Masculine dossier · first seen 1880

Angus

Name: SSA baby-name counts for Angus
Creator: Social Security Administration

Stable Cross-generational persistence

Peak era

2006

Peak rank proxy

126

Current vitality

Rare

Generation

Gen Z

1880Peak 20062024

Peak year

2006

Decline from peak

46%

2024

All-time

6,692

Angus has avoided the sharper boom-and-bust cycles of fashion naming. Its strength is not novelty but endurance: steady recognition across eras, families, and classrooms.

Your name peaked in 2006, when 126 boys were named Angus.

In 2024, only 68 boys were given the name.

Down 46% from its peak.

All told, about 6,692 Americans have been named Angus and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1880.

Rarity scoreVery uncommon

AssociationGen Z

StabilityModerate cultural durability

TrajectoryCross-generational persistence

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