Recorded 1886–2023 Girls' name Peak 1972 1,546 births

Angele — girls' name

1,546 babies named Angele in U.S. Social Security records since 1886, with the highest year being 1972. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

1,546 girls have been named Angele since 1886, peaking in the 1970s, last recorded in 2023.

1,546
total births
1886–2023
years on record
1970s
peak decade
20%
born in that decade
1970s
Peak decade

20% of everyone ever named Angele was born in this single decade.

1972
Single peak year

39 babies were named Angele in 1972 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Angele

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,546 babies named Angele between 1886 and 2023, spanning 138 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Angele currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 1972, when 39 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Angele performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 305 births during that ten-year window. Across the 15 decades of recorded activity, Angele shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Louisiana, which accounts for 295 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California. In total, SSA state-level files list Angele in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Angele 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 1,546 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.

Angele at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

1,546

Since 1886

138 years of records

Peak year

1972

39 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

1886

Recorded for 138 years

Last year on file: 2023

Angele popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–1886

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (1972)
39
Annual births at peak — across 138 years of records
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Angele by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
305 births that decade — 20% of Angele's all-time total
1880s111890s131900s281910s611920s501930s391940s571950s1081960s2791970s3051980s2321990s1562000s1302010s672020s10

Angele by state

Where Angele concentrates geographically — total births since 1886

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Angele
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Louisiana
295 19.1%
#2 California
31 2.0%
Louisiana share of Angele's total US births 19.1%
Even split

295 of 1,546 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Angele?
1,546 babies have been named Angele since 1886. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 1972 with 39 births.
When was Angele most popular?
Angele was most popular in the 1970s decade with 305 total births. The single peak year was 1972.
Where is Angele most popular?
The top states for the name Angele are Louisiana (295 births), California (31 births).
How long has the name Angele been used?
Angele has been recorded in Social Security data since 1886, spanning 138 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Angele?
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.

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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, 1886–2023 (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.