Angelica

#707 for girls in 2025, 398 births · Last seen for boys in 2007 at #12,367
Given to girls 99.7% of the time

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Peak · girls
1996 · 3,404 births
Debut · girls
5 births
In top 100 · girls
3 yrs
of 146 years
Total births · girls
93,217
since 1892

Angelica over time

girls

Rank among girls' names. Click any year to open it.

#1#10#100#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201982peak #97, 1996girls
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
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2025#707398—
2024#619481—
2023#634463—
2022#658450—
2021#599497—
2020#572511—
2019#591514—
2018#545567—
2017#538576—
2016#500624—
2015#423756—
2014#434737—
2013#412734—
2012#373837—
2011#369867—
2010#346932—
2009#2921,128—
2008#2581,337—
2007#2321,516#12,3675
2006#2061,669—
2005#1921,788#10,1516
2004#1761,941—
2003#1522,213—
2002#1462,273#10,6675
2001#1362,435—
2000#1382,395#10,3495
1999#1162,821#7,8747
1998#1093,183—
1997#1013,381#8,1106
1996#973,404#6,4968
1995#1013,357#4,05215
1994#1083,078#5,8689
1993#983,242#5,00211
1992#1003,324#6,1288
1991#1172,823#4,47612
1990#1192,717#3,05820
1989#1072,876#2,46926
1988#1092,612#2,86019
1987#1062,601#2,72519
1986#1302,146#2,51021
1985#1761,542#3,21614
1984#1941,380#3,70111
1983#1861,464#3,23013
1982#1831,498#2,83116
1981#1831,502#4,1539
1980#1841,455#3,83810
1979#2041,305—
1978#2191,146#4,5547
1977#2201,133#4,1648
1976#2001,211—
1975#2011,210#3,9418
1974#2401,062#2,94612
1973#302771#5,1015
1972#339666—
1971#370640—
1970#400591#4,2306
1969#486398—
1968#541315—
1967#532313—
1966#602247—
1965#619247—
1964#658240—
1963#753187—
1962#867148—
1961#879147—
1960#946127—
1959#944123—
1958#1,08993—
1957#1,10090—
1956#1,10088—
1955#1,02696—
1954#1,05387—
1953#1,10377—
1952#1,23659—
1951#1,33948—
1950#1,12367—
1949#1,40943—
1948#1,35846—
1947#1,27051—
1946#1,31843—
1945#1,41832—
1944#1,36435—
1943#1,39535—
1942#1,41333—
1941#1,41830—
1940#1,17039—
1939#1,37829—
1938#1,14040—
1937#1,35529—
1936#1,13539—
1935#1,30731—
1934#1,44026—
1933#1,40027—
1932#1,34630—
1931#1,19936—
1930#1,16141—
1929#1,41929—
1928#1,46929—
1927#1,48630—
1926#1,54128—
1925#1,50430—
1924#1,03156—
1923#1,49030—
1922#1,57528—
1921#1,86722—
1920#1,70824—
1919#2,26415—
1918#1,69023—
1917#1,92318—
1916#1,48525—
1915#1,57122—
1914#1,48019—
1913#1,60114—
1912#1,08023—
1911#1,6569—
1910#1,42111—
1909#1,9576—
1908#2,1015—
1907#1,8216—
1906#1,7276—
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First appearance
1892

The first year at least five girls were named Angelica! It came in at #1,450, and was given to 5 baby girls.


Quietest stretch: 1892–1896, when fewer than 6 girls a year got the name.

