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Angela
Pronounced /ˈænd͡ʒələ/
Rank in 2024
unranked
Born in 2024
0
Peak year
1971 · #855
Origin
Ancient Greek
Also recorded for girls:1,117 in 2024 (#282)
1880 to 2024
UncommonIts story in numbers
- No boys were recorded as Angela in 2024; the SSA lists names only when 5 or more babies get them.
- It peaked in 1971 with 92 babies, ranked #855.
- It first shows up in the records in 1918.
- 2,135 boys have been named Angela since 1880.
Who else has this name
Babies named Angela per 1,000 born in each generation, on one shared scale.
- <0.1Greatest1901–27
- <0.1Silent1928–45
- <0.1Boomers1946–64
- <0.1Gen X1965–80
- <0.1Millennials1981–96
- <0.1Gen Z1997–12
- 0Gen Alpha2013–24
Greatest: 58 babies, 0.00 per 1,000. Silent: 82 babies, 0.00 per 1,000. Boomers: 262 babies, 0.01 per 1,000. Gen X: 1,083 babies, 0.04 per 1,000. Millennials: 527 babies, 0.02 per 1,000. Gen Z: 123 babies, 0.00 per 1,000. Gen Alpha: 0 babies, 0.00 per 1,000.
Meaning and origin
Feminine form of Church Latin Angelus, from Ancient Greek ἄγγελος (ángelos, “messenger, angel”).
- A female given name from Ancient Greek.
- Origin
- Ancient Greek
- Say it
- /ˈænd͡ʒələ/
From Wiktionary’s entry for Angela, CC BY-SA 4.0.