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
Showing
- Peak · girls
- 1996 · 3,404 births
- Debut · girls
- 5 births
- In top 100 · girls
- 3 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 93,217since 1892
Angelica over time
girls
Rank among girls' names. Click any year to open it.
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #707 | 398 | — | |
| 2024 | #619 | 481 | — | |
| 2023 | #634 | 463 | — | |
| 2022 | #658 | 450 | — | |
| 2021 | #599 | 497 | — | |
| 2020 | #572 | 511 | — | |
| 2019 | #591 | 514 | — | |
| 2018 | #545 | 567 | — | |
| 2017 | #538 | 576 | — | |
| 2016 | #500 | 624 | — | |
| 2015 | #423 | 756 | — | |
| 2014 | #434 | 737 | — | |
| 2013 | #412 | 734 | — | |
| 2012 | #373 | 837 | — | |
| 2011 | #369 | 867 | — | |
| 2010 | #346 | 932 | — | |
| 2009 | #292 | 1,128 | — | |
| 2008 | #258 | 1,337 | — | |
| 2007 | #232 | 1,516 | #12,367 | 5 |
| 2006 | #206 | 1,669 | — | |
| 2005 | #192 | 1,788 | #10,151 | 6 |
| 2004 | #176 | 1,941 | — | |
| 2003 | #152 | 2,213 | — | |
| 2002 | #146 | 2,273 | #10,667 | 5 |
| 2001 | #136 | 2,435 | — | |
| 2000 | #138 | 2,395 | #10,349 | 5 |
| 1999 | #116 | 2,821 | #7,874 | 7 |
| 1998 | #109 | 3,183 | — | |
| 1997 | #101 | 3,381 | #8,110 | 6 |
| 1996 | #97 | 3,404 | #6,496 | 8 |
| 1995 | #101 | 3,357 | #4,052 | 15 |
| 1994 | #108 | 3,078 | #5,868 | 9 |
| 1993 | #98 | 3,242 | #5,002 | 11 |
| 1992 | #100 | 3,324 | #6,128 | 8 |
| 1991 | #117 | 2,823 | #4,476 | 12 |
| 1990 | #119 | 2,717 | #3,058 | 20 |
| 1989 | #107 | 2,876 | #2,469 | 26 |
| 1988 | #109 | 2,612 | #2,860 | 19 |
| 1987 | #106 | 2,601 | #2,725 | 19 |
| 1986 | #130 | 2,146 | #2,510 | 21 |
| 1985 | #176 | 1,542 | #3,216 | 14 |
| 1984 | #194 | 1,380 | #3,701 | 11 |
| 1983 | #186 | 1,464 | #3,230 | 13 |
| 1982 | #183 | 1,498 | #2,831 | 16 |
| 1981 | #183 | 1,502 | #4,153 | 9 |
| 1980 | #184 | 1,455 | #3,838 | 10 |
| 1979 | #204 | 1,305 | — | |
| 1978 | #219 | 1,146 | #4,554 | 7 |
| 1977 | #220 | 1,133 | #4,164 | 8 |
| 1976 | #200 | 1,211 | — | |
| 1975 | #201 | 1,210 | #3,941 | 8 |
| 1974 | #240 | 1,062 | #2,946 | 12 |
| 1973 | #302 | 771 | #5,101 | 5 |
| 1972 | #339 | 666 | — | |
| 1971 | #370 | 640 | — | |
| 1970 | #400 | 591 | #4,230 | 6 |
| 1969 | #486 | 398 | — | |
| 1968 | #541 | 315 | — | |
| 1967 | #532 | 313 | — | |
| 1966 | #602 | 247 | — | |
| 1965 | #619 | 247 | — | |
| 1964 | #658 | 240 | — | |
| 1963 | #753 | 187 | — | |
| 1962 | #867 | 148 | — | |
| 1961 | #879 | 147 | — | |
| 1960 | #946 | 127 | — | |
| 1959 | #944 | 123 | — | |
| 1958 | #1,089 | 93 | — | |
| 1957 | #1,100 | 90 | — | |
| 1956 | #1,100 | 88 | — | |
| 1955 | #1,026 | 96 | — | |
| 1954 | #1,053 | 87 | — | |
| 1953 | #1,103 | 77 | — | |
| 1952 | #1,236 | 59 | — | |
| 1951 | #1,339 | 48 | — | |
| 1950 | #1,123 | 67 | — | |
| 1949 | #1,409 | 43 | — | |
| 1948 | #1,358 | 46 | — | |
| 1947 | #1,270 | 51 | — | |
| 1946 | #1,318 | 43 | — | |
| 1945 | #1,418 | 32 | — | |
| 1944 | #1,364 | 35 | — | |
| 1943 | #1,395 | 35 | — | |
| 1942 | #1,413 | 33 | — | |
| 1941 | #1,418 | 30 | — | |
| 1940 | #1,170 | 39 | — | |
| 1939 | #1,378 | 29 | — | |
| 1938 | #1,140 | 40 | — | |
| 1937 | #1,355 | 29 | — | |
| 1936 | #1,135 | 39 | — | |
| 1935 | #1,307 | 31 | — | |
| 1934 | #1,440 | 26 | — | |
| 1933 | #1,400 | 27 | — | |
| 1932 | #1,346 | 30 | — | |
| 1931 | #1,199 | 36 | — | |
