Girl name#41 of girl names
Angela
Pronounced AE1 N JH AH0 L AH0 (ARPABET)
- 3 syllables
- Peaked 1971
- 145 years in use
How popular is Angela?
Angela is a girls' name, and has been in the record since the data starts in 1880. It has been given to 678,848 children — the 41st most common girls' name on record.
It has been slipping, down 41% on the previous decade. Its best single year was 1971, when 26,049 children were given it.
Characteristics
- 3 syllables
Phonetic detail
- Pronunciations:
- AE1 N JH AH0 L AH0
- Stress pattern:
- 100
- Syllables:
- 3
Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.
Names like Angela
Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.
Sibling names for Angela
Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.
Frequently asked questions
- How popular is the name Angela?
- Angela ranks 41st among girls' names in US records, with 678,848 births since 1880. Over the past decade it accounts for 13,183.
- Is Angela a unisex name?
- No. Angela is recorded almost entirely as a girls' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
- When was Angela most popular?
- 1971, when 26,049 children were given the name. It has been in use for 145 years and is still recorded as of 2024.