female NAME · CURRENTLY #408

Angela

AN-jə-lə

“messenger”

A traditional feminine form related to Angelus and angelos.

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SSA POPULARITY HISTORY

How Angela has traveled through time

71880 181885 451890 701895 1071900 1481905 2601910 6981915 6741920 5651925 6491930 6181935 7261940 1,0631945 2,0621950 3,8981955 8,7041960 18,7951965 25,0121970 23,4511975 18,0271980 10,2701985 6,6961990 4,1261995 3,8372000 2,9072005 1,9172010 1,4922015 1,1902020 7652025
LATEST YEAR2025765 births
PEAK RANK#5in 1974
CURRENT USAGE100% F0% M

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration. SSA excludes names with fewer than five occurrences in a geographic area.

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