Girls' name · peaked in 1975
Angela name popularity since 1925
664,288 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Angela. Half of them were born in 1974 or earlier, so the typical Angela is about 52 years old in 2026. Angela peaked in 1975 as the #5 name for girls, and it ranked #408 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 664,288
- Named Angela, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- #408
- for girls in 2025 (765 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 99.7% girls
- 662,193 girls · 2,095 boys
- Most popular in
- Indiana
- 1.44× its national share
Peak year is the year Angela made up the largest share of US girls, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Angela births per year, 1925–2025
The biggest year by count was 1971. Measured as a share of all babies, Angela peaked in 1975.
- Fastest rise: Between 1959 and 1964, Angela became 2.6× more common, from 1 in 299 baby girls to 1 in 117.
- Steepest fall: Between 1979 and 1984, its share of baby girls fell by 47%, from 1 in 79 to 1 in 149.
Shaded on the chart. Both compare Angela's share of all US girls five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Angela.
Decade by decade
Babies named Angela in each decade, and its rank among girls' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 3,030 | 33 | – |
| 1930s | 6,518 | 36 | #252 |
| 1940s | 12,256 | 37 | #193 |
| 1950s | 40,357 | 106 | #109 |
| 1960s | 159,294 | 404 | #10 |
| 1970s | 225,262 | 771 | #5 |
| 1980s | 116,595 | 483 | #31 |
| 1990s | 45,171 | 141 | #85 |
| 2000s | 31,319 | 84 | #113 |
| 2010s | 15,494 | 0 | #220 |
| 2020–25 | 6,897 | 0 | #408 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 girls that year, so they can go past 1,000.
Generation fingerprint
51.6% of babies named Angela from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Gen X years (1965–1980). The full split by generation:
Where Angela is most popular
The index compares Angela's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Angela.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Indiana | 1.44× | 22,753 |
| District of Columbia | 1.42× | 4,370 |
| Kentucky | 1.37× | 15,336 |
| Tennessee | 1.37× | 19,344 |
| North Carolina | 1.35× | 25,509 |
Other spellings
Spellings that sound like Angela and were given to at least 1,000 girls from 1925 to 2025, with the year each one was most popular.
| Spelling | Girls | Peak year |
|---|---|---|
| Angela (this page) | 662,193 | 1975 |
| Angella | 3,494 | 1975 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 499 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Angela's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Angela.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Angela (1975).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data