girls' name ★ peaked 1970

Angelique

Gender Girl Rank 2025 #1,193 Trend → Stable

A female given name from French anglicized from French Angélique, occasionally used in English since the 20th century.

Rank 2025
#1,193
among girls · ↓107 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
193
named Angelique · -15% vs 2024
How common
1 in 8,328
girls born in 2025
Peak year
1970
942 babies
All-time total
30,170
#831 all-time among girls
First recorded
1915
in Social Security records

Angelique popularity over time

30,170 babies have been named Angelique since 1915, 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
0.190.380.560.7518801900192019401960198020002020GirlsBoys
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 – – – – – –
1900s – – – – – –
1910s 5 – 5 1 – #4,307
1920s – – – – – –
1930s – – – – – –
1940s 18 – 18 2 – #2,855
1950s 333 – 333 33 +1750% #1,026
1960s 2,401 – 2,401 240 +621% #314
1970s 6,139 6 6,145 615 +156% #301
1980s 3,693 – 3,693 369 -40% #460
1990s 5,661 – 5,661 566 +53% #313
2000s 5,155 – 5,155 516 -9% #425
2010s 5,243 – 5,243 524 +2% #381
2020s (to 2025) 1,516 – 1,516 253 -52% #845

Where Angelique 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 191 0.12 outside top 500
2027 190 0.12 outside top 500
2028 189 0.12 outside top 500
2029 188 0.12 outside top 500
2030 187 0.12 outside top 500

Where Angelique is most popular

Girls named Angelique per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.162 per 1,000. Strongest in Arizona, California, and Texas.

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 Angelique 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
Arizona 69 0.492 +203%
California 372 0.443 +172%
Texas 293 0.364 +124%
Illinois 47 0.205 +26%
Nevada 9 0.194 +19%
North Carolina 41 0.180 +11%
Georgia 35 0.154 -5%
Florida 56 0.131 -19%
Washington 16 0.111 -32%
Tennessee 17 0.107 -34%
Maryland 11 0.104 -36%
New Jersey 18 0.100 -39%
New York 33 0.083 -49%
Wisconsin 5 0.049 -70%
Minnesota 5 0.046 -71%
Colorado 5 0.045 -72%
Indiana 5 0.036 -78%
Virginia 5 0.029 -82%
Michigan 5 0.027 -83%
Pennsylvania 6 0.025 -84%
Alaska – – –
Alabama – – –
Arkansas – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Idaho – – –
Kansas – – –
Kentucky – – –
Louisiana – – –
Massachusetts – – –
Maine – – –
Missouri – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Mexico – – –
Ohio – – –
Oklahoma – – –
Oregon – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Carolina – – –
South Dakota – – –
Utah – – –
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 Angelique

Angelique is uncommon for girls in the United States, ranked #1,193 in 2025 with 193 babies given the name. It is currently declining compared with a decade ago.

Since 1915, 30,170 American babies have been named Angelique. Its peak came in 1970, when 942 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 1970s.

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

How old are people named Angelique?

The median living Angelique is about 31 years old; half are between 17 and 48. An estimated 29 thousand people named Angelique 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.

Angelique 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 193 #1,193 – –
2024 227 #1,086 – –
2023 255 #997 – –
2022 332 #845 – –
2021 311 #876 – –
2020 198 #1,173 – –
2019 244 #1,050 – –
2018 253 #1,024 – –
2017 342 #799 – –
2016 437 #668 – –
2015 542 #569 – –
2014 772 #414 – –
2013 548 #541 – –
2012 798 #389 – –
2011 838 #381 – –
2010 469 #626 – –
2009 385 #744 – –
2008 445 #683 – –
2007 771 #425 – –
2006 415 #682 – –
2005 416 #667 – –
2004 462 #603 – –
2003 521 #538 – –
2002 557 #498 – –
2001 588 #472 – –
2000 595 #467 – –
1995 536 #469 – –
1990 355 #631 – –
1985 330 #589 – –
1980 460 #460 – –
1975 555 #375 – –
1970 942 #301 – –
1965 133 #868 – –
1960 56 #1,468 – –
1955 48 #1,464 – –
1950 18 #2,343 – –
1945 5 #4,585 – –
1940 – – – –
1935 – – – –
1930 – – – –
1925 – – – –
1920 – – – –
1915 5 #4,307 – –
1910 – – – –
1905 – – – –
1900 – – – –
1895 – – – –
1890 – – – –
1885 – – – –
1880 – – – –

Famous people named Angelique

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

  1. 1 Angelique Boyer Angelique Boyer Mexican actress (born 1988) Contemporary
  2. 2 Angelique Kerber Angelique Kerber German tennis player (born 1988) Contemporary
  3. 3 Angelique Widjaja Angelique Widjaja Indonesian tennis player b. 1984 · Contemporary
  4. 4 Angelique Rockas Angelique Rockas South African actress, producer and activist b. 1950 · Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Angelique?

The median living Angelique is about 31 years old. Half of all living Angeliques are between 17 and 48 years old.

How many people named Angelique are alive today?

An estimated 29 thousand people named Angelique are alive in the United States, based on 30,170 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Angelique mean?

A female given name from French anglicized from French Angélique, occasionally used in English since the 20th century.

How popular is the name Angelique in 2025?

Angelique ranked #1,193 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 193 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Angelique?

30,170 babies have been named Angelique in the United States since 1915, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Angelique most popular?

Angelique peaked in 1970, when 942 newborns received the name.

Is Angelique a boy or girl name?

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

Is the name Angelique rising or falling?

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

Will Angelique become more popular?

Angelique looks stable. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 187 girls named Angelique in 2030, ranking outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Angelique?

Well-known people named Angelique include Angelique Boyer (actor), Angelique Kerber (tennis player), Angelique Widjaja (tennis player).

Names like Angelique

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