Names / Girl names
Angela
Current rank
#408
and easing
All-time peak
#5
in 1975
First recorded
1880
in U.S. data
Children named
675,300
since 1880
Popularity over time
Annual U.S. children given the name · Peak #5 in 1975 · Source: Social Security Administration
Meaning & background
Angela makes its debut in American naming records in 1880, where it reads as a girls' name. 1975 marked its high point, reaching #5. It currently ranks #408 and is drifting lower. Over 675,300 have carried it since records began.