Angelica

Meaning: Messenger, angel
Origin: Italian (from Greek via Latin) — Variant of Angela

Girl's name · #708 in the US (2025) · 90s wave

Popularity over time

Angelica's best rank, #97, came in 1996; it has stepped well back to #708 today. Roughly 93,000 girls have been named Angelica since 1892.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 30 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#116 in Mexico (2024) · #147 in Ecuador (2025) · #368 in Norway (2025) · #699 in Sweden (2025) · #1,049 in Austria (2025) · #1,112 in England & Wales (2025) · #1,450 in Switzerland (2025) · #2,422 in France (2025) · #937 in Canada (2024).

Famous Angelicas

Angelica Kauffmann — Swiss artist (1741–1807)
Angelica Singleton Van Buren — First Lady of the United States
Angélica Rivera — Mexican singer, model and telenovela actress (born 1969)
Angelica Balabanoff — Russian-Jewish-Italian dissident writer, social activist, politician, editor
Angélica Vale — Mexican actress

In stories & tradition

Angelica — Orlando Innamorato (book)
Angelica Pickles — Rugrats (TV series)
Angelica Witch — Mundo Gaturro

What Angelicas become

Among 432 notable people named Angelica:

Entertainers appear 1.9× more often than among typical names — e.g. Angélica Rivera, Mexican singer, model and telenovela actress (born 1969).

Similar names: Angelique · Karina · Angel · Erika · Gabrielle · Bianca

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