Girls' name · since 1880
Angeline
36,874 babies named Angeline in U.S. Social Security records since 1880, with the highest year being 1921. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #729 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,570 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 36,874
- born since 1880
- 1920s
- peak decade
Angeline currently ranks #1570 among girls' names in America, with 36,874 babies recorded since 1880.
Social Security Administration records show Angeline recorded 36,874 times among girls since 1880, holding rank #1570 nationally today, ahead of 91% of girls, peaking in the 1920s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1880 to 2025.
- #729 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #1,570 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 36,874 born since 1880
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Angeline ranks #729 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,570 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 36,874 born since 1880, peaking in the 1920s.
- #729 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,570 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 36,874
- born since 1880
- 1920s
- peak decade
Angeline's 36,874 recorded births place it above 98.99% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
48 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Pennsylvania.
How Angeline compares
36,874 Top 5% higher than 95% 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
Angeline's all-time total is 98x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Angeline | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 36,874 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 986 | 21 | 19,840 |
Angeline's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Angeline's full recorded timeline at 1953, 36% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 64% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1881, with just 21 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1921 peak of 986 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Angeline popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2025
- Peak year (1921)
- 986
- Annual births at peak, across 146 years of records
Angeline popularity over time - boys
10 total births recorded since 1918 (Angeline as boys' name)
Angeline by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (8,108 births, 22% of the file).
1920s was Angeline's strongest decade.
8,108 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 22% of all-time use.
Angeline births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 364
1880s
364 births
- 1890s 827
1890s
827 births
- 1900s 1,609
1900s
1,609 births
- 1910s
1910s
6,739 births
- 1920s
1920s
8,108 births
- 1930s
1930s
3,620 births
- 1940s 1,743
1940s
1,743 births
- 1950s 1,289
1950s
1,289 births
- 1960s 1,208
1960s
1,208 births
- 1970s 1,654
1970s
1,654 births
- 1980s 1,540
1980s
1,540 births
- 1990s 1,516
1990s
1,516 births
- 2000s 2,846
2000s
2,846 births
- 2010s 2,796
2010s
2,796 births
- 2020s 1,015
2020s
1,015 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 8,108 births (22% of all-time use).
How Angeline 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 Angeline's total volume
Angeline by state
Where Angeline concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Pennsylvania | | 3,977 | 10.8% |
| #2 | New York | | 3,578 | 9.7% |
| #3 | Illinois | | 3,134 | 8.5% |
| #4 | California | | 2,381 | 6.5% |
| #5 | Michigan | | 2,195 | 6.0% |
| #6 | Texas | | 1,723 | 4.7% |
| #7 | Wisconsin | | 1,589 | 4.3% |
| #8 | Ohio | | 1,308 | 3.5% |
3,977 of 36,874 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 48 reporting states.
Angeline appears in 48 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Angeline's data
- Angeline's decade-level peak was the 1920s (8,108 total births); usage has since declined to 1,015 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Pennsylvania records the most Angelines (3,977 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Pennsylvania names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
Names with a similar popularity rank to Angeline
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Angeline: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1921)
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 Angeline 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.