The name Angel is of French origin and it means "messenger". It was popularized during the Middle Ages in France when the religious orders of the time were devoted to the cult of angels. The name became particularly widespread after the Second Council of Lyons in 1274, which recognized the existence of nine different ranks of angels. Today, Angel is still a popular name for girls and boys alike, and it is often associated with beauty, grace, and divine inspiration.
The name Ange appears to have had periods of popularity and decline in its usage as a given name over the past century. The highest number of births recorded for any single year was 14 in 2007, with other peaks occurring in 1969 (9 births), 1975 (10 births), and 2004-2005 (8 births each). Conversely, there were several years where only a single digit number of babies were named Ange, including as low as 5 births in various years from the 1930s to the present day. Overall, between 1915 and 2022, there have been a total of 351 recorded births with the name Ange.