Is Angela a boy or girl name?
Angela is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 1,117 girls and 0 boys were named Angela, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 99.7% of the 674,615 US babies named Angela were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #282
- Babies named Angela since 1880
- 674,615
- Most popular year
- 1971
- 25,992 babies
Boys and girls named Angela, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 0 | 232 | 100% |
| 1890s | 0 | 671 | 100% |
| 1900s | 0 | 1,400 | 100% |
| 1910s | 5 | 5,518 | 99.9% |
| 1920s | 68 | 6,273 | 98.9% |
| 1930s | 36 | 6,518 | 99.5% |
| 1940s | 37 | 12,258 | 99.7% |
| 1950s | 106 | 40,357 | 99.7% |
| 1960s | 404 | 159,292 | 99.7% |
| 1970s | 771 | 225,266 | 99.7% |
| 1980s | 483 | 116,594 | 99.6% |
| 1990s | 141 | 45,172 | 99.7% |
| 2000s | 84 | 31,319 | 99.7% |
| 2010s | 0 | 15,488 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 6,122 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 1,117 | #282 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 1,213 | #255 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 1,321 | #226 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 1,282 | #235 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 1,189 | #251 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 1,271 | #257 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 1,242 | #265 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 1,351 | #235 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 1,511 | #214 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 1,491 | #220 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 1,737 | #191 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 1,651 | #196 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 1,640 | #193 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 1,678 | #189 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 1,916 | #160 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 2,258 | #142 |
| 2008 | 8 | #9,057 | 2,542 | #132 |
| 2007 | 7 | #9,837 | 2,756 | #125 |
| 2006 | 9 | #8,035 | 2,926 | #114 |
| 2005 | 10 | #7,134 | 2,897 | #113 |
| 2004 | 9 | #7,561 | 3,162 | #105 |
| 2003 | 12 | #5,893 | 3,320 | #104 |
| 2002 | 8 | #7,680 | 3,715 | #83 |
| 2001 | 12 | #5,687 | 3,914 | #77 |
| 2000 | 9 | #6,872 | 3,829 | #79 |
| 1999 | 12 | #5,334 | 3,632 | #90 |
| 1998 | 11 | #5,487 | 3,369 | #100 |
| 1997 | 16 | #4,069 | 3,652 | #93 |
| 1996 | 13 | #4,622 | 3,867 | #90 |
| 1995 | 7 | #7,021 | 4,119 | #85 |
| 1994 | 9 | #5,889 | 4,414 | #81 |
| 1993 | 10 | #5,374 | 4,572 | #73 |
| 1992 | 15 | #3,927 | 5,079 | #69 |
| 1991 | 18 | #3,335 | 5,802 | #59 |
| 1990 | 30 | #2,312 | 6,666 | #52 |
| 1989 | 54 | #1,516 | 7,199 | #47 |
| 1988 | 33 | #1,949 | 7,915 | #38 |
| 1987 | 49 | #1,468 | 8,581 | #35 |
| 1986 | 43 | #1,537 | 9,269 | #33 |
| 1985 | 43 | #1,525 | 10,225 | #31 |
| 1984 | 58 | #1,198 | 11,292 | #26 |
| 1983 | 36 | #1,632 | 13,218 | #22 |
| 1982 | 57 | #1,229 | 15,002 | #16 |
| 1981 | 52 | #1,273 | 15,926 | #15 |
| 1980 | 58 | #1,203 | 17,967 | #12 |
| 1979 | 70 | #1,058 | 20,257 | #8 |
| 1978 | 73 | #1,012 | 20,518 | #7 |
| 1977 | 74 | #1,000 | 20,999 | #6 |
| 1976 | 58 | #1,113 | 22,039 | #5 |
| 1975 | 90 | #875 | 23,360 | #5 |
| 1974 | 89 | #849 | 22,803 | #5 |
| 1973 | 73 | #942 | 20,898 | #7 |
| 1972 | 69 | #976 | 23,562 | #6 |
| 1971 | 92 | #848 | 25,900 | #6 |
| 1970 | 83 | #884 | 24,930 | #6 |
