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Angela

“Messenger, angel” — Greek via Latin origin

Girl's name · #408 in the US (2025) · Retro

Angela has appeared in US records since 1880 — best rank #5 (1974) · 673,257 babies named Angela all-time · 1 in 2,100 girls born in 2025.

Around the world: #69 in Spain (2024).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 40 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Angelas

• Angela Merkel — chancellor of Germany from 2005 to 2021 (born 1954)
• Angela Davis — American political activist, scholar, and author (born 1944)
• Angela Lansbury — British-American-Irish actress and singer (1925–2022)
• Angela Bassett — American actress (born 1958)
• Angela Carter — English novelist (1940–1992)

In stories & tradition

• Angela (Wendy Darling) — Peter Pan · Peter Pan, or The Boy Who Would Not Grow Up
• Angela — Earth-616
• Angela Petrelli — Heroes · Heroes Reborn

What Angelas become

Among 2,692 notable people named Angela:

Medical professionals appear 1.63× more often than among typical names — e.g. Angela Vincent, British neurosurgeon.

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