There are 282 -el names for baby boys. Displayed on this page are -el names 1 to 20. Angel was the most popular among these names in 2008 with a rank of #36 and a usage of 0.4755%. The name is primarily used in English, Slavic, and Spanish, and it was followed in popularity by the English, French, German, Portuguese, and Spanish Abel, the Hebrew Adriel, and the English, Hebrew, and Spanish name, Abdiel. The unusual -el names are Abdel (Arabic), Abiel (Hebrew), Abimael (Spanish), Acel (English), Adel (Arabic), Aeriel (English), Ahkeel (Arabic and English), Akeel (Arabic and English), Aksel (Scandinavian), Amiel (Hebrew), Ammiel (Hebrew), Amshel (Yiddish), Ancel (English), Andel (Czech), Ansel (English), and Anshel (Yiddish). -el names are very popular baby names for boys. The names rose in popularity from the 1900s up to the 1980s; prior to that, they were of only moderate use. At the height of their usage in 1984, 6.666% of baby boys were given -el names. There were 29 -el names ranked within the top 1000 baby names then. -el names have since experienced a decline in frequency. In 2008, 30 -el names listed among the top 1000, with a combined usage of 4.216%. Within all -el names, the Czech, English, German, and Yiddish Michael was the most commonly used, with a ranking of #2 and a usage of 0.9437%.
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| Abdel | servant of; servant ... origin and use are both in the Arabic language ... variant form of Abdul ... |
Abdiel  984 | servant of God ... of Hebrew origin, and it is used ... the Bible, Abdiel was a man of the Tribe of ... |
Abel  360 | breath, vapor; son ... used predominantly in the English, ... origin of the name is obscure; it could be ... |
| Abiel | my father is the Lord ... origin and use are both in the Hebrew language ... not often used as a baby boy name ... |
| Abimael | my father is the Lord ... language of origin is Hebrew and it is ... variation of Abiel ... |
| Acel | noble, honorable ... of Germanic origin and it is used mainly ... form of Adal ... not in the top 1000 names ... |
| Adel | just; honest; noble, ... used mostly in the Arabic language, and ... variant form of Adil ... |
Adriel  584 | God's majesty, belonging ... language of origin is Hebrew and it is also used ... was #584 in rank then ... |
| Aeriel | lion of God ... an English name of Hebrew origin ... variant of Ariel ... not widely used as a baby name for ... |
| Ahkeel | wise, thoughtful ... primarily used in the Arabic and ... Its language of origin is Arabic ... |
| Akeel | wise, thoughtful ... used chiefly in the Arabic and English ... variation of Akil ... |
| Aksel | a Scandinavian name of Hebrew origin ... form of Axel ... uncommon as a baby boy name ... |
| Amiel | Lord of my people ... origin and use are both in the Hebrew language ... rare as a baby boy name ... |
| Ammiel | God's people ... origin, as well as its use, is in the Hebrew ... a baby boy name of irregular use ... |
| Amshel | messenger of God, angel ... of various origins and it is used ... variant of Antshel ... |
| Ancel | protected by God ... used mostly in the English language and ... form of Anselm ... |
| Andel | messenger of God, angel ... of Old Greek origin and it is used ... form of Angel ... |
Angel  36 | messenger of God, angel ... used predominantly in the English, ... name is from the Church Latin name Angelus ... |
Ansel  | protected by God; related ... mainly used in the English language and ... variant form of Anselm ... |
| Anshel | happy, blessed; messenger ... primarily used in Yiddish, and it is of ... variant form of Angel ... |
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