Deangelo joins the prefix De- to Angelo, the Italian form of a Latin name meaning "angel" or "messenger". It became established in African American families in the 1980s and 1990s, and the singer D'Angelo gave the form wider exposure. Deangelo ranked number 651 in the United States in 2000, left the top 1000 in the 2010s and ranks number 1669 in 2025 with 99 boys.