U.S. first-name statistics

How common is Angela?

Angela was the #70 most frequent first name in the 2020 Census.

People with the first name Angela

600,162

About 1 in 552 Americans had this first name in the 2020 Census.

Measured, privacy-protected national Census count—not a total of historical baby-name records.

National rank

#70

More common than 99.9% of listed first names

Peak year

1971

25,993 SSA-recorded births

2025 births

765

#842 across first names

Census frequency

1 in 552

Across the 2020 U.S. population

Sex distribution

Reported in the 2020 Census first-name table.

0.1% male99.9% female

Demographic distribution

Aggregated race and Hispanic-origin reporting in the 2020 Census name table.

White, non-Hispanic63.7%
Black, non-Hispanic14.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.66%
Asian / Pacific Islander3.41%
Two or more races3.26%
Hispanic or Latino14.9%

Reading the result

Angela across two different records

The Census count answers “how many people had this name?” using a national snapshot of living residents in 2020. The SSA series answers “when was this name popular?” using Social Security card applications associated with births.

Angela reached its highest published annual SSA count in 1971, with 25,993 recorded births. In 2025, SSA recorded 765 babies with the name.

Names do not determine a person’s identity. Demographic percentages above describe national aggregates and should never be applied to an individual.

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