falling

Last 5 yrs vs. prior 5

Similar names

Priceless; highly praiseworthy

Boy · Scottish Gaelic

Name of Scottish kings and an early saint, from Dòmhnall and reinforced by Donvaldus ~ Donaldus, from Domnall, from Dubnowalos

Manly, strong, courageous

Boy · Scottish Gaelic

Originally used in Scotland, popular in all English-speaking countries in the 20th century

feminine form of the saint's name, from amandus, future passive participle of amāre: thus meaning "who/which is to be loved"

Boy · Ancient Greek

Borrowed from Alexander, from Ἀλέξανδρος, from ἀλέξω +, the stem of ἀνήρ

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Popularity counts come from the U.S. Social Security Administration's national dataset. Etymology adapted from Wiktionary under CC BY-SA 4.0. If you spot an error, please let us know.