983,147births recorded
25Countries
9Variants
1976Peak · Scotland
#32Poland 2025
Angela is a girl name family recorded 983,147 times in 25 countries since 1880. It ranks highest today in Poland (#32 in 2025). Its all-time peak was in Scotland in 1976, at 1,094.5 births per 100,000. Elsewhere it is mostly given as Angèle (France), Aniela (Poland).
Popularity by country
Births per 100,000 newborns, all forms of the name combined.
Which form wins where
Births per 100,000 newborns for each form, in the selected country.
Rank in countries that publish top lists only
All forms of Angela
| Variants | Language | Total births | Country | Latest rank | Peak year | 10-year trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Angela | Spanish | 675,392 | 🇺🇸 United States | #408 | 1975 | ▼ 43 % |
| Angela | Spanish | 96,109 | 🇦🇷 Argentina | #226 | 1925 | ▲ 23 % |
| Angela | Spanish | 26,199 | 🇪🇸 Spain | #68 | 2003 | – |
| Angela | Spanish | 20,711 | 🇨🇦 Ontario | #432 | 1976 | ▼ 66 % |
| Angela | Spanish | 10,242 | 🇦🇺 New South Wales | – | 1974 | – |
| Angela | Spanish | 10,143 | 🇮🇹 Italy | – | 1999 | – |
| Angèle | French | 72,695 | 🇫🇷 France | #278 | 1901 | ▲ 7 % |
| Angèle | French | 1,546 | 🇺🇸 United States | – | 1886 | – |
| Angèle | French | 582 | 🇨🇦 Ontario | – | 1982 | – |
| Angèle | French | 215 | 🇧🇪 Belgium | #1023 | 2003 | new |
| Angèle | French | 128 | 🇨🇦 Québec | #645 | 1981 | new |
| Angèle | French | 6 | 🇨🇭 Switzerland | – | 2023 | – |
| Aniela | Polish | 15,201 | 🇵🇱 Poland | #32 | 2025 | ▲ 137 % |
| Aniela | Polish | 1,081 | 🇺🇸 United States | #3975 | 2012 | ▲ 40 % |
| Aniela | Polish | 545 | 🇫🇷 France | #3456 | 1930 | ▼ 37 % |
| Aniela | Polish | 436 | 🏴 England & Wales | #1454 | 2015 | ▼ 28 % |
| Aniela | Polish | 112 | 🇦🇷 Argentina | – | 1990 | – |
| Aniela | Polish | 10 | 🇮🇪 Ireland | – | 2013 | – |
| Angella | English | 3,581 | 🇺🇸 United States | #8860 | 1975 | ▼ 20 % |
| Angella | English | 255 | 🇫🇷 France | – | 1912 | – |
| Angella | English | 6 | 🇨🇦 Ontario | – | 1974 | – |
| Angelle | English | 1,917 | 🇺🇸 United States | – | 2002 | – |
| Angelle | English | 245 | 🇫🇷 France | – | 1900 | – |
| Angelle | English | 5 | 🏴 England & Wales | – | 2002 | – |
| Angelee | English | 1,359 | 🇺🇸 United States | #13208 | 2008 | ▼ 69 % |
| Anjela | English | 587 | 🇺🇸 United States | #14942 | 2005 | new |
| Anjela | English | 70 | 🇫🇷 France | – | 2021 | – |
| Anjela | English | 10 | 🇦🇷 Argentina | – | 1942 | – |
| Angeliki | English | 335 | 🇺🇸 United States | – | 1977 | – |
| Angeliki | English | 7 | 🇨🇦 Ontario | – | 1971 | – |
| Angeliki | English | 6 | 🇦🇺 South Australia | – | 1971 | – |
| Angeliki | English | 5 | 🏴 England & Wales | – | 2021 | – |
| Anyela | Spanish | 200 | 🇦🇷 Argentina | – | 2005 | – |
| Anyela | Spanish | 121 | 🇺🇸 United States | #13208 | 2022 | ▼ 18 % |
How we grouped these names
- Angela ↔ Angèle — checked by hand
- Angela ↔ Anjela — checked by hand
- Angela ↔ Aniela — checked by hand
- Angeliki ↔ Angela — Wikidata “said to be the same as”
- Angela ↔ Angella — spelling variant
- Angèle ↔ Angelle — spelling variant
- Angèle ↔ Angelee — spelling variant
- Aniela ↔ Anyela — spelling variant
Questions about Angela
How popular is the name Angela?
In 2025 it ranked #32 in Poland. Official registers record 983,147 births across 25 countries.
What is Angela in other languages?
Angèle (French); Aniela (Polish); Angella (English); Angelle (English); Angelee (English); Anjela (English); Angeliki (English); Anyela (Spanish).
When was Angela most popular?
It peaked in Scotland in 1976, at 1,094.5 births per 100,000.
Is Angela a boy or a girl name?
In official birth registers, Angela is a girl name.