Angus is a boy's name of Irish and Celtic origin meaning “one.” In 2024 it was given to 68 boys in the United States.
Angus belongs to the Irish & Celtic tradition. Its meaning — “one” — is the sense carried by its Irish and Celtic roots, and it is the meaning we verified against published sources for this page. It travels in a few spellings: Irish.
In the United States, Angus first appears in Social Security records in 1880. It climbed to its best-ever rank of #365 in 1882, and in 2024 68 babies received the name — 6,692 in total since 1880. Those are the official counts, not estimates.
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Angus means “one” in its Irish and Celtic roots. We check every meaning against published sources before it appears here.
Angus is a boy name. In 2024, 68 babies received the name in the US.
Angus comes from the Irish & Celtic tradition. It is also spelled Irish.
Angus first appears in US records in 1880. Its best-ever ranking was #365 in 1882, and 68 babies were given the name in 2024.
Angus is pronounced /ˈæŋ.ɡəs/ (IPA).
Meaning and origin for this page were checked against this source. US popularity figures are from the Social Security Administration's public baby-names data. England & Wales figures are from the Office for National Statistics. If you spot an error, write to [email protected] — accuracy is the whole point of this site, and corrections are made fast.
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