girls' name ★ peaked 1996

Angelica

Meaning en (English) Gender Girl Rank 2025 #708 Trend ↓ Falling 13%

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Rank 2025
#708
among girls · ↓89 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
398
named Angelica · -17% vs 2024
How common
1 in 4,038
girls born in 2025
Peak year
1996
3,412 babies
All-time total
93,538
#396 all-time among girls
First recorded
1892
in Social Security records

Angelica popularity over time

93,538 babies have been named Angelica since 1892, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.631.251.882.518801900192019401960198020002020GirlsBoys
GirlsBoys

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – – – –
1890s 17 – 17 2 – #1,268
1900s 23 – 23 2 +35% #1,738
1910s 179 – 179 18 +678% #1,082
1920s 306 – 306 31 +71% #1,031
1930s 328 – 328 33 +7% #1,135
1940s 387 – 387 39 +18% #1,170
1950s 828 – 828 83 +114% #944
1960s 2,369 – 2,369 237 +186% #486
1970s 9,735 46 9,781 978 +313% #200
1980s 19,076 158 19,234 1,923 +97% #106
1990s 31,330 96 31,426 3,143 +63% #97
2000s 18,695 21 18,716 1,872 -40% #136
2010s 7,144 – 7,144 714 -62% #346
2020s (to 2025) 2,800 – 2,800 467 -35% #572

Where Angelica is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 388 0.24 outside top 500
2027 379 0.24 outside top 500
2028 372 0.23 outside top 500
2029 366 0.23 outside top 500
2030 361 0.22 outside top 500

Where Angelica is most popular

Girls named Angelica per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.282 per 1,000. Strongest in New Mexico, Nevada, and Arizona.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Angelica born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Girls 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
New Mexico 19 0.781 +177%
Nevada 33 0.710 +152%
Arizona 78 0.556 +97%
Florida 216 0.505 +79%
Texas 379 0.471 +67%
California 362 0.431 +53%
Connecticut 24 0.413 +46%
New Jersey 73 0.404 +43%
Washington 58 0.402 +42%
Illinois 88 0.384 +36%
Maryland 39 0.368 +30%
New York 144 0.364 +29%
Virginia 53 0.311 +10%
North Carolina 64 0.281 ≈ national
Colorado 31 0.278 ≈ national
Wisconsin 28 0.272 ≈ national
Oklahoma 20 0.272 ≈ national
Georgia 61 0.269 -5%
Kansas 15 0.260 -8%
Massachusetts 28 0.232 -18%
Alabama 21 0.224 -21%
Pennsylvania 52 0.220 -22%
Indiana 30 0.214 -24%
Tennessee 33 0.208 -26%
Minnesota 22 0.204 -28%
Nebraska 7 0.195 -31%
Oregon 11 0.169 -40%
Idaho 5 0.149 -47%
Ohio 27 0.114 -60%
Missouri 13 0.108 -62%
Michigan 19 0.104 -63%
Arkansas 5 0.095 -66%
Iowa 5 0.086 -70%
Utah 7 0.084 -70%
South Carolina 7 0.078 -72%
Louisiana 6 0.069 -76%
Alaska – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Kentucky – – –
Maine – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
New Hampshire – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Dakota – – –
Vermont – – –
West Virginia – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Angelica

Angelica is uncommon for girls in the United States, ranked #708 in 2025 with 398 babies given the name. It is currently declining compared with a decade ago.

Since 1892, 93,538 American babies have been named Angelica. Its peak came in 1996, when 3,412 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 1990s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Angelica stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Angelica?

The median living Angelica is about 31 years old; half are between 23 and 39. An estimated 91 thousand people named Angelica are alive in the United States today.

median 31 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Angelica year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 398 #708 – –
2024 481 #619 – –
2023 463 #634 – –
2022 450 #658 – –
2021 497 #599 – –
2020 511 #572 – –
2019 514 #591 – –
2018 567 #546 – –
2017 576 #538 – –
2016 624 #500 – –
2015 756 #423 – –
2014 737 #434 – –
2013 734 #412 – –
2012 837 #373 – –
2011 867 #369 – –
2010 932 #346 – –
2009 1,128 #292 – –
2008 1,337 #258 – –
2007 1,516 #232 5 #12,474
2006 1,669 #206 – –
2005 1,788 #192 6 #10,207
2004 1,941 #176 – –
2003 2,213 #152 – –
2002 2,273 #146 5 #10,772
2001 2,435 #136 – –
2000 2,395 #138 5 #10,454
1995 3,357 #101 15 #4,064
1990 2,717 #119 20 #3,062
1985 1,542 #176 14 #3,224
1980 1,455 #184 10 #3,850
1975 1,210 #201 8 #3,961
1970 591 #400 6 #4,245
1965 247 #619 – –
1960 127 #947 – –
1955 96 #1,026 – –
1950 67 #1,123 – –
1945 32 #1,419 – –
1940 39 #1,170 – –
1935 31 #1,308 – –
1930 41 #1,161 – –
1925 30 #1,506 – –
1920 24 #1,709 – –
1915 22 #1,573 – –
1910 11 #1,423 – –
1905 – – – –
1900 – – – –
1895 – – – –
1890 – – – –
1885 – – – –
1880 – – – –

Famous people named Angelica

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Angelica Kauffman Angelica Kauffman Swiss artist (1741–1807) 18th century
  2. 2 Angelica Singleton Van Buren Angelica Singleton Van Buren First Lady of the United States from 1838 to 1841 1818–1877 · 19th century
  3. 3 Angelica Balabanoff Angelica Balabanoff Russian-Italian writer and social activist (1878–1965) 19th century
  4. 4 Angelica Rozeanu Angelica Rozeanu Romanian table tennis player (1921–2006) Contemporary
  5. 5 Angelica Agurbash Angelica Agurbash Belarusian singer and model (born 1970) Contemporary
  6. 6 Angelica Catalani Angelica Catalani Italian opera singer 1780–1849 · 18th century

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Angelica, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Angelica?

The median living Angelica is about 31 years old. Half of all living Angelicas are between 23 and 39 years old.

How many people named Angelica are alive today?

An estimated 91 thousand people named Angelica are alive in the United States, based on 93,538 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Angelica mean?

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How popular is the name Angelica in 2025?

Angelica ranked #708 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 398 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Angelica?

93,538 babies have been named Angelica in the United States since 1892, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Angelica most popular?

Angelica peaked in 1996, when 3,412 newborns received the name.

Is Angelica a boy or girl name?

Angelica is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Angelica rising or falling?

Angelica is declining, less popular now than a decade ago.

Will Angelica become more popular?

Angelica is trending downward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 361 girls named Angelica in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Angelica?

Well-known people named Angelica include Angelica Kauffman (painter), Angelica Singleton Van Buren (politician), Angelica Balabanoff (politician).

Names like Angelica

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