Meaning not yet researched.
Angela: US girls given the name each year, 1880 to 2025, from Social Security card applications. 765 in 2025. Its best rank was #5 in 1976.
US births per year · SSA card applications
Peaked at #5 in 1976; #408 in 2025. Every baby recorded as Angela in 2025 was a girl.
Baby name · US data 1880–2025
#408 for US girls in 2025. Its best year was 1976, at #5.
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Angela: US girls given the name each year from 1880 to 2025. 765 girls in 2025. Peak: #5 in 1976 · most girls in one year: 25,901 (1971).
In 2025, 765 US girls were named Angela, making it the 408th most common girls’ name of the year, down 127 places from #281 in 2024. That is 358 fewer than the 1,123 girls named Angela in 2024. Its best rank for girls was #5, reached in 1976. The most girls given the name in a single year was 25,901, in 1971. For comparison, it was #220 in 2015 and #148 in 1950.
Social Security card records list Angela in every one of the 146 years from 1880 to 2025; in 1880 there were 7 babies with the name. In all, 675,392 US babies have been given the name, 99.6% of them girls and 0.3% boys. Its busiest decade was the 1970s, with 226,033 babies named Angela.
Over the 10 years from 2016 to 2025, 12,274 US girls were named Angela; the busiest of those years was 2016, with 1,511. In 2025 that was about 1 in 2,101 of the girls in SSA’s list for the year.
Among the states, Angela ranked highest in Delaware in 2025, at #173 for girls there. It was not in the top 100 of any state. Related spellings in the SSA files include Angel (366,174 babies since 1880), Angelica (93,538 babies since 1880), Angelique (30,170 babies since 1880) and Angelia (22,488 babies since 1880). Rarer spellings such as Aniela, Angila and Anjela are summarised on this page. The open nickname list we use links it to Angel and Angie.
Meaning not yet researched.
We publish a meaning only with a cited source and a confidence label, and never generate one. Meanings are being researched for the most common names first.
Wikidata records this spelling as a given name in Dutch, English, French, Italian, Romanian and Slovene. That is where the name is used, not necessarily where it comes from.
Rare spellings summarised here: Aniela (1,081), Angila (613), Anjela (587), Angala (213), Angula (53), Anngela (51), Angiela (23), Angelah (5).
Numbers are all-time US births. Links come from Wikidata’s “said to be the same as” (P460, CC0) and our spelling rule: at most two letters different, with the same sound pattern.
US girls. Rank within each state. SSA leaves out states where fewer than five girls got the name, so 17 are not listed.
| State | Births 2025 | Rank 2025 | Rank 2015 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Delaware | 5 | #173 | — |
| Arizona | 26 | #273 | #291 |
| California | 113 | #287 | #105 |
| Texas | 120 | #289 | #144 |
| Georgia | 34 | #305 | #246 |
| Nevada | 8 | #335 | #145 |
| New Jersey | 23 | #349 | #180 |
| Pennsylvania | 31 | #350 | #337 |
| Colorado | 17 | #356 | #266 |
| Florida | 50 | #367 | #274 |
| Virginia | 21 | #379 | #267 |
| Tennessee | 20 | #393 | #366 |
| Louisiana | 11 | #397 | #532 |
| Minnesota | 13 | #401 | #342 |
| Oklahoma | 10 | #401 | #424 |
| Kansas | 8 | #408 | #270 |
| New York | 40 | #428 | #143 |
| Alabama | 11 | #440 | #334 |
| Iowa | 7 | #444 | #527 |
| Massachusetts | 12 | #445 | #224 |
| Connecticut | 6 | #468 | #212 |
| Washington | 14 | #482 | #284 |
| North Carolina | 22 | #491 | #270 |
| Illinois | 19 | #517 | #312 |
| Missouri | 11 | #518 | #565 |
| Michigan | 15 | #520 | #363 |
| Mississippi | 5 | #524 | #573 |
| Maryland | 9 | #554 | #204 |
| Oregon | 6 | #555 | #240 |
| South Carolina | 8 | #564 | #664 |
| Indiana | 11 | #581 | #268 |
| Kentucky | 6 | #658 | #564 |
| Wisconsin | 6 | #708 | #252 |
| Ohio | 12 | #748 | #431 |
Births and national rank for each year SSA lists the name, newest first.