| 1930 | #1,161 | 41 | — | |
| 1929 | #1,419 | 29 | — | |
| 1928 | #1,469 | 29 | — | |
| 1927 | #1,486 | 30 | — | |
| 1926 | #1,541 | 28 | — | |
| 1925 | #1,504 | 30 | — | |
| 1924 | #1,031 | 56 | — | |
| 1923 | #1,490 | 30 | — | |
| 1922 | #1,575 | 28 | — | |
| 1921 | #1,867 | 22 | — | |
| 1920 | #1,708 | 24 | — | |
| 1919 | #2,264 | 15 | — | |
| 1918 | #1,690 | 23 | — | |
| 1917 | #1,923 | 18 | — | |
| 1916 | #1,485 | 25 | — | |
| 1915 | #1,571 | 22 | — | |
| 1914 | #1,480 | 19 | — | |
| 1913 | #1,601 | 14 | — | |
| 1912 | #1,080 | 23 | — | |
| 1911 | #1,656 | 9 | — | |
| 1910 | #1,421 | 11 | — | |
| 1909 | #1,957 | 6 | — | |
| 1908 | #2,101 | 5 | — | |
| 1907 | #1,821 | 6 | — | |
| 1906 | #1,727 | 6 | — | |
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| 1897 | #1,263 | 7 | — | |
| 1896 | #1,583 | 5 | — | |
| 1895 | — | — | ||
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| 1893 | — | — | ||
| 1892 | #1,450 | 5 | — | |
| 1891 | — | — | ||
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| 1883 | — | — | ||
| 1882 | — | — | ||
| 1881 | — | — | ||
| 1880 | — | — | ||
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 2025
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · girls
- New Mexico#249 · 1 in 779
- Florida#426 · 1 in 1,972
- New Jersey#447 · 1 in 2,088
- Texas#448 · 1 in 2,169
- Nevada#508 · 1 in 1,840
Best ever in a state: #15 in New Mexico, 1998.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Mexico | #249 | 6 | 1 in 779 |
| Florida | #426 | 44 | 1 in 1,972 |
| New Jersey | #447 | 17 | 1 in 2,088 |
| Texas | #448 | 74 | 1 in 2,169 |
| Nevada | #508 | 5 | 1 in 1,840 |
| Arizona | #515 | 13 | 1 in 2,171 |
| Alabama | #520 | 9 | 1 in 2,035 |
| California | #542 | 60 | 1 in 2,695 |
| Wisconsin | #564 | 8 | 1 in 2,532 |
| Maryland | #600 | 8 | 1 in 2,498 |
| Oregon | #619 | 5 | 1 in 2,610 |
| Massachusetts | #682 | 7 | 1 in 3,433 |
| Oklahoma | #697 | 5 | 1 in 2,956 |
| Colorado | #703 | 7 | 1 in 3,332 |
| Minnesota | #731 | 6 | 1 in 3,580 |
| Washington | #732 | 8 | 1 in 3,608 |
| Illinois | #797 | 11 | 1 in 4,030 |
| Pennsylvania | #813 | 11 | 1 in 4,244 |
| Tennessee | #813 | 8 | 1 in 4,009 |
| Virginia | #936 | 7 | 1 in 4,820 |
| New York | #947 | 16 | 1 in 4,896 |
| North Carolina | #973 | 9 | 1 in 5,165 |
| Michigan | #1,061 | 6 | 1 in 5,955 |
| Georgia | #1,213 | 7 | 1 in 6,458 |
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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
- 135 spots since 2020 (#572 → #707)
- Biggest jump: 145 spots in 1959
- Biggest drop: 88 spots in 2025
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
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 17 | #1,263 (1897) | #1,432 |
| 1900s | 23 | #1,727 (1906) | #1,902 |
| 1910s | 179 | #1,080 (1912) | #1,617 |
| 1920s | 306 | #1,031 (1924) | #1,509 |
| 1930s | 328 | #1,135 (1936) | #1,286 |
| 1940s | 387 | #1,170 (1940) | #1,353 |
| 1950s | 828 | #944 (1959) | #1,111 |
| 1960s | 2,369 | #486 (1969) | #688 |
| 1970s | 9,735 | #200 (1976) | #270 |
| 1980s | 19,076 | #106 (1987) | #156 |
| 1990s | 31,330 | #97 (1996) | #107 |
| 2000s | 18,695 | #136 (2001) | #193 |
| 2010s | 7,144 | #346 (2010) | #453 |
| 2020s | 2,800 | #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.
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