Angela

Primarily a girl's name · 100% girls

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 1880 and has been recorded in 145 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 1971 with 25,900 babies (rank #6 that year). In 2024 it was given to 1,117 girls (rank #282). Its popularity has been fairly steady recently.

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.

22Destiny numberThe master builderTurns visions into structures — a heightened 4.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
7Soul urgeThe seekerIntrospective, analytical, drawn to the unknown.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
6PersonalityThe carerNurturing, responsible, family at the centre.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

674,615

Total babies (all years)

145

Years in the data

25,900

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Girls

Also a character in

In The Office (US): Angela Martin — head of accounting

Famous people named Angela

Angela Merkelphysicist · b. 1954
Angela Davisfeminist · b. 1944
Angela Lansburyfilm actor · b. 1925
Angela Bassettactivist · b. 1958
Angela Carterfilm screenwriter · b. 1940

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1880	7	#683
1881	9	#584
1882	24	#361
1883	22	#397
1884	20	#450
1885	18	#501
1886	24	#439
1887	33	#372
1888	33	#432
1889	42	#371
1890	45	#373
1891	29	#475
1892	63	#335
1893	67	#327
1894	64	#345
1895	70	#342
1896	60	#370
1897	95	#298
1898	98	#317
1899	80	#336
1900	107	#327
1901	89	#317
1902	116	#291
1903	132	#267
1904	124	#286
1905	148	#270
1906	123	#301
1907	174	#261
1908	183	#260
1909	204	#248
1910	260	#239
1911	292	#231
1912	398	#223
1913	447	#228
1914	590	#212
1915	698	#225
1916	716	#229
1917	742	#226
1918	721	#238
1919	654	#251
1920	665	#255
1921	671	#255
1922	641	#258
1923	666	#249
1924	600	#267
1925	560	#282
1926	572	#278
1927	601	#272
1928	621	#259
1929	676	#233
1930	639	#244
1931	619	#242
1932	608	#252
1933	577	#252
1934	627	#250
1935	618	#252
1936	595	#253
1937	784	#214
1938	717	#233
1939	734	#229
1940	726	#234
1941	822	#215
1942	1,016	#201
1943	933	#215
1944	1,008	#200
1945	1,057	#193
1946	1,280	#192
1947	1,648	#176
1948	1,801	#158
1949	1,967	#150
1950	2,057	#148
1951	2,137	#150
1952	2,642	#134
1953	3,185	#120
1954	3,543	#118
1955	3,895	#109
1956	5,033	#93
1957	5,326	#89
1958	5,766	#83
1959	6,773	#68
1960	8,682	#50
1961	10,841	#38
1962	11,663	#36
1963	13,278	#30
1964	16,257	#22
1965	18,752	#10
1966	18,535	#9
1967	19,551	#7
1968	20,671	#7
1969	21,062	#7
1970	24,930	#6
1971	25,900	#6
1972	23,562	#6
1973	20,898	#7
1974	22,803	#5
1975	23,360	#5
1976	22,039	#5
1977	20,999	#6
1978	20,518	#7
1979	20,257	#8
1980	17,967	#12
1981	15,926	#15
1982	15,002	#16
1983	13,218	#22
1984	11,292	#26
1985	10,225	#31
1986	9,269	#33
1987	8,581	#35
1988	7,915	#38
1989	7,199	#47
1990	6,666	#52
1991	5,802	#59
1992	5,079	#69
1993	4,572	#73
1994	4,414	#81
1995	4,119	#85
1996	3,867	#90
1997	3,652	#93
1998	3,369	#100
1999	3,632	#90
2000	3,829	#79
2001	3,914	#77
2002	3,715	#83
2003	3,320	#104
2004	3,162	#105
2005	2,897	#113
2006	2,926	#114
2007	2,756	#125
2008	2,542	#132
2009	2,258	#142
2010	1,916	#160
2011	1,678	#189
2012	1,640	#193
2013	1,651	#196
2014	1,737	#191
2015	1,491	#220
2016	1,511	#214
2017	1,351	#235
2018	1,242	#265
2019	1,271	#257
2020	1,189	#251
2021	1,282	#235
2022	1,321	#226
2023	1,213	#255
2024	1,117	#282