Girls' name · since 1953

Angelea

1,017 babies named Angelea in U.S. Social Security records since 1953, with the highest year being 1990. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#7,429 of 72,339
all-time among girls
1,017
born since 1953
1990s
peak decade

Angelea is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 1,017 have been recorded since 1953.

Social Security Administration records show Angelea recorded 1,017 times among girls since 1953, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1953 to 2022.

  • #7,429 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • 1,017 born since 1953
  • 1990s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Angelea ranks #7,429 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 1,017 born since 1953, peaking in the 1990s.

#7,429 of 72,339
all-time among girls
1,017
born since 1953
1990s
peak decade
Above the archive median
All-time archive position

Angelea's 1,017 recorded births place it above 89.72% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

3 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by New York.

Angelea's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Angelea's full recorded timeline at 1987, 60% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 40% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1959, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1990 peak of 75 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Angelea popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1953–2022

Last recorded 2022
Peak year (1990)
75
Annual births at peak, across 70 years of records
020406080 195319641972198019891997200520132022 6

Angelea by decade

1990s is the heaviest window (288 births, 28% of the file).

1990s was Angelea's strongest decade.

288 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 28% of all-time use.

Angelea births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1990s at 288 births (28% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

How Angelea 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 Angelea's total volume

Angelea vs 15 similarly-sized girls names Scatter plot of 16 data points. 0%5%10%15% 050100150 New & already peakedOld name, single-era peakNew & still diversifyingLong history, steady all along Years in SSA records % of total births in the single peak year -110, 4.3%-30, 6.6%-27, 6.6%-28, 6.4%-74, 5%-39, 4.5%-32, 6%-80, 4.8%-28, 9.4%-121, 5.4%-64, 4.5%-55, 10.5%-49, 11.3%-21, 14%-33, 5.6%Angelea-70, 7.4%Angelea
Angelea vs 15 similarly-sized girls names

Angelea by state

Where Angelea concentrates geographically, total births since 1953

Geographically diffuse
Top 3 states by recorded births for the name Angelea
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
14 1.4%
#2 California
13 1.3%
#3 Pennsylvania
6 0.6%
New York share of Angelea's total US births 1.4%
Even split

14 of 1,017 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Angelea?
Angelea has been given to 1,017 babies in the U.S. since 1953, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #7,429 of 72,339 among girls' names (total births, highest first). Its last appearance in the data was 2022. 75 babies were born in 1990, its single highest year.
Where does Angelea sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Angelea ranks #7,429 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Angelea most popular?
Angelea was most popular in the 1990s decade with 288 total births. The single peak year was 1990.
Where is Angelea most popular?
The top states for the name Angelea are New York (14 births), California (13 births), Pennsylvania (6 births).
How long has the name Angelea been used?
The SSA has tracked Angelea since 1953 -- 70 years through the most recent 2022 data.
What names are similar to Angelea?
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.

What to do with Angelea's data

  • Angelea's decade-level peak was the 1990s (288 total births); usage has since declined to 11 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
  • New York records the most Angeleas (14 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Angelea

Nearby Names Like Angelea

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Angelea

Names with a similar number of total births

Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Angelea: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1953–2022 (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 Angelea 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.