Recorded 1954–1996 Girls' name Peak 1972 1,489 births

Anglea — girls' name

1,489 babies named Anglea in U.S. Social Security records since 1954, with the highest year being 1972. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s391960s4111970s6601980s3321990s47
1970s
Peak decade

44% of everyone ever named Anglea was born in this single decade.

1972
Single peak year

97 babies were named Anglea in 1972 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Anglea

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,489 babies named Anglea between 1954 and 1996, spanning 43 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Anglea currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1996. The name reached its historical peak in 1972, when 97 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Anglea performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 660 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Anglea shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 52 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Florida and Ohio. In total, SSA state-level files list Anglea in 16 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Anglea 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 1,489 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.

Anglea at a glance

Last recorded 1996

Total births

1,489

Since 1954

43 years of records

Peak year

1972

97 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1996

Active since

1954

Recorded for 43 years

Last year on file: 1996

Anglea popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1996–1954

Last recorded 1996
Peak year (1972)
97
Annual births at peak — across 43 years of records
050100150 199619891984197919741969196419591954 6

Anglea by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
660 births that decade — 44% of Anglea's all-time total
1950s391960s4111970s6601980s3321990s47

Anglea by state

Where Anglea concentrates geographically — total births since 1954

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Anglea
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
52 3.5%
#2 Florida
44 3.0%
#3 Ohio
31 2.1%
#4 Georgia
24 1.6%
#5 North Carolina
24 1.6%
#6 Tennessee
22 1.5%
#7 California
21 1.4%
#8 Michigan
17 1.1%
Texas share of Anglea's total US births 3.5%
Even split

52 of 1,489 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 16 reporting states.

Anglea appears in 16 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Anglea?
1,489 babies have been named Anglea since 1954. It was last recorded in 1996. The peak year was 1972 with 97 births.
When was Anglea most popular?
Anglea was most popular in the 1970s decade with 660 total births. The single peak year was 1972.
Where is Anglea most popular?
The top states for the name Anglea are Texas (52 births), Florida (44 births), Ohio (31 births).
How long has the name Anglea been used?
Anglea has been recorded in Social Security data since 1954, spanning 43 years of data through 1996.
What names are similar to Anglea?
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.

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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, 1954–1996 (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.