girls' name ★ peaked 2005

Angelina

Gender Girl Rank 2025 #347 Trend ↓ Falling 19%

Angelina is a diminutive form of the name Angela, a name derived from the Greek angelos meaning messenger and archangel.

Rank 2025
#347
among girls · ↓34 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
875
named Angelina · -11% vs 2024
How common
1 in 1,837
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2005
5,813 babies
All-time total
126,392
#315 all-time among girls
First recorded
1880
in Social Security records

Angelina popularity over time

126,392 babies have been named Angelina since 1880, 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
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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 188 – 188 19 – #354
1890s 646 – 646 65 +244% #301
1900s 1,700 – 1,700 170 +163% #215
1910s 6,659 – 6,659 666 +292% #195
1920s 9,716 14 9,730 973 +46% #192
1930s 4,574 17 4,591 459 -53% #212
1940s 2,345 – 2,345 235 -49% #422
1950s 2,488 – 2,488 249 +6% #492
1960s 3,720 – 3,720 372 +50% #411
1970s 6,357 – 6,357 636 +71% #289
1980s 8,202 25 8,227 823 +29% #279
1990s 10,210 – 10,210 1,021 +24% #237
2000s 42,813 50 42,863 4,286 +320% #43
2010s 20,588 5 20,593 2,059 -52% #93
2020s (to 2025) 6,075 – 6,075 1,013 -51% #290

Where Angelina 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 843 0.52 #363
2027 817 0.51 #377
2028 795 0.49 #392
2029 777 0.48 #401
2030 762 0.47 #410

Where Angelina is most popular

Girls named Angelina per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.613 per 1,000. Strongest in Nevada, Florida, and New Jersey.

Vs national average
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All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Angelina 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
Nevada 73 1.57 +156%
Florida 663 1.55 +153%
New Jersey 256 1.42 +131%
Connecticut 69 1.19 +93%
New Mexico 27 1.11 +81%
California 931 1.11 +81%
New York 415 1.05 +71%
Massachusetts 122 1.01 +65%
Arizona 116 0.827 +35%
Rhode Island 10 0.799 +30%
Washington 111 0.768 +25%
Pennsylvania 172 0.727 +19%
Illinois 162 0.708 +15%
Texas 548 0.681 +11%
Colorado 69 0.618 ≈ national
Michigan 98 0.538 -12%
Maryland 55 0.519 -15%
Georgia 117 0.515 -16%
Kentucky 44 0.514 -16%
North Carolina 112 0.492 -20%
Oregon 32 0.491 -20%
South Carolina 44 0.489 -20%
Virginia 80 0.469 -23%
Tennessee 69 0.436 -29%
Indiana 56 0.399 -35%
Missouri 46 0.382 -38%
Oklahoma 27 0.367 -40%
Ohio 82 0.346 -44%
Minnesota 37 0.343 -44%
Iowa 20 0.342 -44%
Arkansas 17 0.322 -48%
Kansas 18 0.312 -49%
Utah 24 0.288 -53%
Alabama 27 0.288 -53%
Wisconsin 29 0.282 -54%
Nebraska 10 0.278 -55%
Louisiana 20 0.228 -63%
Idaho 5 0.149 -76%
Alaska – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Maine – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
New Hampshire – – –
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 Angelina

Angelina is moderately common for girls in the United States, ranked #347 in 2025 with 875 babies given the name. It is currently declining compared with a decade ago.

Since 1880, 126,392 American babies have been named Angelina. Its peak came in 2005, when 5,813 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2000s.

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 Angelina stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Angelina?

The median living Angelina is about 21 years old; half are between 15 and 33. An estimated 102 thousand people named Angelina are alive in the United States today.

median 21 020406080100

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

Angelina 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 875 #347 – –
2024 985 #313 – –
2023 989 #312 – –
2022 1,050 #307 – –
2021 1,076 #297 – –
2020 1,100 #290 – –
2019 1,153 #287 – –
2018 1,372 #233 – –
2017 1,565 #199 – –
2016 1,859 #175 – –
2015 1,975 #163 – –
2014 2,125 #152 – –
2013 2,118 #147 – –
2012 2,410 #133 – –
2011 2,865 #104 – –
2010 3,146 #93 5 #12,356
2009 3,637 #86 6 #11,081
2008 4,299 #69 6 #11,131
2007 4,860 #58 10 #7,626
2006 5,526 #49 9 #8,036
2005 5,813 #43 – –
2004 4,917 #60 13 #5,832
2003 4,272 #71 6 #9,638
2002 3,981 #74 – –
2001 3,368 #93 – –
2000 2,140 #157 – –
1995 907 #305 – –
1990 1,099 #261 – –
1985 789 #305 – –
1980 797 #307 – –
1975 684 #326 – –
1970 528 #422 – –
1965 419 #466 – –
1960 237 #659 – –
1955 258 #568 – –
1950 268 #492 – –
1945 209 #507 – –
1940 228 #450 – –
1935 369 #328 – –
1930 832 #212 – –
1925 1,028 #197 – –
1920 1,035 #193 – –
1915 826 #199 – –
1910 249 #243 – –
1905 171 #243 – –
1900 115 #307 – –
1895 53 #384 – –
1890 35 #430 – –
1885 18 #502 – –
1880 9 #584 – –

Famous people named Angelina

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

  1. 1 Angelina Jolie Angelina Jolie American actress (born 1975) Contemporary
  2. 2 Angelina Jordan Angelina Jordan Norwegian-American singer (born 2006) Contemporary
  3. 3 Angelina Love Angelina Love Canadian professional wrestler (born 1981) Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Angelina?

The median living Angelina is about 21 years old. Half of all living Angelinas are between 15 and 33 years old.

How many people named Angelina are alive today?

An estimated 102 thousand people named Angelina are alive in the United States, based on 126,392 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Angelina mean?

Angelina is a diminutive form of the name Angela, a name derived from the Greek angelos meaning messenger and archangel.

How popular is the name Angelina in 2025?

Angelina ranked #347 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 875 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Angelina?

126,392 babies have been named Angelina in the United States since 1880, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Angelina most popular?

Angelina peaked in 2005, when 5,813 newborns received the name.

Is Angelina a boy or girl name?

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

Is the name Angelina rising or falling?

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

Will Angelina become more popular?

Angelina is trending downward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 762 girls named Angelina in 2030, which would rank around #410. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Angelina?

Well-known people named Angelina include Angelina Jolie (actor), Angelina Jordan (writer), Angelina Love (wrestler).

Names like Angelina

Names that sound and feel close to Angelina: shared sounds, similar era, similar popularity. Each links to its full history.

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