Recorded 1979–2010 Girls' name Peak 2002 76 births

Angalena — girls' name

76 babies named Angalena in U.S. Social Security records since 1979, with the highest year being 2002. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

76 girls have been named Angalena since 1979, peaking in the 2000s, last recorded in 2010.

76
total births
1979–2010
years on record
2000s
peak decade
54%
born in that decade
2000s
Peak decade

54% of everyone ever named Angalena was born in this single decade.

2002
Single peak year

8 babies were named Angalena in 2002 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Angalena

The Social Security Administration has registered 76 babies named Angalena between 1979 and 2010, spanning 32 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Angalena currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2010. The name reached its historical peak in 2002, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Angalena performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 41 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Angalena shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Angalena in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 76 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Angalena at a glance

Last recorded 2010

Total births

76

Since 1979

32 years of records

Peak year

2002

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2010

Active since

1979

Recorded for 32 years

Last year on file: 2010

Angalena popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2010–1979

Last recorded 2010
Peak year (2002)
8
Annual births at peak — across 32 years of records
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Angalena by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
41 births that decade — 54% of Angalena's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Angalena?
76 babies have been named Angalena since 1979. It was last recorded in 2010. The peak year was 2002 with 8 births.
When was Angalena most popular?
Angalena was most popular in the 2000s decade with 41 total births. The single peak year was 2002.
How long has the name Angalena been used?
Angalena has been recorded in Social Security data since 1979, spanning 32 years of data through 2010.
What names are similar to Angalena?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Angela, Angelina, Angel, Angelica, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1979–2010 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.