Angus
maleStatistical recordWhat official birth registration shows about Angus: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.
No researched meaning, origin or pronunciation yet — what that means.
Angus: Recorded since 1964, it reached #35 in 2008, and it was still inside the top 100 in 2025.
among boys in England and Wales · 1996–2025
View as table
| Year | Rank |
|---|---|
| 1996 | #144 |
| 1997 | #143 |
| 1998 | #137 |
| 1999 | #149 |
| 2000 | #146 |
| 2001 | #165 |
| 2002 | #166 |
| 2003 | #187 |
| 2004 | #233 |
| 2005 | #208 |
| 2006 | #208 |
| 2007 | #264 |
| 2008 | #273 |
| 2009 | #303 |
| 2010 | #311 |
| 2011 | #338 |
| 2012 | #408 |
| 2013 | #333 |
| 2014 | #378 |
| 2015 | #302 |
| 2016 | #365 |
| 2017 | #293 |
| 2018 | #297 |
| 2019 | #303 |
| 2020 | #377 |
| 2021 | #329 |
| 2022 | #322 |
| 2023 | #296 |
| 2024 | #323 |
| 2025 | #325 |
VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.
See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales
What the data shows
Recorded in official data among boys in Republic of Ireland in 22 of the 61 years from 1964 to 2024.
In 2025: #75 among boys in New South Wales, Australia, #325 among boys in England and Wales.
Official data from 6 national registrars across 6 regions, 1964–2025 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources
Popularity journey
First recorded1964
First recorded at #232 among boys in Republic of Ireland in 1964 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Highest recorded1990–2025
Highest recorded position: #35 among boys in New South Wales, Australia, in 2008 (recorded 1990–2025).
New South Wales, Australia · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #325 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Boys
Popularity data
Official popularity data is available for 6 regions, from 1964 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #35 in New South Wales, Australia in 2008.
| Year | Region | Category | Rank | Births registered | Confidence | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | England and Wales | male | #325 | 136 | High | Verified |
| 2024 | England and Wales | male | #323 | 136 | High | Verified |
| 2023 | England and Wales | male | #296 | 151 | High | Verified |
| 2022 | England and Wales | male | #322 | 137 | High | Verified |
| 2021 | England and Wales | male | #329 | 139 | High | Verified |
| 2020 | England and Wales | male | #377 | 113 | High | Verified |
| 2019 | England and Wales | male | #303 | 161 | High | Verified |
| 2018 | England and Wales | male | #297 | 164 | High | Verified |
| 2017 | England and Wales | male | #293 | 170 | High | Verified |
| 2016 | England and Wales | male | #365 | 127 | High | Verified |
| 2015 | England and Wales | male | #302 | 153 | High | Verified |
| 2014 | England and Wales | male | #378 | 108 | High | Verified |
| 2013 | England and Wales | male | #333 | 126 | High | Verified |
| 2012 | England and Wales | male | #408 | 98 | High | Verified |
| 2011 | England and Wales | male | #338 | 128 | High | Verified |
| 2010 | England and Wales | male | #311 | 143 | High | Verified |
| 2009 | England and Wales | male | #303 | 138 | High | Verified |
| 2008 | England and Wales | male | #273 | 158 | High | Verified |
| 2007 | England and Wales | male | #264 | 152 | High | Verified |
| 2006 | England and Wales | male | #208 | 201 | High | Verified |
| 2005 | England and Wales | male | #208 | 179 | High | Verified |
| 2004 | England and Wales | male | #233 | 141 | High | Verified |
| 2003 | England and Wales | male | #187 | 207 | High | Verified |
| 2002 | England and Wales | male | #166 | 238 | High | Verified |
| 2001 | England and Wales | male | #165 | 214 | High | Verified |
| 2000 | England and Wales | male | #146 | 252 | High | Verified |
| 1999 | England and Wales | male | #149 | 236 | High | Verified |
| 1998 | England and Wales | male | #137 | 273 | High | Verified |
| 1997 | England and Wales | male | #143 | 254 | High | Verified |
| 1996 | England and Wales | male | #144 | 247 | High | Verified |
| 2025 | New South Wales, Australia | male | #75 | 110 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 2024 | New South Wales, Australia | male | #64 | 118 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 2023 | New South Wales, Australia | male | #70 | 114 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 2022 | New South Wales, Australia | male | #73 | 117 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 2021 | New South Wales, Australia | male | #82 | 115 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 2020 | New South Wales, Australia | male | #83 | 107 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 2019 | New South Wales, Australia | male | #73 | 124 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 2018 | New South Wales, Australia | male | #81 | 111 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 2017 | New South Wales, Australia | male | #86 | 103 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 2016 | New South Wales, Australia | male | #77 | 138 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 2015 | New South Wales, Australia | male | #85 | 110 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 2014 | New South Wales, Australia | male | #78 | 131 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 2013 | New South Wales, Australia | male | #86 | 125 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 2012 | New South Wales, Australia | male | #61 | 165 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 2011 | New South Wales, Australia | male | #61 | 156 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 2010 | New South Wales, Australia | male | #61 | 159 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 2009 | New South Wales, Australia | male | #49 | 192 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 2008 | New South Wales, Australia | male | #35 | 240 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 2007 | New South Wales, Australia | male | #46 | 205 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 2006 | New South Wales, Australia | male | #45 | 221 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 2005 | New South Wales, Australia | male | #45 | 212 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 2004 | New South Wales, Australia | male | #44 | 203 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 2003 | New South Wales, Australia | male | #41 | 233 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 2002 | New South Wales, Australia | male | #41 | 228 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 2001 | New South Wales, Australia | male | #47 | 209 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 2000 | New South Wales, Australia | male | #46 | 206 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 1999 | New South Wales, Australia | male | #47 | 204 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 1998 | New South Wales, Australia | male | #50 | 194 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 1997 | New South Wales, Australia | male | #64 | 154 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 1996 | New South Wales, Australia | male | #58 | 168 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 1995 | New South Wales, Australia | male | #62 | 156 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 1994 | New South Wales, Australia | male | #84 | 105 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 1993 | New South Wales, Australia | male | #76 | 113 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 1992 | New South Wales, Australia | male | #70 | 136 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 1991 | New South Wales, Australia | male | #81 | 105 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 1990 | New South Wales, Australia | male | #88 | 86 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 2023 | New Zealand | male | #83 | 51 | High | Verified |
| 2022 | New Zealand | male | #80 | 60 | High | Verified |
| 2020 | New Zealand | male | #79 | 60 | High | Verified |
| 2019 | New Zealand | male | #73 | 70 | High | Verified |
| 2018 | New Zealand | male | #84 | 57 | High | Verified |
| 2017 | New Zealand | male | #89 | 60 | High | Verified |
| 2016 | New Zealand | male | #72 | 75 | High | Verified |
| 2015 | New Zealand | male | #72 | 78 | High | Verified |
| 2014 | New Zealand | male | #84 | 54 | High | Verified |
| 2013 | New Zealand | male | #91 | 54 | High | Verified |
| 2012 | New Zealand | male | #62 | 80 | High | Verified |
| 2011 | New Zealand | male | #66 | 72 | High | Verified |
| 2010 | New Zealand | male | #53 | 95 | High | Verified |
| 2009 | New Zealand | male | #66 | 76 | High | Verified |
| 2008 | New Zealand | male | #77 | 70 | High | Verified |
| 2007 | New Zealand | male | #68 | 81 | High | Verified |
| 2006 | New Zealand | male | #56 | 88 | High | Verified |
| 2005 | New Zealand | male | #76 | 66 | High | Verified |
| 2004 | New Zealand | male | #74 | 70 | High | Verified |
| 2003 | New Zealand | male | #65 | 81 | High | Verified |
| 2002 | New Zealand | male | #75 | 67 | High | Verified |
| 2001 | New Zealand | male | #63 | 76 | High | Verified |
| 2000 | New Zealand | male | #76 | 69 | High | Verified |
| 1999 | New Zealand | male | #62 | 87 | High | Verified |
| 1998 | New Zealand | male | #58 | 87 | High | Verified |
| 1997 | New Zealand | male | #86 | 61 | High | Verified |
| 1996 | New Zealand | male | #77 | 69 | High | Verified |
| 1995 | New Zealand | male | #87 | 64 | High | Verified |
| 2024 | Northern Ireland | male | #404 | 3 | High | Verified |
| 2023 | Northern Ireland | male | #395 | 3 | High | Verified |
