Girls' name · peaked in 1997
Angelica name popularity since 1925
93,159 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Angelica. Half of them were born in 1994 or earlier, so the typical Angelica is about 32 years old in 2026. Angelica peaked in 1997 as the #101 name for girls, and it ranked #708 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 93,159
- Named Angelica, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- #708
- for girls in 2025 (398 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 99.7% girls
- 92,838 girls · 321 boys
- Most popular in
- New Mexico
- 3.53× its national share
Peak year is the year Angelica 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.
Angelica births per year, 1925–2025
The biggest year by count was 1996. Measured as a share of all babies, Angelica peaked in 1997.
- Fastest rise: Between 1969 and 1974, Angelica became 3.1× more common, from 1 in 4,240 baby girls to 1 in 1,380.
- Steepest fall: Between 2005 and 2010, its share of baby girls fell by 46%, from 1 in 1,030 to 1 in 1,910.
Shaded on the chart. Both compare Angelica's share of all US girls five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Angelica.
Decade by decade
Babies named Angelica 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 | 146 | 0 | – |
| 1930s | 328 | 0 | #1,308 |
| 1940s | 387 | 0 | #1,419 |
| 1950s | 828 | 0 | #1,026 |
| 1960s | 2,369 | 0 | #619 |
| 1970s | 9,735 | 46 | #201 |
| 1980s | 19,076 | 158 | #176 |
| 1990s | 31,330 | 96 | #101 |
| 2000s | 18,695 | 21 | #192 |
| 2010s | 7,144 | 0 | #423 |
| 2020–25 | 2,800 | 0 | #708 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 girls that year, so they can go past 1,000.
Generation fingerprint
42.7% of babies named Angelica from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Millennial years (1981–1996). The full split by generation:
Where Angelica is most popular
The index compares Angelica'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 Angelica.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| New Mexico | 3.53× | 1,783 |
| Arizona | 3.17× | 3,754 |
| California | 2.73× | 26,409 |
| Nevada | 2.48× | 808 |
| Texas | 2.20× | 15,799 |
Other spellings
Spellings that sound like Angelica 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Angelica (this page) | 92,838 | 1997 |
| Angelika | 2,866 | 1996 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Angelica's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Angelica.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Angelica (1997).
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