Angela

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Primarily a girl's name · 100% girls

Origin: Greek

Meaning

Angela is a female given name. It is derived from the Greek word ángelos, meaning angel from Greek belief systems. In the United States, the name "Angela" was at its most popular between 1965 and 1979, when it was ranked among the top 10 names for girls.

From Wikipedia

Angela first appears in the data in 1924 and has been recorded in 61 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 1924 with 1,846 babies (rank #25 that year). It was not in the 2024 data. The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Angela

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Angela yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

70,942
Total babies (all years)
61
Years in the data
1,846
Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Girls

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year Babies Rank
19241,846#25
1930809#28
1931808#28
1932808#28
1933808#28
1934808#28
1935808#28
1936808#28
1937808#28
1938808#28
1939808#28
19401,177#35
19411,177#35
19421,177#35
19431,177#35
19441,177#35
19451,177#35
19461,177#35
19471,177#35
19481,176#35
19491,176#35
19501,110#42
19511,110#42
19521,110#42
19531,110#42
19541,110#42
19551,110#42
19561,110#42
19571,110#42
19581,109#42
19591,109#42
19901,113#36
19911,112#36
19921,112#36
19931,112#36
19941,112#36
19951,112#36
19961,112#36
19971,112#36
19981,112#36
19991,112#36
20001,659#24
20011,659#24
20021,659#24
20031,659#24
20041,659#24
20051,659#24
20061,659#24
20071,659#24
20081,659#24
20091,658#24
20101,044#42
20111,044#42
20121,044#42
20131,044#42
20141,044#42
20151,044#42
20161,044#42
20171,044#42
20181,044#42
20191,043#42