| 2022 | Northern Ireland | male | #414 | 3 | High | Verified |
| 2021 | Northern Ireland | male | #226 | 9 | High | Verified |
| 2020 | Northern Ireland | male | #334 | 4 | High | Verified |
| 2019 | Northern Ireland | male | #365 | 4 | High | Verified |
| 2018 | Northern Ireland | male | #416 | 3 | High | Verified |
| 2017 | Northern Ireland | male | #279 | 6 | High | Verified |
| 2016 | Northern Ireland | male | #358 | 4 | High | Verified |
| 2015 | Northern Ireland | male | #288 | 6 | High | Verified |
| 2014 | Northern Ireland | male | #346 | 4 | High | Verified |
| 2013 | Northern Ireland | male | #398 | 3 | High | Verified |
| 2010 | Northern Ireland | male | #267 | 6 | High | Verified |
| 2009 | Northern Ireland | male | #329 | 4 | High | Verified |
| 2008 | Northern Ireland | male | #291 | 5 | High | Verified |
| 2007 | Northern Ireland | male | #315 | 4 | High | Verified |
| 2006 | Northern Ireland | male | #282 | 4 | High | Verified |
| 2005 | Northern Ireland | male | #218 | 7 | High | Verified |
| 2004 | Northern Ireland | male | #235 | 5 | High | Verified |
| 2003 | Northern Ireland | male | #210 | 6 | High | Verified |
| 2002 | Northern Ireland | male | #204 | 6 | High | Verified |
| 2001 | Northern Ireland | male | #207 | 6 | High | Verified |
| 2000 | Northern Ireland | male | #206 | 6 | High | Verified |
| 1999 | Northern Ireland | male | #186 | 8 | High | Verified |
| 1998 | Northern Ireland | male | #221 | 5 | High | Verified |
| 1997 | Northern Ireland | male | #248 | 4 | High | Verified |
| 2024 | Republic of Ireland | male | #785 | 3 | High | Verified |
| 2020 | Republic of Ireland | male | #637 | 4 | High | Verified |
| 2008 | Republic of Ireland | male | #698 | 3 | High | Verified |
| 2007 | Republic of Ireland | male | #629 | 3 | High | Verified |
| 2003 | Republic of Ireland | male | #500 | 3 | High | Verified |
| 2001 | Republic of Ireland | male | #409 | 3 | High | Verified |
| 1992 | Republic of Ireland | male | #337 | 3 | High | Verified |
| 1991 | Republic of Ireland | male | #324 | 3 | High | Verified |
| 1984 | Republic of Ireland | male | #250 | 5 | High | Verified |
| 1982 | Republic of Ireland | male | #330 | 3 | High | Verified |
| 1981 | Republic of Ireland | male | #322 | 3 | High | Verified |
| 1979 | Republic of Ireland | male | #324 | 3 | High | Verified |
| 1976 | Republic of Ireland | male | #232 | 7 | High | Verified |
| 1974 | Republic of Ireland | male | #251 | 6 | High | Verified |
| 1972 | Republic of Ireland | male | #307 | 3 | High | Verified |
| 1970 | Republic of Ireland | male | #305 | 3 | High | Verified |
| 1969 | Republic of Ireland | male | #246 | 5 | High | Verified |
| 1968 | Republic of Ireland | male | #222 | 5 | High | Verified |
| 1967 | Republic of Ireland | male | #265 | 3 | High | Verified |
| 1966 | Republic of Ireland | male | #199 | 6 | High | Verified |
| 1965 | Republic of Ireland | male | #194 | 6 | High | Verified |
| 1964 | Republic of Ireland | male | #232 | 3 | High | Verified |
| 2024 | Scotland | male | #38 | 106 | High | Verified |
- England and Wales hub — collected by Office for National Statistics
- New South Wales, Australia hub — collected by NSW Registry of Births Deaths and Marriages
- New Zealand hub — collected by NZ Department of Internal Affairs
- Northern Ireland hub — collected by NISRA
- Republic of Ireland hub — collected by CSO Ireland
- Scotland hub — collected by National Records of Scotland
See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.
Where Angus is officially recorded
6 official registrars have recorded Angus, between 1964 and 2025, in 50 of those 62 years. Each registrar publishes for its own population on its own methodology, so the positions below are each one country's own ranking and are not comparable with one another.
| Registrar | Recorded | Years | Its own highest position |
|---|---|---|---|
| Republic of Ireland | 1964–2024 | 22 | #194 in 1965 |
| New South Wales, Australia | 1990–2025 | 36 | #35 in 2008 |
| New Zealand | 1995–2023 | 28 | #53 in 2010 |
| England and Wales | 1996–2025 | 30 | #137 in 1998 |
| Northern Ireland | 1997–2024 | 26 | #186 in 1999 |
| Scotland | 2024 | 1 | #38 in 2024 |
Its high point came 59 years earlier in Republic of Ireland (1965) than in Scotland (2024).
No registrar recorded it for 5 years after 1984; it appears again in 1990.
What's not yet available
- Meaning
- Origin
- Pronunciation
- Nicknames and spelling variants
Absence from this list does not mean the name isn't genuinely meaningful or widely used — only that Namewise hasn't sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.
Official popularity data is available for 6 regions, from 1964 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #35 in New South Wales, Australia in 2008. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.