Girls' name · since 1880
Angela
Since 1880, U.S. Social Security records show 673,257 babies named Angela, peaking in 1971. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #38 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #408 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 673,257
- born since 1880
- 1970s
- peak decade
Angela currently ranks #408 among girls' names in America, with 673,257 babies recorded since 1880.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Angela has been recorded 673,257 times among girls since 1880, currently ranked #408 nationally and more common than 98% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 1970s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1880 to 2025.
- #38 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #408 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 673,257 born since 1880
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Angela ranks #38 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #408 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 673,257 born since 1880, peaking in the 1970s.
- #38 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #408 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 673,257
- born since 1880
- 1970s
- peak decade
Angela's 673,257 recorded births place it above 99.94% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
51 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Angela compares
673,257 Top 1% higher than 99% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Angela's all-time total is 1,791x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Angela | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 673,257 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 25,901 | 21 | 19,840 |
Angela's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Angela splits its recorded history at 1953: 94% of all births land in the more recent half, 6% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1880 (7 births) -- compare that against the 1971 peak of 25,901 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Angela popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2025
- Peak year (1971)
- 25,901
- Annual births at peak, across 146 years of records
Angela popularity over time - boys
2,135 total births recorded since 1918 (Angela as boys' name)
Angela by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (225,262 births, 33% of the file).
1970s was Angela's strongest decade.
225,262 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 33% of all-time use.
Angela births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 232
1880s
232 births
- 1890s 671
1890s
671 births
- 1900s 1,400
1900s
1,400 births
- 1910s 5,518
1910s
5,518 births
- 1920s 6,273
1920s
6,273 births
- 1930s 6,518
1930s
6,518 births
- 1940s 12,256
1940s
12,256 births
- 1950s 40,357
1950s
40,357 births
- 1960s
1960s
159,294 births
- 1970s
1970s
225,262 births
- 1980s
1980s
116,595 births
- 1990s 45,171
1990s
45,171 births
- 2000s 31,319
2000s
31,319 births
- 2010s 15,494
2010s
15,494 births
- 2020s 6,897
2020s
6,897 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 225,262 births (33% of all-time use).
How Angela compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Angela's total volume
Angela by state
Where Angela concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 56,851 | 8.4% |
| #2 | Texas | | 45,960 | 6.8% |
| #3 | New York | | 38,571 | 5.7% |
| #4 | Ohio | | 37,852 | 5.6% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 33,655 | 5.0% |
| #6 | Michigan | | 27,771 | 4.1% |
| #7 | Pennsylvania | | 26,381 | 3.9% |
| #8 | North Carolina | | 25,509 | 3.8% |
56,851 of 673,257 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 51 reporting states.
Angela appears in 51 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Angela's data
- Angela's decade-level peak was the 1970s (225,262 total births); usage has since declined to 6,897 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Angelas (56,851 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Angela: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1971)
Similar record span (~145 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, 1880–2025 (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 Angela 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.