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.
- #34,399 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 53
- born since 1970
- 1970s
- peak 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.
- #34,399 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 53 born since 1970
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ngela ranks #34,399 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 53 born since 1970, peaking in the 1970s.
- #34,399 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 53
- born since 1970
- 1970s
- peak decade
Ngela's 53 recorded births place it above 52.35% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
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 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
1970s is the heaviest window (29 births, 55% of the file).
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).
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- 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.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Ngela
Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Ngela: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1979)
Similar record span (~16 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, 1970–1986 (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 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 August 2026.