Girls' name · since 1959
Deangela
Deangela has 1,234 recorded births since 1959 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1988 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #6,493 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,234
- born since 1959
- 1990s
- peak decade
1,234 girls have been named Deangela since 1959, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Deangela recorded 1,234 times among girls since 1959, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1959 to 2020.
- #6,493 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 1,234 born since 1959
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Deangela ranks #6,493 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 1,234 born since 1959, peaking in the 1990s.
- #6,493 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,234
- born since 1959
- 1990s
- peak decade
Deangela's 1,234 recorded births place it above 91.02% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
7 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Alabama.
Deangela's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Deangela's full recorded timeline at 1989, 48% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 52% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1959, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1988 peak of 55 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Deangela popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1959–2020
- Peak year (1988)
- 55
- Annual births at peak, across 62 years of records
Deangela by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (326 births, 26% of the file).
1990s was Deangela's strongest decade.
326 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 26% of all-time use.
Deangela births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 5
1950s
5 births
- 1960s
1960s
132 births
- 1970s
1970s
227 births
- 1980s
1980s
315 births
- 1990s
1990s
326 births
- 2000s
2000s
153 births
- 2010s 71
2010s
71 births
- 2020s 5
2020s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 326 births (26% of all-time use).
How Deangela 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 Deangela's total volume
Deangela by state
Where Deangela concentrates geographically, total births since 1959
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Alabama | | 21 | 1.7% |
| #2 | Texas | | 16 | 1.3% |
| #3 | Georgia | | 15 | 1.2% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 12 | 1.0% |
| #5 | Michigan | | 6 | 0.5% |
| #6 | Tennessee | | 6 | 0.5% |
| #7 | California | | 5 | 0.4% |
21 of 1,234 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.
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What to do with Deangela's data
- Deangela's decade-level peak was the 1990s (326 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Alabama records the most Deangelas (21 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Alabama 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 number of total births
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Deangela: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1988)
Similar record span (~61 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, 1959–2020 (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 Deangela 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.