Girls' name · since 1961
Angala
Since 1961, U.S. Social Security records show 213 babies named Angala, peaking in 1977. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #19,144 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 213
- born since 1961
- 1970s
- peak decade
Angala is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 213 have been recorded since 1961.
Social Security Administration records show Angala recorded 213 times among girls since 1961, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1970s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1961 to 1987.
- #19,144 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 213 born since 1961
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Angala ranks #19,144 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 213 born since 1961, peaking in the 1970s.
- #19,144 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 213
- born since 1961
- 1970s
- peak decade
Angala's 213 recorded births place it above 73.47% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Angala's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Angala's full recorded timeline at 1974, 56% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 44% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1961, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1977 peak of 22 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Angala popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1961–1987
- Peak year (1977)
- 22
- Annual births at peak, across 27 years of records
Angala by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (133 births, 62% of the file).
1970s was Angala's strongest decade.
133 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 62% of all-time use.
Angala births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 45
1960s
45 births
- 1970s
1970s
133 births
- 1980s 35
1980s
35 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 133 births (62% of all-time use).
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- Angala's decade-level peak was the 1970s (133 total births); usage has since declined to 35 in the 1980s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Angala: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1977)
Similar record span (~26 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1961–1987 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Angala draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.