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Angelica

Pronounced AE0 N JH EH1 L IH0 K AH0 (ARPABET)

  • 4 syllables
  • Peaked 1996
  • 133 years in use
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How popular is Angelica?

Angelica is a girls' name, and first appears in 1892. It has been given to 95,109 children — the 378th most common girls' name on record.

It is falling away, down 54% on the previous decade. Its best single year was 1996, when 3,404 children were given it.

01,2502,5003,7505,0001920195019802010
1996Girls: 3,404Boys: 8

Characteristics

  • 4 syllables
Phonetic detail
Pronunciations:
AE0 N JH EH1 L IH0 K AH0 · AE1 N JH AH0 L IY2 K AH0
Stress pattern:
0100 · 1020
Syllables:
4

Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.

Names like Angelica

Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.

Sibling names for Angelica

Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.

Frequently asked questions

How popular is the name Angelica?
Angelica ranks 378th among girls' names in US records, with 95,109 births since 1892. Over the past decade it accounts for 5,566.
Is Angelica a unisex name?
No. Angelica is recorded almost entirely as a girls' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
When was Angelica most popular?
1996, when 3,404 children were given the name. It has been in use for 133 years and is still recorded as of 2024.