| Year | Girls | Girls rank | Boys | Boys rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 765 | #408 | — | — |
| 2024 | 1,123 | #281 | — | — |
| 2023 | 1,214 | #255 | — | — |
| 2022 | 1,323 | #226 | — | — |
| 2021 | 1,282 | #235 | — | — |
| 2020 | 1,190 | #251 | — | — |
| 2019 | 1,272 | #257 | — | — |
| 2018 | 1,242 | #265 | — | — |
| 2017 | 1,352 | #234 | — | — |
| 2016 | 1,511 | #214 | — | — |
| 2015 | 1,492 | #220 | — | — |
| 2014 | 1,737 | #191 | — | — |
| 2013 | 1,651 | #196 | — | — |
| 2012 | 1,641 | #193 | — | — |
| 2011 | 1,679 | #189 | — | — |
| 2010 | 1,917 | #160 | — | — |
| 2009 | 2,258 | #142 | — | — |
| 2008 | 2,542 | #132 | 8 | #9,057 |
| 2007 | 2,756 | #125 | 7 | #9,837 |
| 2006 | 2,926 | #114 | 9 | #8,035 |
| 2005 | 2,897 | #113 | 10 | #7,134 |
| 2004 | 3,163 | #105 | 9 | #7,564 |
| 2003 | 3,320 | #104 | 12 | #5,894 |
| 2002 | 3,714 | #83 | 8 | #7,681 |
| 2001 | 3,915 | #77 | 12 | #5,687 |
| 2000 | 3,828 | #79 | 9 | #6,872 |
| 1999 | 3,632 | #90 | 12 | #5,334 |
| 1998 | 3,369 | #100 | 11 | #5,487 |
| 1997 | 3,652 | #93 | 16 | #4,069 |
| 1996 | 3,867 | #90 | 13 | #4,622 |
| 1995 | 4,119 | #85 | 7 | #7,021 |
| 1994 | 4,414 | #81 | 9 | #5,890 |
| 1993 | 4,572 | #73 | 10 | #5,373 |
| 1992 | 5,078 | #69 | 15 | #3,927 |
| 1991 | 5,802 | #59 | 18 | #3,336 |
| 1990 | 6,666 | #52 | 30 | #2,312 |
| 1989 | 7,199 | #47 | 54 | #1,516 |
| 1988 | 7,914 | #38 | 33 | #1,950 |
| 1987 | 8,583 | #35 | 49 | #1,468 |
| 1986 | 9,267 | #33 | 43 | #1,537 |
| 1985 | 10,227 | #31 | 43 | #1,524 |
| 1984 | 11,291 | #26 | 58 | #1,198 |
| 1983 | 13,219 | #22 | 36 | #1,632 |
| 1982 | 15,002 | #16 | 57 | #1,229 |
| 1981 | 15,924 | #15 | 52 | #1,273 |
| 1980 | 17,969 | #12 | 58 | #1,204 |
| 1979 | 20,256 | #8 | 70 | #1,057 |
| 1978 | 20,517 | #7 | 73 | #1,012 |
| 1977 | 20,998 | #6 | 74 | #999 |
| 1976 | 22,038 | #5 | 58 | #1,113 |
| 1975 | 23,361 | #5 | 90 | #875 |
| 1974 | 22,803 | #5 | 89 | #849 |
| 1973 | 20,898 | #7 | 73 | #942 |
| 1972 | 23,561 | #6 | 69 | #976 |
| 1971 | 25,901 | #6 | 92 | #848 |
| 1970 | 24,929 | #6 | 83 | #884 |
| 1969 | 21,060 | #7 | 49 | #1,110 |
| 1968 | 20,670 | #7 | 51 | #1,034 |
| 1967 | 19,555 | #7 | 65 | #893 |
| 1966 | 18,532 | #9 | 48 | #1,059 |
| 1965 | 18,754 | #10 | 41 | #1,190 |
| 1964 | 16,256 | #22 | 43 | #1,173 |
| 1963 | 13,277 | #30 | 35 | #1,319 |
| 1962 | 11,664 | #36 | 27 | #1,515 |
| 1961 | 10,843 | #38 | 24 | #1,636 |
| 1960 | 8,683 | #50 | 21 | #1,774 |
| 1959 | 6,772 | #68 | 22 | #1,712 |
| 1958 | 5,768 | #83 | 17 | #1,956 |
| 1957 | 5,326 | #89 | 13 | #2,279 |
| 1956 | 5,034 | #93 | 11 | #2,499 |
| 1955 | 3,893 | #109 | 5 | #3,897 |
| 1954 | 3,543 | #118 | 8 | #2,954 |
