Angela
A girls’ name of Greek origin, meaning messenger, angel.
Babies a year
1,344
the US, 2017
Rarity
Uncommon
among names in use
US popularity
#408
down from #282
UK popularity
#1229
26 babies
How Angela has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #220 |
| 2016 | #214 |
| 2017 | #236 |
| 2018 | #266 |
| 2019 | #256 |
| 2020 | #251 |
| 2021 | #234 |
| 2022 | #226 |
| 2023 | #256 |
| 2024 | #282 |
| 2025 | #408 |
In 2025, 26 babies in England and Wales were named Angela. In the US, 1,344 were, though that figure is from 2017 — the most recent full year we hold. Its US peak was 25,896 in 1971.
Looking further back: between 1880 and 2008, Angela was most common in 1975, when it went to 1.50% of American babies of that sex.
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