Angela

Meaning: Messenger, angel
Origin: From Greek via Latin

Nicknames: Angie, Ange

Girl's name · #408 in the US (2025) · Retro

Popularity over time

Angela's best rank, #5, came in 1974; it has stepped well back to #408 today. Roughly 673,000 girls have been named Angela since 1880. In all that time it has never once missed a year of the national records.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 40 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#62 in Mexico (2024) · #63 in Ecuador (2025) · #69 in Spain (2024) · #553 in Scotland (2025) · #566 in France (2025) · #616 in Ireland (2025) · #671 in Switzerland (2025) · #741 in Belgium (2025) · #1,004 in Sweden (2025) · #1,232 in England & Wales (2025) · #436 in Canada (2024).

Famous Angelas

Angela Merkel — Chancellor of Germany from 2005 to 2021 (born 1954)
Angela Davis — American political activist, scholar, and author (born 1944)
Angela Lansbury — British-American-Irish actress and singer (1925–2022)
Angela Bassett — American actress (born 1958)
Angela Carter — English novelist (1940–1992)

In stories & tradition

Angela — Marvel Comics
Angela Petrelli — Heroes (TV series)
Angela Martin — The Office (TV series)

What Angelas become

Among 3,007 notable people named Angela:

Medical professionals appear 1.52× more often than among typical names — e.g. Angela Vincent, British neurosurgeon.

Spellings & nicknames

About 420 girls a year are given Angie as their full name.

Similar names: Angel · Melissa · Andrea · Paula · Amy · Rebecca

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