Recorded 1959–2020 Girls' name Peak 1988 1,234 births

Deangela — girls' name

1,234 babies named Deangela in U.S. Social Security records since 1959, with the highest year being 1988. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s51960s1321970s2271980s3151990s3262000s1532010s712020s5
1990s
Peak decade

26% of everyone ever named Deangela was born in this single decade.

1988
Single peak year

55 babies were named Deangela in 1988 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Deangela

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,234 babies named Deangela between 1959 and 2020, spanning 62 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Deangela currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2020. The name reached its historical peak in 1988, when 55 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Deangela performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 326 births during that ten-year window. Across the 8 decades of recorded activity, Deangela shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Alabama, which accounts for 21 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and Georgia. In total, SSA state-level files list Deangela in 7 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Deangela 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 1,234 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.

Deangela at a glance

Last recorded 2020

Total births

1,234

Since 1959

62 years of records

Peak year

1988

55 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2020

Active since

1959

Recorded for 62 years

Last year on file: 2020

Deangela popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2020–1959

Last recorded 2020
Peak year (1988)
55
Annual births at peak — across 62 years of records
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Deangela by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
326 births that decade — 26% of Deangela's all-time total
1950s51960s1321970s2271980s3151990s3262000s1532010s712020s5

Deangela by state

Where Deangela concentrates geographically — total births since 1959

Geographically diffuse
Top 7 states by recorded births for the name Deangela
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%
Alabama share of Deangela's total US births 1.7%
Even split

21 of 1,234 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Deangela?
1,234 babies have been named Deangela since 1959. It was last recorded in 2020. The peak year was 1988 with 55 births.
When was Deangela most popular?
Deangela was most popular in the 1990s decade with 326 total births. The single peak year was 1988.
Where is Deangela most popular?
The top states for the name Deangela are Alabama (21 births), Texas (16 births), Georgia (15 births).
How long has the name Deangela been used?
Deangela has been recorded in Social Security data since 1959, spanning 62 years of data through 2020.
What names are similar to Deangela?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Deanna, Deana, Deanne, Deann, 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, 1959–2020 (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.