How Many People Are Named Angelica?
An estimated 88,109 people in the United States have the first name Angelica. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 32 years old, and Angelica peaked in popularity in 1996 with 3,412 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Angelica as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Angelica paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- While Angelica is overwhelmingly female, 321 male births have been registered with this name since 1880.
Estimated Living Americans
88,109
About 1 in 3,890 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Uncommon
Predicted Gender
Female
99.7% confidence
Average Age
32
years old
Peak Year
1996
3,412 births
Total Registered
93,129
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Angelica
Angelica is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 93,129 total births registered, 99.7% were female.
Angelica as a male name
Ranked #12,473 in 2007
5 male births in 2007
Peak: 1989 (26 births)
Angelica as a female name
Ranked #623 in 2024
477 female births in 2024
Peak: 1996 (3,404 births)
Angelica: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Angelica span from the 1890s to the 2020s, covering 14 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 31,426 babies were registered. Angelica has declined significantly from its peak in the 1990s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Angelica by Decade
How has Angelica tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Angelica by State
Birth registrations for Angelica span all 49 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, New York. The lowest are in North Dakota, South Dakota, Maine. On average, about 1,838 Angelicas were registered per state.
Angelica + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Angelica as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Angelica: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Angelica?
We estimate approximately 88,109 people named Angelica are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 3,890 Americans share this first name.
Is Angelica a common name?
Angelica is classified as "Uncommon" and is more popular than 99.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 93,129 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Angelica most popular?
Angelica reached peak popularity in 1996, when 3,412 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Angelica is approximately 32 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Angelica a female name?
Angelica is predominantly female. 99.7% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Angelica Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Angelica Smith, Angelica Johnson, Angelica Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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