Girls' name · since 1912
Angelia
22,466 babies named Angelia in U.S. Social Security records since 1912, with the highest year being 1966. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #983 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #4,776 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 22,466
- born since 1912
- 1960s
- peak decade
Angelia currently ranks #4776 among girls' names in America, with 22,466 babies recorded since 1912.
Social Security Administration records show Angelia recorded 22,466 times among girls since 1912, holding rank #4776 nationally today, ahead of 72% of girls, peaking in the 1960s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1912 to 2025.
- #983 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #4,776 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 22,466 born since 1912
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Angelia ranks #983 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,776 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 22,466 born since 1912, peaking in the 1960s.
- #983 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #4,776 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 22,466
- born since 1912
- 1960s
- peak decade
Angelia's 22,466 recorded births place it above 98.64% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
40 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Angelia compares
22,466 Top 6% higher than 94% 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
Angelia's all-time total is 60x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Angelia | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 22,466 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 966 | 21 | 19,840 |
Angelia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Angelia's full recorded timeline at 1971, 49% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 51% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1924, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1966 peak of 966 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Angelia popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1912–2025
- Peak year (1966)
- 966
- Annual births at peak, across 114 years of records
Angelia popularity over time - boys
22 total births recorded since 1960 (Angelia as boys' name)
Angelia by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (7,911 births, 35% of the file).
1960s was Angelia's strongest decade.
7,911 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 35% of all-time use.
Angelia births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 45
1910s
45 births
- 1920s 45
1920s
45 births
- 1930s 90
1930s
90 births
- 1940s 325
1940s
325 births
- 1950s 2,187
1950s
2,187 births
- 1960s
1960s
7,911 births
- 1970s
1970s
6,521 births
- 1980s 1,728
1980s
1,728 births
- 1990s 1,601
1990s
1,601 births
- 2000s 1,159
2000s
1,159 births
- 2010s 676
2010s
676 births
- 2020s 178
2020s
178 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 7,911 births (35% of all-time use).
How Angelia 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 Angelia's total volume
Angelia by state
Where Angelia concentrates geographically, total births since 1912
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 1,764 | 7.9% |
| #2 | Georgia | | 1,722 | 7.7% |
| #3 | Alabama | | 1,348 | 6.0% |
| #4 | Tennessee | | 1,297 | 5.8% |
| #5 | North Carolina | | 1,231 | 5.5% |
| #6 | Florida | | 1,094 | 4.9% |
| #7 | California | | 987 | 4.4% |
| #8 | Mississippi | | 922 | 4.1% |
1,764 of 22,466 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 40 reporting states.
Angelia appears in 40 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Angelia's data
- Angelia's decade-level peak was the 1960s (7,911 total births); usage has since declined to 178 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Angelias (1,764 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas 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 Angelia: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1966)
Similar record span (~113 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, 1912–2025 (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 Angelia 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.