Girls' name · since 1886
Angele
Angele has 1,546 recorded births since 1886 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1972 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- 1,546
- total births
- 1886–2023
- years on record
- 1970s
- peak decade
- 20%
- born in that decade
Angele sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 1,546 recorded since 1886.
Social Security Administration records show Angele recorded 1,546 times among girls since 1886, 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 1886 to 2023.
- 1,546 total births
- 1886–2023 years on record
- 1970s peak decade
- 20% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
Angele's 1,546 recorded births place it above 92% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Louisiana.
Angele's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Angele's full recorded timeline at 1967, 64% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 36% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1889, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1972 peak of 39 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Angele popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1886–2023
- Peak year (1972)
- 39
- Annual births at peak, across 138 years of records
Angele by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1970s was Angele's strongest decade.
305 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 20% of all-time use.
Angele births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 11
1880s
11 births
- 1890s 13
1890s
13 births
- 1900s 28
1900s
28 births
- 1910s 61
1910s
61 births
- 1920s 50
1920s
50 births
- 1930s 39
1930s
39 births
- 1940s 57
1940s
57 births
- 1950s 108
1950s
108 births
- 1960s
1960s
279 births
- 1970s
1970s
305 births
- 1980s
1980s
232 births
- 1990s
1990s
156 births
- 2000s
2000s
130 births
- 2010s 67
2010s
67 births
- 2020s 10
2020s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 305 births (20% of all-time use).
How Angele 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 Angele's total volume
Angele vs 15 similarly-sized girls names
Angele by state
Where Angele concentrates geographically, total births since 1886
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Louisiana | | 295 | 19.1% |
| #2 | California | | 31 | 2.0% |
295 of 1,546 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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- Angele's decade-level peak was the 1970s (305 total births); usage has since declined to 10 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Louisiana records the most Angeles (295 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Louisiana names
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Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 1886–2023 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac. "Angele: Baby Name Since 1886 - 1,546 Births, Peak 1972." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/angele. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Angele 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 July 2026.