Total births
53
Girls' name · since 1970
Ngela
Ngela has 53 recorded births since 1970 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1979 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- 53
- total births
- 1970–1986
- years on record
- 1970s
- peak decade
- 55%
- born in that decade
Ngela is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 53 have been recorded since 1970.
Social Security Administration records show Ngela recorded 53 times among girls since 1970, 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 1970 to 1986.
- 53 total births
- 1970–1986 years on record
- 1970s peak decade
- 55% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
53 girls have been named Ngela since 1970, peaking in the 1970s, last recorded in 1986.
- 53
- total births
- 1970–1986
- years on record
- 1970s
- peak decade
- 55%
- born in that decade
1970s
Peak decade
55% of everyone ever named Ngela was born in this single decade.
1979
Single peak year
8 babies were named Ngela in 1979 - its busiest year on record.
Ngela's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Ngela's full recorded timeline at 1979, 60% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 40% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1971, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1979 peak of 8 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Ngela at a glance
Last recorded 1986Peak year
1979
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1970
Ngela popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1970–1986
- Peak year (1979)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 17 years of records
Ngela by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1970s was Ngela's strongest decade.
29 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 55% of all-time use.
Ngela births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
29 births
- 1980s
1980s
24 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 29 births (55% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Ngela? ▼
53 babies have been named Ngela since 1970. It was last recorded in 1986. The peak year was 1979 with 8 births.
When was Ngela most popular? ▼
Ngela was most popular in the 1970s decade with 29 total births. The single peak year was 1979.
How long has the name Ngela been used? ▼
Records for Ngela go back to 1970, giving 17 years of history through 1986.
What to do with Ngela's data
- Ngela's usage has stayed within range of its 1970s decade-level peak (29 total births) through the 1980s (24) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 1970–1986 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Ngela: Baby Name Since 1970 - 53 Births, Peak 1979." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/ngela. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Ngela 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 July 2026.