Unisex name · since 1945
Angle
1,149 babies named Angle in U.S. Social Security records since 1945, with the highest year being 1975. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #6,818 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,149
- born since 1945
- 1970s
- peak decade
Angle is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 1,149 have been recorded since 1945.
Social Security Administration records show Angle recorded 1,149 times among girls since 1945, 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 1945 to 2016.
- #6,818 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 1,149 born since 1945
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Angle ranks #6,818 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 1,149 born since 1945, peaking in the 1970s.
- #6,818 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,149
- born since 1945
- 1970s
- peak decade
Angle's 1,149 recorded births place it above 90.57% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
7 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Illinois.
Angle's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Angle's SSA record in two at 1986 and the more recent half accounts for 38% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 62%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 1945, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1975 peak of 52, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Angle popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1945–2016
- Peak year (1975)
- 52
- Annual births at peak, across 72 years of records
Angle popularity over time - boys
130 total births recorded since 1958 (Angle as boys' name)
Angle by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (382 births, 33% of the file).
1970s was Angle's strongest decade.
382 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 33% of all-time use.
Angle births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 5
1940s
5 births
- 1950s 16
1950s
16 births
- 1960s
1960s
156 births
- 1970s
1970s
382 births
- 1980s
1980s
239 births
- 1990s
1990s
170 births
- 2000s 144
2000s
144 births
- 2010s 37
2010s
37 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 382 births (33% of all-time use).
How Angle 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 Angle's total volume
Angle by state
Where Angle concentrates geographically, total births since 1945
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Illinois | | 17 | 1.5% |
| #2 | Mississippi | | 15 | 1.3% |
| #3 | California | | 11 | 1.0% |
| #4 | North Carolina | | 11 | 1.0% |
| #5 | Texas | | 10 | 0.9% |
| #6 | Georgia | | 6 | 0.5% |
| #7 | Tennessee | | 5 | 0.4% |
17 of 1,149 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.
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What to do with Angle's data
- Angle's decade-level peak was the 1970s (382 total births); usage has since declined to 37 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Illinois records the most Angles (17 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Illinois 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 Angle: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1975)
Similar record span (~71 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, 1945–2016 (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 Angle 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.