Angus

“One choice” — Scottish Gaelic origin

Boy's name · #2363 in the US (2025) · Heirloom

Angus is an heirloom: its strongest era came around 1882, when it ranked #365. It has thinned since but never left the records — about 6,800 boys since 1880, ranked #2363 today. In all that time it has never once missed a year of the national records.

Around the world: #34 in Scotland (2025) · #58 in Australia (VIC) (2025) · #63 in Australia (QLD) (2025) · #71 in New Zealand (2025) · #75 in Australia (NSW) (2025).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 4 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Anguses

Angus Young — Australian guitarist
Angus Deaton — British microeconomist (born 1945)
Angus King — American politician and lawyer (born 1944)
Angus T. Jones — American actor
Angus Cloud — American actor from California (1998–2023)

In stories & tradition

Angus (MacGyver) — MacGyver
Angus McDuck — The Life and Times of Scrooge McDuck
Angus Mengsk — StarCraft universe

What Anguses become

Among 525 notable people named Angus:

Sports figures appear 1.3× more often than among typical names — e.g. Angus Gunn, Scottish association football player.

Similar names: Orin · Anson · Sloan · Price · Nolen · Conley

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