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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201989peak #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 1989

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: #139 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 505 girlsAKMaine: 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: #171 for girls · 32 births · 1 in 921 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: #283 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 1,886 girlsMNIllinois: #89 for girls · 178 births · 1 in 434 girlsILWisconsin: #172 for girls · 28 births · 1 in 1,046 girlsWIMichigan: #174 for girls · 60 births · 1 in 1,007 girlsMINew York: #95 for girls · 248 births · 1 in 479 girlsNYMassachusetts: #180 for girls · 38 births · 1 in 1,013 girlsMARhode Island: #154 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 765 girlsRIOregon: #208 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 1,071 girlsORNevada: #100 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 410 girlsNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Angelica, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Angelica, so not publishedSDIowa: #389 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 3,172 girlsIAIndiana: #230 for girls · 24 births · 1 in 1,431 girlsINOhio: #192 for girls · 59 births · 1 in 1,184 girlsOHPennsylvania: #173 for girls · 68 births · 1 in 1,056 girlsPANew Jersey: #102 for girls · 93 births · 1 in 516 girlsNJConnecticut: #111 for girls · 35 births · 1 in 546 girlsCTCalifornia: #59 for girls · 814 births · 1 in 300 girlsCAUtah: #192 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 896 girlsUTColorado: #155 for girls · 25 births · 1 in 823 girlsCONebraska: #211 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 1,140 girlsNEMissouri: #219 for girls · 24 births · 1 in 1,355 girlsMOKentucky: #275 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 1,935 girlsKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Angelica, so not publishedWVVirginia: #203 for girls · 29 births · 1 in 1,279 girlsVAMaryland: #182 for girls · 24 births · 1 in 1,154 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Angelica, so not publishedDEArizona: #57 for girls · 89 births · 1 in 286 girlsAZNew Mexico: #40 for girls · 52 births · 1 in 176 girlsNMKansas: #151 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 744 girlsKSArkansas: #218 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 1,249 girlsARTennessee: #171 for girls · 29 births · 1 in 1,027 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #139 for girls · 52 births · 1 in 782 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #145 for girls · 26 births · 1 in 762 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Angelica, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #161 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 821 girlsOKLouisiana: #159 for girls · 28 births · 1 in 920 girlsLAMississippi: #132 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 622 girlsMSAlabama: #112 for girls · 39 births · 1 in 581 girlsALGeorgia: #162 for girls · 44 births · 1 in 951 girlsGAHawaii: #114 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 505 girlsHITexas: #69 for girls · 427 births · 1 in 312 girlsTXFlorida: #120 for girls · 113 births · 1 in 682 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. New Mexico#40 · 1 in 176
  2. Arizona#57 · 1 in 286
  3. California#59 · 1 in 300
  4. Texas#69 · 1 in 312
  5. Illinois#89 · 1 in 434

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
New Mexico#40521 in 176
Arizona#57891 in 286
California#598141 in 300
Texas#694271 in 312
Illinois#891781 in 434
New York#952481 in 479
Nevada#100151 in 410
New Jersey#102931 in 516
Connecticut#111351 in 546
Alabama#112391 in 581
Hawaii#114101 in 505
Florida#1201131 in 682
Mississippi#132221 in 622
Alaska#13971 in 505
North Carolina#139521 in 782
South Carolina#145261 in 762
Kansas#151191 in 744
Rhode Island#15471 in 765
Colorado#155251 in 823
Louisiana#159281 in 920
Oklahoma#161211 in 821
Georgia#162441 in 951
Tennessee#171291 in 1,027
Washington#171321 in 921
Wisconsin#172281 in 1,046
Pennsylvania#173681 in 1,056
Michigan#174601 in 1,007
Massachusetts#180381 in 1,013
Maryland#182241 in 1,154
Ohio#192591 in 1,184
Utah#192151 in 896
Virginia#203291 in 1,279
Oregon#208151 in 1,071
Nebraska#21181 in 1,140
Arkansas#218101 in 1,249
Missouri#219241 in 1,355
Indiana#230241 in 1,431
Kentucky#275111 in 1,935
Minnesota#283151 in 1,886
Iowa#38951 in 3,172
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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 1989

girls
#107
2,876 births · 1 in 641 girls
boys
#2,469
26 births · 1 in 76,959 boys

Top girls' names in 1989

  1. #1Jessica47,887
  2. #2Ashley47,588
  3. #3Brittany37,792
  4. #4Amanda36,834
  5. #5Sarah27,797
  6. #6Samantha24,792
  7. #7Jennifer24,006
  8. #8Stephanie22,766
  9. #9Lauren21,065
  10. #10Elizabeth20,298
  11. #107Angelica2,876

Top boys' names in 1989

  1. #1Michael65,415
  2. #2Christopher53,186
  3. #3Matthew45,375
  4. #4Joshua44,100
  5. #5David35,225
  6. #6Daniel35,007
  7. #7Andrew34,817
  8. #8Justin32,852
  9. #9James32,720
  10. #10Robert30,072
  11. #2,469Angelica26
More about 1989

girls

1,843,552 girls got a published name in 1989; 1 in 641 of them was named Angelica, which outranked 99.3% of the 14,550 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.9% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Angelica
  1. #104Alexandria3,059
  2. #105Dana2,997
  3. #106Jillian2,922
  4. #107Angelica2,876
  5. #108Leslie2,865
  6. #109Rachael2,833
  7. #110Karen2,758
Biggest movers since 1988
Risers
  1. ↑ 9,523Audriana#10,386 → #863
  2. ↑ 7,504Martika#8,391 → #887
  3. ↑ 6,932Audrianna#7,691 → #759
  4. ↑ 3,972Elizabet#4,496 → #524
  5. ↑ 1,772Katherin#2,489 → #717
Fallers
  1. ↓ 539Diandra#905 → #1,444
  2. ↓ 524Taja#720 → #1,244
  3. ↓ 455Jonathan#999 → #1,454
  4. ↓ 445Katarina#960 → #1,405
  5. ↓ 397Caryn#816 → #1,213

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

boys

2,000,928 boys got a published name in 1989; 1 in 76,959 of them was named Angelica, which outranked 73.3% of the 9,232 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 20.4% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Angelica
  1. #2,416Unique27
  2. #2,416Zacheriah27
  3. #2,416Zakery27
  4. #2,469Angelica26
  5. #2,469Abdiel26
  6. #2,469Adolph26
  7. #2,469Akash26
  8. #2,545Adriano25
  9. #2,545Anh25
  10. #2,545Barret25

Tied with 75 names at #2,469; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1988
Risers
  1. ↑ 6,314Kiara#7,270 → #956
  2. ↑ 5,870Alexande#6,426 → #556
  3. ↑ 1,111Kwame#1,768 → #657
  4. ↑ 766Kadeem#1,467 → #701
  5. ↑ 684Hakeem#1,270 → #586
Fallers
  1. ↓ 839Long#819 → #1,658
  2. ↓ 337Darell#981 → #1,318
  3. ↓ 294Whitney#890 → #1,184
  4. ↓ 269Trevin#840 → #1,109
  5. ↓ 252Curt#850 → #1,102

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

See the top 100 for 1989 →