| 1953 | 3,185 | #120 | 11 | #2,397 |
| 1952 | 2,642 | #134 | 8 | #2,881 |
| 1951 | 2,137 | #150 | 6 | #3,374 |
| 1950 | 2,057 | #148 | 5 | #3,708 |
| 1949 | 1,967 | #150 | — | — |
| 1948 | 1,801 | #158 | — | — |
| 1947 | 1,648 | #176 | — | — |
| 1946 | 1,278 | #192 | 6 | #3,193 |
| 1945 | 1,057 | #193 | 6 | #3,001 |
| 1944 | 1,008 | #200 | 6 | #3,120 |
| 1943 | 933 | #215 | 8 | #2,745 |
| 1942 | 1,016 | #201 | 6 | #3,225 |
| 1941 | 822 | #215 | 5 | #3,519 |
| 1940 | 726 | #234 | — | — |
| 1939 | 734 | #229 | — | — |
| 1938 | 717 | #233 | 11 | #2,187 |
| 1937 | 784 | #214 | 7 | #2,915 |
| 1936 | 595 | #253 | — | — |
| 1935 | 618 | #252 | — | — |
| 1934 | 627 | #250 | — | — |
| 1933 | 577 | #252 | — | — |
| 1932 | 608 | #252 | 8 | #2,855 |
| 1931 | 619 | #242 | — | — |
| 1930 | 639 | #244 | 10 | #2,617 |
| 1929 | 676 | #233 | 8 | #2,993 |
| 1928 | 621 | #259 | 7 | #3,368 |
| 1927 | 601 | #272 | 8 | #3,162 |
| 1926 | 572 | #278 | 5 | #4,233 |
| 1925 | 560 | #282 | 5 | #4,217 |
| 1924 | 600 | #267 | 5 | #4,374 |
| 1923 | 666 | #249 | 5 | #4,261 |
| 1922 | 641 | #258 | 8 | #3,263 |
| 1921 | 671 | #255 | 8 | #3,223 |
| 1920 | 665 | #255 | 9 | #2,976 |
| 1919 | 654 | #251 | — | — |
| 1918 | 721 | #238 | 5 | #4,202 |
| 1917 | 742 | #226 | — | — |
| 1916 | 716 | #229 | — | — |
| 1915 | 698 | #225 | — | — |
| 1914 | 590 | #212 | — | — |
| 1913 | 447 | #228 | — | — |
| 1912 | 398 | #223 | — | — |
| 1911 | 292 | #231 | — | — |
| 1910 | 260 | #239 | — | — |
| 1909 | 204 | #248 | — | — |
| 1908 | 183 | #260 | — | — |
| 1907 | 174 | #261 | — | — |
| 1906 | 123 | #301 | — | — |
| 1905 | 148 | #270 | — | — |
| 1904 | 124 | #286 | — | — |
| 1903 | 132 | #267 | — | — |
| 1902 | 116 | #291 | — | — |
| 1901 | 89 | #317 | — | — |
| 1900 | 107 | #327 | — | — |
| 1899 | 80 | #336 | — | — |
| 1898 | 98 | #317 | — | — |
| 1897 | 95 | #298 | — | — |
| 1896 | 60 | #370 | — | — |
| 1895 | 70 | #342 | — | — |
| 1894 | 64 | #345 | — | — |
| 1893 | 67 | #327 | — | — |
| 1892 | 63 | #335 | — | — |
| 1891 | 29 | #475 | — | — |
| 1890 | 45 | #373 | — | — |
| 1889 | 42 | #371 | — | — |
| 1888 | 33 | #432 | — | — |
| 1887 | 33 | #372 | — | — |
| 1886 | 24 | #439 | — | — |
| 1885 | 18 | #501 | — | — |
| 1884 | 20 | #450 | — | — |
| 1883 | 22 | #397 | — | — |
| 1882 | 24 | #361 | — | — |
| 1881 | 9 | #584 | — | — |
| 1880 | 7 | #683 | — | — |
About the data: counts are Social Security card applications for US births, for names given to at least five babies of a sex in a year (SSA, names.zip, public domain). Ranks follow SSA’s own order: most births first, ties alphabetical. Files retrieved 2026-10-05 (checksum on our sources page).