as a First Name
From Church Latin, a feminine form of the boy's name Angelus (see Angel). The older feminine form Angelis has been completely superseded by Angela, which increased greatly in popularity in Britain and America from the 18th century onwards.
| 55th in the U.S. for 2011 |
Nicknames & variations
Quick facts
- Hundreds of thousands
- of people in the U.S have this name
- 858,988
- to be exact (as of February 2011)
- Kentucky
- has the most people named Angela per capita
- 1975
- marked the height of its popularity
99.93%
0.07%
6%
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55+
70%
30-54
30-54
15%
13-29
13-29
8%
0-12
0-12
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