Recorded 1955–1990 Girls' name Peak 1971 511 births

Angla — girls' name

511 babies named Angla in U.S. Social Security records since 1955, with the highest year being 1971. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s151960s1871970s2441980s601990s5
1970s
Peak decade

48% of everyone ever named Angla was born in this single decade.

1971
Single peak year

36 babies were named Angla in 1971 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Angla

The Social Security Administration has registered 511 babies named Angla between 1955 and 1990, spanning 36 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Angla currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1990. The name reached its historical peak in 1971, when 36 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Angla performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 244 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Angla shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Mississippi, which accounts for 10 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Georgia and Ohio. In total, SSA state-level files list Angla in 3 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Angla 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 511 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.

Angla at a glance

Last recorded 1990

Total births

511

Since 1955

36 years of records

Peak year

1971

36 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1990

Active since

1955

Recorded for 36 years

Last year on file: 1990

Angla popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1990–1955

Last recorded 1990
Peak year (1971)
36
Annual births at peak — across 36 years of records
010203040 199019821978197419701966196219571955 5

Angla by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
244 births that decade — 48% of Angla's all-time total
1950s151960s1871970s2441980s601990s5

Angla by state

Where Angla concentrates geographically — total births since 1955

Geographically diffuse
Top 3 states by recorded births for the name Angla
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Mississippi
10 2.0%
#2 Georgia
5 1.0%
#3 Ohio
5 1.0%
Mississippi share of Angla's total US births 2.0%
Even split

10 of 511 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Angla?
511 babies have been named Angla since 1955. It was last recorded in 1990. The peak year was 1971 with 36 births.
When was Angla most popular?
Angla was most popular in the 1970s decade with 244 total births. The single peak year was 1971.
Where is Angla most popular?
The top states for the name Angla are Mississippi (10 births), Georgia (5 births), Ohio (5 births).
How long has the name Angla been used?
Angla has been recorded in Social Security data since 1955, spanning 36 years of data through 1990.
What names are similar to Angla?
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.

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, 1955–1990 (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.