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Angela

Angela holds the #408 spot on the 2025 list of the most popular girl names in the U.S. That amounts to 765 newborn girls in a single year. The name has been cooling off, slipping from #251 in 2020 to #408 today. Its strongest year on record was 1974 (#5 nationally, 22,803 newborns), in a data series reaching back to 1880. The name's biggest fan base is in Delaware (#167 there in 2025).

Rankings

2025 rank
#408
among girl names
Trend
Falling
last 5 years
All-time peak
#5
in 1974 (1970s)
Babies in 2025
765
girls named Angela

Angela popularity, 1880–2025

0.43%0.87%1.3%1.7%18801900192019401960198020002020#5 in 1974
Girls — share of U.S. female birthsSource: SSA, 1880–2025◆ peak 1974

Where Angela is most popular

Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Angela in 2025AK—Maine: fewer than 5 girls named Angela in 2025ME—Vermont: fewer than 5 girls named Angela in 2025VT—New Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Angela in 2025NH—Washington: #478 (14 girls, 0.05% of girls born 2025)WA#478Idaho: fewer than 5 girls named Angela in 2025ID—Montana: fewer than 5 girls named Angela in 2025MT—North Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Angela in 2025ND—Minnesota: #397 (13 girls, 0.06% of girls born 2025)MN#397Wisconsin: #700 (6 girls, 0.03% of girls born 2025)WI#700Michigan: #519 (15 girls, 0.04% of girls born 2025)MI#519New York: #428 (40 girls, 0.05% of girls born 2025)NY#428Massachusetts: #444 (12 girls, 0.05% of girls born 2025)MA#444Rhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Angela in 2025RI—Oregon: #548 (6 girls, 0.05% of girls born 2025)OR#548Nevada: #328 (8 girls, 0.09% of girls born 2025)NV#328Wyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Angela in 2025WY—South Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Angela in 2025SD—Iowa: #437 (7 girls, 0.06% of girls born 2025)IA#437Illinois: #515 (19 girls, 0.04% of girls born 2025)IL#515Indiana: #577 (11 girls, 0.04% of girls born 2025)IN#577Ohio: #743 (12 girls, 0.03% of girls born 2025)OH#743Pennsylvania: #349 (31 girls, 0.07% of girls born 2025)PA#349New Jersey: #348 (23 girls, 0.06% of girls born 2025)NJ#348Connecticut: #459 (6 girls, 0.05% of girls born 2025)CT#459California: #287 (113 girls, 0.07% of girls born 2025)CA#287Utah: fewer than 5 girls named Angela in 2025UT—Colorado: #354 (17 girls, 0.07% of girls born 2025)CO#354Nebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Angela in 2025NE—Missouri: #516 (11 girls, 0.05% of girls born 2025)MO#516Kentucky: #653 (6 girls, 0.03% of girls born 2025)KY#653West Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Angela in 2025WV—Virginia: #376 (21 girls, 0.06% of girls born 2025)VA#376Maryland: #549 (9 girls, 0.04% of girls born 2025)MD#549Delaware: #167 (5 girls, 0.22% of girls born 2025)DE#167Arizona: #273 (26 girls, 0.09% of girls born 2025)AZ#273New Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Angela in 2025NM—Kansas: #404 (8 girls, 0.07% of girls born 2025)KS#404Arkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Angela in 2025AR—Tennessee: #389 (20 girls, 0.06% of girls born 2025)TN#389North Carolina: #489 (22 girls, 0.05% of girls born 2025)NC#489South Carolina: #560 (8 girls, 0.04% of girls born 2025)SC#560District of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Angela in 2025DC—Oklahoma: #398 (10 girls, 0.07% of girls born 2025)OK#398Louisiana: #394 (11 girls, 0.07% of girls born 2025)LA#394Mississippi: #514 (5 girls, 0.06% of girls born 2025)MS#514Alabama: #436 (11 girls, 0.06% of girls born 2025)AL#436Georgia: #305 (34 girls, 0.08% of girls born 2025)GA#305Hawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Angela in 2025HI—Texas: #288 (120 girls, 0.07% of girls born 2025)TX#288Florida: #367 (50 girls, 0.06% of girls born 2025)FL#367
Share of girls born in 2025:lowhighno data (< 5 births)
Strongest states: Delaware (#167), Arizona (#273), Nevada (#328)

Uniqueness score

38/ 100Very common
everywhereone of a kind

A familiar pick that most people will recognize instantly. Based on how many babies per birth were named Angela in the most recent year of SSA data.

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