Ange

Meaning & origin●

Attested across 15 languages in the etymology graph.

Languages●

Language is read off each record's context, not declared by the bearer; a share is of all records for this spelling.

Other names spelled this way◐

Ange is also recorded as 6 other names, grouped separately because the records behind them do not connect to the one described above.

• English given name36K records spelled Ange56 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in United States, Australia, United Kingdom, Canada

  Languages: English, German, Dutch

  Also written A'Nge, Angè, An-Ge, Ångę, Ãngę

• Spanish given name25K records spelled Ange19 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in Argentina, United States, Mexico, Chile

  Languages: Spanish, Portuguese

  Also written Ãngë, Ãngé, Änġë, Añge, Ânge

• a separate given name4.6K records spelled Ange4 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in United States, India, United Kingdom, Canada

  Also written Ánge, Angè, Angé

• Chinese given name869 records spelled Ange2 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in United States, China, Algeria, Italy

  Also written An-Ge

• Indonesian given name596 records spelled Ange3 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in Indonesia, United States, Cameroon, Congo - Kinshasa

  Also written Angë, Angé

• Norwegian Bokmål given name569 records spelled Ange11 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in Norway, Denmark, United States, Cameroon

  Languages: Norwegian Bokmål, Danish, Norwegian

  Also written Ängë, Ãnge, Ángē, Angē, Ăngë

77 further groups record this spelling and are not listed here.

Grouping is the name graph's, not a register's: two spellings join a group when the evidence links them, so a group is a claim about the records rather than about the people.

Other recorded senses●

Ange is also recorded in 5 other lexicons, as a different name or as an ordinary word. These are senses of the spelling, not of the name above.

• In French, Du latin angelus, « messager/ange »; fête des anges.

  as a name·Dictionnaire généalogique des prénoms

• In French, Du grec angelos « messager ».

  as a name·Le grand guide des prénoms (Enfant - Education)

• In Latin, second-person singular present active imperative of angō

  as a word·kaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)

• In ttj, my (first-person singular possessive pronoun)

  as a word·kaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)

• In Norwegian Nynorsk, a sweet odour; a good smell

  as a word·kaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)

Ordered by how much of this spelling's record each language holds, so a sense from a language the name is barely used in sits last rather than first.

Over time●

RE INSEE — Fichier des prénoms (births by department), dpt 974 (Réunion) — 74 years between 1900–2015. One register's own figures, never a sum across registers: two registers counting the same people would double them.

Notable people with this name●

• Ange-Jacques Gabrielb. 1698FRFrench architect
• Michel-Ange Duquesne de Mennevilleb. 1700FRGovernor of New France
• Ange-François Fariaub. 1747FRFrench poet
• Ange Hyacinthe Maxence de Damasb. 1785FRFrench politician and general (1785-1862)
• Ange-Louis Janetb. 1815FRFrench lithographer and painter (1815–1872)
• Henri Bettib. 1917FRnot in their usual nameFrench composer and pianist (1917-2005)
• Jean-Pierre Darrasb. 1927FRnot in their usual nameFrench actor (1927-1999)
• Ange Lecciab. 1952FRFrench artist and filmmaker (born 1952)
• Ange Postecogloub. 1965AUAustralian association football player and manager
• Ange Bastergab. 1981FRFrench film director

The ten people covered by the most Wikipedia language editions — a proxy for cross-cultural notability, which favours historical and Western figures over equally prominent contemporary ones — shown by birth year. Source: Wikidata (CC0).

Evidence●

Register rows as of the 2026-09-12 data build · 549 rows in the corpus for this spelling.

Frequently asked questions

How common is the name Ange?

We estimate roughly 21 thousand people bear Ange (counting its spellings and scripts) across 11 countries in our records.

In which country does Ange have the most bearers?

We estimate about 20 thousand people bear Ange in France, more than in any other country in our records, where it is most often spelled ange.

How common is Ange compared with other names?

In France, Ange is the 494th most common given name of 711,207 given names recorded there.

Is Ange a male or female name?

Ange is recorded for both men and women. We don't publish a percentage split: a record's gender belongs to the person and is attached to every given name on that record, so names in cultures where a name string also carries a parent's or spouse's given name pick up large cross-gender counts.

What does the name Ange mean?

Recorded meaning: From Latin angelus, from Greek angelos 'messenger, angel'.