Angela
Angela is a distinctive choice, ranked #1229 in 2025. Your child is likely to be the only Angela in their class.
About the Name Angela
Angela has seen a notable decline in recent years, dropping 515 places in five years. It was most popular in 1996 at #382 — parents choosing it today are making a deliberately counter-trend decision. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1996.
Angela is uncommon in the UK, so your child is very likely to be the only Angela in their class.
In the US it ranks even higher at #282, where it enjoys a particularly strong following.
⭐ Famous People Named Angela
- Angela Kinsey — Angela Faye Kinsey is an American actress.
- Angela Dugalić — Angela Dugalić is a Serbian-American college basketball player for the UCLA Bruins of the Big Ten Conference.
- Angela Merkel — Angela Dorothea Merkel is a German stateswoman and retired politician who served as Chancellor of Germany from 2005 to 2021.
Biographical summaries are shortened from Wikipedia and are used under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence; those summaries remain available under that same licence.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Angela
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Angela
Almost certainly the only Angela in the class
UK Popularity (1996–2025)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
US Popularity (2020–2025)
Rank · SSA official data
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