Dangelo
- Pronunciation
- [Dan-ge-lo]
- Gender
- Male
- Meaning
- Angel Messenger
- Origin
- Italian
About the Name Dangelo
Dangelo is a modern name built from the Italian d'Angelo, meaning "of the angel" or "angel messenger," recast as a single given name. Drawing on the warm, spiritual imagery of the angel while taking on a smooth, contemporary single-word form, it reflects a creative American naming tradition that reshapes surnames and phrases into fresh first names with a distinctive rhythm and a soulful, melodic character all their own.
The three syllables, Dan-ge-lo, give it a melodic, rolling sound, and its Italian flavor lends it an air of warmth and effortless style. The name reads as soulful and modern, distinctive while still carrying the familiar, comforting resonance of Angelo at its heart. Its smooth flow and gentle meaning make it feel both stylish and warm, the kind of name that stands out without straining for attention.
Dangelo first entered the US Social Security top-1000 in 2000 — its peak year, at rank #530 — and has appeared on the chart through 2024, ranking #960 in that recent year, with 5,198 top-1000 births in total. Its long if modest presence spanning more than two decades marks Dangelo as a quietly durable choice that has kept a steady foothold on the chart well beyond its turn-of-the-millennium debut, a testament to the lasting appeal of its smooth sound and warm meaning.
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration name data, 1880–2024 (methodology). By Marvin Tang.
Quick Facts About Dangelo
US Popularity History (2000–2024)
Annual US births named Dangelo by gender, from US Social Security Administration records. Peak year: 2000 with 415 boys named Dangelo (boy rank #530 that year).
Where it stands today: in 2024, ranked #960 for boys (234 US births). That's 430 places below its 2000 peak.
Source: US Social Security Administration. Limitations: US birth-certificate data only; names appearing fewer than 5 times in a given year are suppressed for privacy; spelling variants are counted separately. For names that ranked outside the US top 100 before year 2000, only the years they reached the top 100 are shown — the chart may have gaps for less-popular historical names.
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Where in the US Is Dangelo Most Popular?
Average boy-name rank within each state across 2016–2025 SSA records. A lower number means the name appears closer to the top of that state's boys-name rankings — a per-capita measure that isn't biased toward large states. For Dangelo the strongest states are Nevada, Arizona, Florida.
Strongest boys-name states
Weakest boys-name states
| # | State | Avg rank | Births |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | North Carolina | #864 | 24 |
| 2 | Tennessee | #845 | 20 |
| 3 | Texas | #840 | 260 |
| 4 | California | #833 | 273 |
| 5 | Indiana | #802 | 23 |
| 6 | Michigan | #779 | 55 |
| 7 | Ohio | #753 | 69 |
| 8 | Wisconsin | #725 | 18 |
| 9 | Pennsylvania | #679 | 36 |
| 10 | Maryland | #649 | 44 |
Source: SSA state-level baby-name dataset 2016–2025. States with fewer than 3 years of data for Dangelo in this window are excluded. Births < 5 in a given state-year are suppressed by SSA for privacy.
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Compare Dangelo to Other Popular Names
Side-by-side popularity charts and crossover years for Dangelo against today's most popular boys-name peers (top 8 by US births in the last 10 years of SSA records).