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Worldwide Name Statistics

Angela

Ranked #61 - 1 in 13,917 people
US

Most common in

United States

575k bearers

World total

574,823

estimated living bearers

Global rank

#61

worldwide

Country breakdown

United States575k
Worldwide
~575k
rank #61
Rarity
1 in 13,917
of people globally
Gender split
0/100
male / female %
Countries covered
1
~575k in US

About the name Angela

There are an estimated 574,823 people named Angela alive worldwide today. That ranks Angela at #61 globally, with the highest concentrations in United States.

In the United States, Angela is held by approximately 574,823 people, ranking #61 among first names. That works out to roughly 173 per 100,000 Americans (or 1 in 577 U.S. residents).

Historically Angela is used overwhelmingly as a female name (99.7% female).

Angela appears in birth records going back to 1880. Use the chart below to see how its popularity has changed across decades, and the surname section to find common pairings.

Gender distribution

Based on historical birth records, this name is used predominantly female.

Male 0.3%Female 99.7%

Angela popularity by year

U.S. births per year for Angela, 1880 to 2025 (source: SSA name files).

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  1. 1880: 7
  2. 1881: 9
  3. 1882: 24
  4. 1883: 22
  5. 1884: 20
  6. 1885: 18
  7. 1886: 24
  8. 1887: 33
  9. 1888: 33
  10. 1889: 42
  11. 1890: 45
  12. 1891: 29
  13. 1892: 63
  14. 1893: 67
  15. 1894: 64
  16. 1895: 70
  17. 1896: 60
  18. 1897: 95
  19. 1898: 98
  20. 1899: 80
  21. 1900: 107
  22. 1901: 89
  23. 1902: 116
  24. 1903: 132
  25. 1904: 124
  26. 1905: 148
  27. 1906: 123
  28. 1907: 174
  29. 1908: 183
  30. 1909: 204
  31. 1910: 260
  32. 1911: 292
  33. 1912: 398
  34. 1913: 447
  35. 1914: 590
  36. 1915: 698
  37. 1916: 716
  38. 1917: 742
  39. 1918: 726
  40. 1919: 654
  41. 1920: 674
  42. 1921: 679
  43. 1922: 649
  44. 1923: 671
  45. 1924: 605
  46. 1925: 565
  47. 1926: 577
  48. 1927: 609
  49. 1928: 628
  50. 1929: 684
  51. 1930: 649
  52. 1931: 619
  53. 1932: 616
  54. 1933: 577
  55. 1934: 627
  56. 1935: 618
  57. 1936: 595
  58. 1937: 791
  59. 1938: 728
  60. 1939: 734
  61. 1940: 726
  62. 1941: 827
  63. 1942: 1,022
  64. 1943: 941
  65. 1944: 1,014
  66. 1945: 1,063
  67. 1946: 1,284
  68. 1947: 1,648
  69. 1948: 1,801
  70. 1949: 1,967
  71. 1950: 2,062
  72. 1951: 2,143
  73. 1952: 2,650
  74. 1953: 3,196
  75. 1954: 3,551
  76. 1955: 3,898
  77. 1956: 5,045
  78. 1957: 5,339
  79. 1958: 5,785
  80. 1959: 6,794
  81. 1960: 8,704
  82. 1961: 11k
  83. 1962: 12k
  84. 1963: 13k
  85. 1964: 16k
  86. 1965: 19k
  87. 1966: 19k
  88. 1967: 20k
  89. 1968: 21k
  90. 1969: 21k
  91. 1970: 25k
  92. 1971: 26k
  93. 1972: 24k
  94. 1973: 21k
  95. 1974: 23k
  96. 1975: 23k
  97. 1976: 22k
  98. 1977: 21k
  99. 1978: 21k
  100. 1979: 20k
  101. 1980: 18k
  102. 1981: 16k
  103. 1982: 15k
  104. 1983: 13k
  105. 1984: 11k
  106. 1985: 10k
  107. 1986: 9,310
  108. 1987: 8,632
  109. 1988: 7,947
  110. 1989: 7,253
  111. 1990: 6,696
  112. 1991: 5,820
  113. 1992: 5,093
  114. 1993: 4,582
  115. 1994: 4,423
  116. 1995: 4,126
  117. 1996: 3,880
  118. 1997: 3,668
  119. 1998: 3,380
  120. 1999: 3,644
  121. 2000: 3,837
  122. 2001: 3,927
  123. 2002: 3,722
  124. 2003: 3,332
  125. 2004: 3,172
  126. 2005: 2,907
  127. 2006: 2,935
  128. 2007: 2,763
  129. 2008: 2,550
  130. 2009: 2,258
  131. 2010: 1,917
  132. 2011: 1,679
  133. 2012: 1,641
  134. 2013: 1,651
  135. 2014: 1,737
  136. 2015: 1,492
  137. 2016: 1,511
  138. 2017: 1,352
  139. 2018: 1,242
  140. 2019: 1,272
  141. 2020: 1,190
  142. 2021: 1,282
  143. 2022: 1,323
  144. 2023: 1,214
  145. 2024: 1,123
  146. 2025: 765

Frequently asked questions

How many people are named Angela worldwide?

There are an estimated 574,823 people named Angela alive worldwide today, ranking #61 globally.

Is Angela a rare name?

Worldwide that works out to about 1 in 13,917 people. In the United States there are roughly 574,823 bearers, which is 1 in 577 Americans.

Is Angela a boy or girl name?

Based on historical birth records, Angela is used 0.3% male and 99.7% female.

Where does the name Angela come from?

Who are famous people named Angela?

Data sources

Every figure on this page is cited. See the methodology page for the full picture.

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