Where Angelica is popular in 1982

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Angelica, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Angelica, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Angelica, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Angelica, so not publishedNHWashington: #220 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 1,196 girlsWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Angelica, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Angelica, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Angelica, so not publishedNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 girls named Angelica, so not publishedMNIllinois: #158 for girls · 86 births · 1 in 865 girlsILWisconsin: #341 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 2,856 girlsWIMichigan: #382 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 3,032 girlsMINew York: #211 for girls · 82 births · 1 in 1,253 girlsNYMassachusetts: #367 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 2,961 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Angelica, so not publishedRIOregon: #369 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 2,334 girlsORNevada: #110 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 477 girlsNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Angelica, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Angelica, so not publishedSDIowa: #369 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 3,136 girlsIAIndiana: #376 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 2,932 girlsINOhio: #410 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 3,403 girlsOHPennsylvania: #506 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 4,660 girlsPANew Jersey: #189 for girls · 36 births · 1 in 1,063 girlsNJConnecticut: #208 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 1,212 girlsCTCalifornia: #69 for girls · 512 births · 1 in 363 girlsCAUtah: #397 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 2,733 girlsUTColorado: #154 for girls · 29 births · 1 in 760 girlsCONebraska: #214 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 1,195 girlsNEMissouri: #376 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 2,926 girlsMOKentucky: fewer than 5 girls named Angelica, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Angelica, so not publishedWVVirginia: #459 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 3,850 girlsVAMaryland: fewer than 5 girls named Angelica, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Angelica, so not publishedDEArizona: #58 for girls · 71 births · 1 in 284 girlsAZNew Mexico: #62 for girls · 33 births · 1 in 294 girlsNMKansas: #230 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 1,411 girlsKSArkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Angelica, so not publishedARTennessee: #400 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 3,118 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #320 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 2,137 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #504 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 3,578 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Angelica, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #513 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 3,762 girlsOKLouisiana: #548 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 3,960 girlsLAMississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Angelica, so not publishedMSAlabama: #446 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 3,124 girlsALGeorgia: #516 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 3,875 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Angelica, so not publishedHITexas: #74 for girls · 314 births · 1 in 414 girlsTXFlorida: #190 for girls · 53 births · 1 in 1,070 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Arizona#58 · 1 in 284
  2. New Mexico#62 · 1 in 294
  3. California#69 · 1 in 363
  4. Texas#74 · 1 in 414
  5. Nevada#110 · 1 in 477

Best ever in a state: #15 in New Mexico, 1998.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Arizona#58711 in 284
New Mexico#62331 in 294
California#695121 in 363
Texas#743141 in 414
Nevada#110101 in 477
Colorado#154291 in 760
Illinois#158861 in 865
New Jersey#189361 in 1,063
Florida#190531 in 1,070
Connecticut#208131 in 1,212
New York#211821 in 1,253
Nebraska#21491 in 1,195
Washington#220231 in 1,196
Kansas#230111 in 1,411
North Carolina#320161 in 2,137
Wisconsin#341111 in 2,856
Massachusetts#367111 in 2,961
Iowa#36961 in 3,136
Oregon#36971 in 2,334
Indiana#376121 in 2,932
Missouri#376111 in 2,926
Michigan#382191 in 3,032
Utah#39761 in 2,733
Tennessee#40091 in 3,118
Ohio#410211 in 3,403
Alabama#44671 in 3,124
Virginia#45981 in 3,850
South Carolina#50451 in 3,578
Pennsylvania#506151 in 4,660
Oklahoma#51361 in 3,762
Georgia#51691 in 3,875
Louisiana#54881 in 3,960
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Angelica
Momentum · girls
Holding steady
  • 88 spots since 2024 (#619 → #707)
  • 135 spots since 2020 (#572 → #707)
  • 284 spots since 2015 (#423 → #707)
  • Biggest jump: 145 spots in 1959 (#1,089 → #944)
  • Biggest drop: 88 spots in 2025 (#619 → #707)
Rise & fade · girls
104 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1892
  • Peaked 1996 at #97 (3,404 births)
  • Births halved by 2006, 10 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 100 for 3 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: 3 yrs · run 1992–1993
  • Top 1,000: 67 yrs · run 1959–2025
Share of babies · girls
1 in 515
  • Highest: 1 in 515 girls born in 1997 were named Angelica (0.19%)
  • Latest: 1 in 4,038 girls born in 2025 (0.02%)
  • Its best rank, #97 in 1996, was only 1 in 515 (0.19%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
Era · girls
The 1990s
  • 33.6% of all girls named Angelica (31,330) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1890s17#1,263 (1897)#1,432
1900s23#1,727 (1906)#1,902
1910s179#1,080 (1912)#1,617
1920s306#1,031 (1924)#1,509
1930s328#1,135 (1936)#1,286
1940s387#1,170 (1940)#1,353
1950s828#944 (1959)#1,111
1960s2,369#486 (1969)#688
1970s9,735#200 (1976)#270
1980s19,076#106 (1987)#156
1990s31,330#97 (1996)#107
2000s18,695#136 (2001)#193
2010s7,144#346 (2010)#453
2020s2,800#572 (2020)#632

