How Many People Are Named Angela?
people named Angela are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 562 people in the US has this name
Based on 675,392 babies named Angela in Social Security records from 1880 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
⭐⭐ Common
Peak Year
25,993 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
Spanish feminine form of Angelus (see ANGEL).
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
Almost all of the babies given the name Angela (99.7%) were girls.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Angela alive today is about 48 years old, and 71% are between 30 and 59. Half of them were between 42 and 57 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Angela first appears in the records in 1880 and was given most often in 1971, to 25,993 babies. In 2025, 765 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1880 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Angela reached #5 among girls' names in 1974 to 1976, and was in the top 10 for 15 years, 1965 to 1979. In 2025 it ranked #408.
| Girls | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #408 |
| Best rank | #5 (1974 to 1976) |
| Years in the top 10 | 15 |
| Years in the top 100 | 47 (1956 to 2002) |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #7 in the 1970s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Angela alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Angela were born in California than in any other state: about 53,152 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Angela was given 1.5 times as often in North Carolina, 1.4 times in Indiana and 1.4 times in Kentucky.
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