Recorded 1966–2020 Girls' name Peak 1980 342 births

Rosangela — girls' name

342 babies named Rosangela in U.S. Social Security records since 1966, with the highest year being 1980. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s51970s191980s2131990s472000s432010s102020s5
1980s
Peak decade

62% of everyone ever named Rosangela was born in this single decade.

1980
Single peak year

45 babies were named Rosangela in 1980 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Rosangela

The Social Security Administration has registered 342 babies named Rosangela between 1966 and 2020, spanning 55 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Rosangela currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2020. The name reached its historical peak in 1980, when 45 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Rosangela performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 213 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Rosangela shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 73 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and New Jersey. In total, SSA state-level files list Rosangela in 5 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Rosangela 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 342 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.

Rosangela at a glance

Last recorded 2020

Total births

342

Since 1966

55 years of records

Peak year

1980

45 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2020

Active since

1966

Recorded for 55 years

Last year on file: 2020

Rosangela popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2020–1966

Last recorded 2020
Peak year (1980)
45
Annual births at peak — across 55 years of records
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Rosangela by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
213 births that decade — 62% of Rosangela's all-time total
1960s51970s191980s2131990s472000s432010s102020s5

Rosangela by state

Where Rosangela concentrates geographically — total births since 1966

Regionally concentrated
Top 5 states by recorded births for the name Rosangela
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
73 21.3%
#2 California
42 12.3%
#3 New Jersey
17 5.0%
#4 Illinois
6 1.8%
#5 Texas
5 1.5%
New York share of Rosangela's total US births 21.3%
Even split

73 of 342 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Rosangela?
342 babies have been named Rosangela since 1966. It was last recorded in 2020. The peak year was 1980 with 45 births.
When was Rosangela most popular?
Rosangela was most popular in the 1980s decade with 213 total births. The single peak year was 1980.
Where is Rosangela most popular?
The top states for the name Rosangela are New York (73 births), California (42 births), New Jersey (17 births).
How long has the name Rosangela been used?
Rosangela has been recorded in Social Security data since 1966, spanning 55 years of data through 2020.
What names are similar to Rosangela?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Rose, Rosa, Rosemary, Rosie, 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, 1966–2020 (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.