| 1969 | 49 | #1,110 | 21,062 | #7 |
| 1968 | 51 | #1,034 | 20,671 | #7 |
| 1967 | 65 | #892 | 19,551 | #7 |
| 1966 | 48 | #1,059 | 18,535 | #9 |
| 1965 | 41 | #1,190 | 18,752 | #10 |
| 1964 | 43 | #1,174 | 16,257 | #22 |
| 1963 | 35 | #1,320 | 13,278 | #30 |
| 1962 | 27 | #1,515 | 11,663 | #36 |
| 1961 | 24 | #1,635 | 10,841 | #38 |
| 1960 | 21 | #1,774 | 8,682 | #50 |
| 1959 | 22 | #1,711 | 6,773 | #68 |
| 1958 | 17 | #1,956 | 5,766 | #83 |
| 1957 | 13 | #2,280 | 5,326 | #89 |
| 1956 | 11 | #2,500 | 5,033 | #93 |
| 1955 | 5 | #3,897 | 3,895 | #109 |
| 1954 | 8 | #2,954 | 3,543 | #118 |
| 1953 | 11 | #2,397 | 3,185 | #120 |
| 1952 | 8 | #2,881 | 2,642 | #134 |
| 1951 | 6 | #3,374 | 2,137 | #150 |
| 1950 | 5 | #3,708 | 2,057 | #148 |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 1,967 | #150 |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 1,801 | #158 |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 1,648 | #176 |
| 1946 | 6 | #3,193 | 1,280 | #192 |
| 1945 | 6 | #3,001 | 1,057 | #193 |
| 1944 | 6 | #3,120 | 1,008 | #200 |
| 1943 | 8 | #2,745 | 933 | #215 |
| 1942 | 6 | #3,225 | 1,016 | #201 |
| 1941 | 5 | #3,519 | 822 | #215 |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 726 | #234 |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 734 | #229 |
| 1938 | 11 | #2,187 | 717 | #233 |
| 1937 | 7 | #2,915 | 784 | #214 |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 595 | #253 |
| 1935 | 0 | – | 618 | #252 |
| 1934 | 0 | – | 627 | #250 |
| 1933 | 0 | – | 577 | #252 |
| 1932 | 8 | #2,855 | 608 | #252 |
| 1931 | 0 | – | 619 | #242 |
| 1930 | 10 | #2,617 | 639 | #244 |
| 1929 | 8 | #2,993 | 676 | #233 |
| 1928 | 7 | #3,368 | 621 | #259 |
| 1927 | 8 | #3,162 | 601 | #272 |
| 1926 | 5 | #4,233 | 572 | #278 |
| 1925 | 5 | #4,217 | 560 | #282 |
| 1924 | 5 | #4,374 | 600 | #267 |
| 1923 | 5 | #4,261 | 666 | #249 |
| 1922 | 8 | #3,263 | 641 | #258 |
| 1921 | 8 | #3,223 | 671 | #255 |
| 1920 | 9 | #2,975 | 665 | #255 |
| 1919 | 0 | – | 654 | #251 |
| 1918 | 5 | #4,202 | 721 | #238 |
| 1917 | 0 | – | 742 | #226 |
| 1916 | 0 | – | 716 | #229 |
| 1915 | 0 | – | 698 | #225 |
| 1914 | 0 | – | 590 | #212 |
| 1913 | 0 | – | 447 | #228 |
| 1912 | 0 | – | 398 | #223 |
| 1911 | 0 | – | 292 | #231 |
| 1910 | 0 | – | 260 | #239 |
| 1909 | 0 | – | 204 | #248 |
| 1908 | 0 | – | 183 | #260 |
| 1907 | 0 | – | 174 | #261 |
| 1906 | 0 | – | 123 | #301 |
| 1905 | 0 | – | 148 | #270 |
| 1904 | 0 | – | 124 | #286 |
| 1903 | 0 | – | 132 | #267 |
| 1902 | 0 | – | 116 | #291 |
| 1901 | 0 | – | 89 | #317 |
| 1900 | 0 | – | 107 | #327 |
| 1899 | 0 | – | 80 | #336 |
| 1898 | 0 | – | 98 | #317 |
| 1897 | 0 | – | 95 | #298 |
| 1896 | 0 | – | 60 | #370 |
| 1895 | 0 | – | 70 | #342 |
| 1894 | 0 | – | 64 | #345 |
| 1893 | 0 | – | 67 | #327 |
| 1892 | 0 | – | 63 | #335 |
| 1891 | 0 | – | 29 | #475 |
| 1890 | 0 | – | 45 | #373 |
| 1889 | 0 | – | 42 | #371 |
| 1888 | 0 | – | 33 | #432 |
| 1887 | 0 | – | 33 | #372 |
| 1886 | 0 | – | 24 | #439 |
| 1885 | 0 | – | 18 | #501 |
| 1884 | 0 | – | 20 | #450 |
| 1883 | 0 | – | 22 | #397 |
| 1882 | 0 | – | 24 | #361 |
| 1881 | 0 | – | 9 | #584 |
| 1880 | 0 | – | 7 | #683 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Angela reached #848 in 1971. As a girl name, it reached #5 in 1974. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1970s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Angela
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.