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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201977peak #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 1977

  • 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: #195 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 1,035 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: #494 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 5,176 girlsMNIllinois: #199 for girls · 64 births · 1 in 1,130 girlsILWisconsin: #389 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 3,623 girlsWIMichigan: #455 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 3,808 girlsMINew York: #311 for girls · 55 births · 1 in 1,852 girlsNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 girls named Angelica, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Angelica, so not publishedRIOregon: #241 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 1,227 girlsORNevada: #119 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 436 girlsNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Angelica, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Angelica, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 girls named Angelica, so not publishedIAIndiana: #375 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 2,936 girlsINOhio: #387 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 3,188 girlsOHPennsylvania: #476 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 4,150 girlsPANew Jersey: #304 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 1,748 girlsNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Angelica, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #67 for girls · 408 births · 1 in 367 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Angelica, so not publishedUTColorado: #302 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 1,707 girlsCONebraska: #312 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 2,011 girlsNEMissouri: #632 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 6,196 girlsMOKentucky: fewer than 5 girls named Angelica, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Angelica, so not publishedWVVirginia: fewer than 5 girls named Angelica, so not publishedVAMaryland: fewer than 5 girls named Angelica, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Angelica, so not publishedDEArizona: #91 for girls · 41 births · 1 in 389 girlsAZNew Mexico: #49 for girls · 37 births · 1 in 218 girlsNMKansas: fewer than 5 girls named Angelica, so not publishedKSArkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Angelica, so not publishedARTennessee: #539 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 4,674 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #698 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 6,614 girlsNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Angelica, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Angelica, so not publishedDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Angelica, so not publishedOKLouisiana: #598 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 3,998 girlsLAMississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Angelica, so not publishedMSAlabama: #513 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 3,834 girlsALGeorgia: #593 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 4,692 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Angelica, so not publishedHITexas: #72 for girls · 261 births · 1 in 385 girlsTXFlorida: #320 for girls · 24 births · 1 in 1,800 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. New Mexico#49 · 1 in 218
  2. California#67 · 1 in 367
  3. Texas#72 · 1 in 385
  4. Arizona#91 · 1 in 389
  5. Nevada#119 · 1 in 436

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
New Mexico#49371 in 218
California#674081 in 367
Texas#722611 in 385
Arizona#91411 in 389
Nevada#11971 in 436
Washington#195221 in 1,035
Illinois#199641 in 1,130
Oregon#241121 in 1,227
Colorado#302101 in 1,707
New Jersey#304211 in 1,748
New York#311551 in 1,852
Nebraska#31251 in 2,011
Florida#320241 in 1,800
Indiana#375121 in 2,936
Ohio#387221 in 3,188
Wisconsin#38981 in 3,623
Michigan#455151 in 3,808
Pennsylvania#476161 in 4,150
Minnesota#49451 in 5,176
Alabama#51361 in 3,834
Tennessee#53961 in 4,674
Georgia#59371 in 4,692
Louisiana#59871 in 3,998
Missouri#63251 in 6,196
North Carolina#69851 in 6,614
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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 1977

girls
#220
1,133 births · 1 in 1,353 girls
boys
#4,164
8 births · 1 in 205,403 boys

Top girls' names in 1977

  1. #1Jennifer58,964
  2. #2Melissa26,879
  3. #3Amy26,729
  4. #4Jessica24,846
  5. #5Heather23,773
  6. #6Angela20,998
  7. #7Michelle19,540
  8. #8Kimberly18,286
  9. #9Amanda18,278
  10. #10Kelly18,234
  11. #220Angelica1,133

Top boys' names in 1977

  1. #1Michael67,587
  2. #2Jason55,631
  3. #3Christopher46,721
  4. #4David40,515
  5. #5James40,040
  6. #6Robert34,214
  7. #7John34,195
  8. #8Brian32,492
  9. #9Matthew31,965
  10. #10Joseph26,483
  11. #4,164Angelica8
More about 1977

girls

1,533,146 girls got a published name in 1977; 1 in 1,353 of them was named Angelica, which outranked 98.1% of the 11,329 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.7% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Angelica
  1. #217Candace1,140
  2. #218Ana1,137
  3. #219Annette1,134
  4. #220Angelica1,133
  5. #221Gloria1,128
  6. #222Miranda1,121
  7. #223Kizzy1,117
Biggest movers since 1976
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,746Shawnte#2,486 → #740
  2. ↑ 1,077Jacklyn#2,060 → #983
  3. ↑ 775Talia#1,482 → #707
  4. ↑ 605Haley#1,047 → #442
  5. ↑ 576Raven#1,154 → #578
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,033Liberty#543 → #1,576
  2. ↓ 464Luciana#545 → #1,009
  3. ↓ 441Danyel#999 → #1,440
  4. ↓ 428Chaka#897 → #1,325
  5. ↓ 322Catina#861 → #1,183

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

boys

1,643,220 boys got a published name in 1977; 1 in 205,403 of them was named Angelica, which outranked 39.3% of the 6,861 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 24.9% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Angelica
  1. #3,836Wilber9
  2. #3,836Yasin9
  3. #3,836Zacchaeus9
  4. #4,164Angelica8
  5. #4,164Abdiel8
  6. #4,164Abdur8
  7. #4,164Adil8
  8. #4,582Abasi7
  9. #4,582Abdalla7
  10. #4,582Abhay7

Tied with 417 names at #4,164; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1976
Risers
  1. ↑ 5,102Lavar#5,587 → #485
  2. ↑ 4,753Kinte#5,587 → #834
  3. ↑ 969Jedidiah#1,873 → #904
  4. ↑ 811Conor#1,748 → #937
  5. ↑ 704Amin#1,608 → #904
Fallers
  1. ↓ 427Jerimy#963 → #1,390
  2. ↓ 322Demetrios#990 → #1,312
  3. ↓ 246Nakia#790 → #1,036
  4. ↓ 244Baron#977 → #1,221
  5. ↓ 235Hakim#878 → #1,113

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

See the top 100 for 1977 →