How Many People Are Named Angelita?
An estimated 7,472 people in the United States have the first name Angelita. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 50 years old, and Angelita peaked in popularity in 1975 with 182 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Angelita 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 Angelita paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
7,472
About 1 in 45,872 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
99.7% confidence
Average Age
50
years old
Peak Year
1975
182 births
Total Registered
11,722
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Angelita
Angelita is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 11,722 total births registered, 99.7% were female.
Angelita as a male name
Ranked #6,771 in 1986
5 male births in 1986
Peak: 1928 (8 births)
Angelita as a female name
Ranked #5,019 in 2024
26 female births in 2024
Peak: 1975 (182 births)
Angelita: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Angelita span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1970s, when 1,601 babies were registered. Angelita has declined significantly from its peak in the 1970s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Angelita by Decade
How has Angelita 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.
Angelita by State
Birth registrations for Angelita span all 19 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, California, Arizona. The lowest are in Oregon, North Carolina, Virginia. On average, about 459 Angelitas were registered per state.
Angelita + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Angelita as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Angelita: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Angelita?
We estimate approximately 7,472 people named Angelita 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 45,872 Americans share this first name.
Is Angelita a common name?
Angelita is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 97.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 11,722 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Angelita most popular?
Angelita reached peak popularity in 1975, when 182 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Angelita is approximately 50 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Angelita a female name?
Angelita is predominantly female. 99.7% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Angelita Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Angelita Smith, Angelita Johnson, Angelita 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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