girls' name ★ peaked 1921

Angeline

Meaning Borrowed from French Angeline Gender Girl Rank 2025 #1,570 Trend → Stable

Borrowed from French Angeline.

Rank 2025
#1,570
among girls · ↓418 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
134
named Angeline · -36% vs 2024
How common
1 in 11,995
girls born in 2025
Peak year
1921
986 babies
All-time total
36,884
#729 all-time among girls
First recorded
1880
in Social Security records

Angeline popularity over time

36,884 babies have been named Angeline 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
0.250.50.75118801900192019401960198020002020GirlsBoys
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 364 – 364 36 – #295
1890s 827 – 827 83 +127% #284
1900s 1,609 – 1,609 161 +95% #235
1910s 6,739 5 6,744 674 +319% #183
1920s 8,108 5 8,113 811 +20% #203
1930s 3,620 – 3,620 362 -55% #274
1940s 1,743 – 1,743 174 -52% #457
1950s 1,289 – 1,289 129 -26% #664
1960s 1,208 – 1,208 121 -6% #850
1970s 1,654 – 1,654 165 +37% #758
1980s 1,540 – 1,540 154 -7% #860
1990s 1,516 – 1,516 152 -2% #1,044
2000s 2,846 – 2,846 285 +88% #602
2010s 2,796 – 2,796 280 -2% #759
2020s (to 2025) 1,015 – 1,015 169 -39% #1,152

Where Angeline 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 132 0.08 outside top 500
2027 130 0.08 outside top 500
2028 129 0.08 outside top 500
2029 127 0.08 outside top 500
2030 126 0.08 outside top 500

Where Angeline is most popular

Girls named Angeline per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.105 per 1,000. Strongest in Florida, Texas, and New Jersey.

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 Angeline 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
Florida 153 0.358 +240%
Texas 144 0.179 +70%
New Jersey 31 0.172 +63%
California 132 0.157 +49%
Maryland 12 0.113 +8%
New York 44 0.111 +6%
North Carolina 21 0.092 -12%
Illinois 13 0.057 -46%
Pennsylvania 13 0.055 -48%
Massachusetts 6 0.050 -53%
Georgia 10 0.044 -58%
Tennessee 5 0.032 -70%
Virginia 5 0.029 -72%
Alaska – – –
Alabama – – –
Arkansas – – –
Arizona – – –
Colorado – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Idaho – – –
Indiana – – –
Kansas – – –
Kentucky – – –
Louisiana – – –
Maine – – –
Michigan – – –
Minnesota – – –
Missouri – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
Ohio – – –
Oklahoma – – –
Oregon – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Carolina – – –
South Dakota – – –
Utah – – –
Vermont – – –
Washington – – –
Wisconsin – – –
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 Angeline

Angeline is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #1,570 in 2025 with 134 babies given the name. It is currently declining compared with a decade ago.

Since 1880, 36,884 American babies have been named Angeline. Its peak came in 1921, when 986 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 1920s.

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

How old are people named Angeline?

The median living Angeline is about 34 years old; half are between 16 and 60. An estimated 16 thousand people named Angeline are alive in the United States today.

median 34 020406080100

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

Angeline 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 134 #1,570 – –
2024 209 #1,152 – –
2023 160 #1,402 – –
2022 195 #1,232 – –
2021 156 #1,398 – –
2020 161 #1,357 – –
2019 170 #1,341 – –
2018 219 #1,116 – –
2017 217 #1,141 – –
2016 241 #1,078 – –
2015 285 #952 – –
2014 323 #852 – –
2013 301 #857 – –
2012 365 #759 – –
2011 362 #760 – –
2010 313 #858 – –
2009 332 #841 – –
2008 373 #787 – –
2007 500 #602 – –
2006 311 #858 – –
2005 269 #925 – –
2004 231 #1,019 – –
2003 231 #1,000 – –
2002 220 #1,001 – –
2001 200 #1,063 – –
2000 179 #1,139 – –
1995 120 #1,370 – –
1990 163 #1,081 – –
1985 134 #1,081 – –
1980 179 #860 – –
1975 174 #795 – –
1970 193 #758 – –
1965 111 #982 – –
1960 103 #1,058 – –
1955 137 #826 – –
1950 157 #682 – –
1945 135 #624 – –
1940 214 #457 – –
1935 320 #356 – –
1930 547 #274 – –
1925 821 #227 5 #4,218
1920 918 #209 – –
1915 922 #183 – –
1910 276 #232 – –
1905 154 #262 – –
1900 133 #281 – –
1895 82 #319 – –
1890 70 #296 – –
1885 27 #394 – –
1880 25 #317 – –

Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Angeline?

The median living Angeline is about 34 years old. Half of all living Angelines are between 16 and 60 years old.

How many people named Angeline are alive today?

An estimated 16 thousand people named Angeline are alive in the United States, based on 36,884 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Angeline mean?

Borrowed from French Angeline.

How popular is the name Angeline in 2025?

Angeline ranked #1,570 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 134 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Angeline?

36,884 babies have been named Angeline in the United States since 1880, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Angeline most popular?

Angeline peaked in 1921, when 986 newborns received the name.

Is Angeline a boy or girl name?

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

Is the name Angeline rising or falling?

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

Will Angeline become more popular?

Angeline looks stable. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 126 girls named Angeline in 2030, ranking outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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