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Angelica in 1982

girls
#183
1,498 births · 1 in 1,130 girls
boys
#2,831
16 births · 1 in 113,403 boys

Top girls' names in 1982

  1. #1Jennifer57,120
  2. #2Jessica45,453
  3. #3Amanda34,214
  4. #4Sarah28,483
  5. #5Melissa25,864
  6. #6Nicole21,706
  7. #7Stephanie20,861
  8. #8Elizabeth20,506
  9. #9Crystal19,099
  10. #10Amy18,799
  11. #183Angelica1,498

Top boys' names in 1982

  1. #1Michael68,216
  2. #2Christopher59,223
  3. #3Matthew46,045
  4. #4Jason40,628
  5. #5David40,453
  6. #6James38,874
  7. #7Joshua38,004
  8. #8John34,698
  9. #9Robert34,409
  10. #10Daniel32,652
  11. #2,831Angelica16
More about 1982

girls

1,693,325 girls got a published name in 1982; 1 in 1,130 of them was named Angelica, which outranked 98.5% of the 12,332 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Angelica
  1. #180Alexandra1,527
  2. #181Marissa1,518
  3. #182Janet1,499
  4. #183Angelica1,498
  5. #184Priscilla1,488
  6. #185Whitney1,478
  7. #186Trisha1,459
Biggest movers since 1981
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,715Kaleena#2,375 → #660
  2. ↑ 1,197Kala#1,958 → #761
  3. ↑ 1,094Chelsie#2,028 → #934
  4. ↑ 1,081Tenika#2,028 → #947
  5. ↑ 1,044Falon#1,958 → #914
Fallers
  1. ↓ 538Evita#779 → #1,317
  2. ↓ 517Martine#791 → #1,308
  3. ↓ 473Dusty#720 → #1,193
  4. ↓ 470Regan#991 → #1,461
  5. ↓ 401Windy#998 → #1,399

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

1,814,447 boys got a published name in 1982; 1 in 113,403 of them was named Angelica, which outranked 61.6% of the 7,367 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.9% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Angelica
  1. #2,709Watson17
  2. #2,709Willian17
  3. #2,709Yousef17
  4. #2,831Angelica16
  5. #2,831Addam16
  6. #2,831Alonza16
  7. #2,831Amish16
  8. #2,972Abrahan15
  9. #2,972Alaric15
  10. #2,972Alejandra15

Tied with 140 names at #2,831; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1981
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,958Colt#2,418 → #460
  2. ↑ 730Eliot#1,695 → #965
  3. ↑ 532Colton#1,334 → #802
  4. ↑ 478Kiel#1,101 → #623
  5. ↑ 416Eugenio#1,411 → #995
Fallers
  1. ↓ 309Marchello#841 → #1,150
  2. ↓ 237Carmen#851 → #1,088
  3. ↓ 234Claudio#976 → #1,210
  4. ↓ 224Irvin#826 → #1,050
  5. ↓ 222Jeramiah#971 → #1,193

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1982 →