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Angelica

/æˈndʒɛlɪkə/ · 100% girls · #708 in the US for girls, 2025

Angelica has been given to about 93,538 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1996, which makes it a Gen X and millennial name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables4
Pronunciation/æˈndʒɛlɪkə/
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 90,776
Median age today32 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Angelica per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceNorwayeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1996 · 3,412
  • Born in 2025398
  • All time93,538
  • England & Wales, 202530

How popular is Angelica?

Angelica ranks 708th among American girls in 2025, with 398 born that year. Its best year was 1996, when 3,412 babies were given the name, ranking 97th. The typical living American called Angelica is about 32 years old today. It is relatively most common in New Mexico, where it accounts for 0.05% of births.

Names that sound like Angelica

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Anjelica0.91
  2. Angelina0.85
  3. Angelia0.85
  4. Angelita0.85
  5. Angela0.71
  6. America0.72
  7. Angeline0.68
  8. Amelia0.66

Middle names for Angelica

Ranked by flow score
  1. Angelica Rose0.81
  2. Angelica Louise0.81
  3. Angelica June0.80
  4. Angelica Pearl0.80
  5. Angelica Quinn0.80
  6. Angelica Nell0.80

Sibling names for Angelica

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Johnathanbrother · 0.98
  2. Mirandasister · 0.98
  3. Bethanysister · 0.97
  4. Drewbrother · 0.97
  5. Sergiobrother · 0.97
  6. Brianasister · 0.96

Where Angelica is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. New Mexico0.05%
  2. Nevada0.02%
  3. Florida0.02%
  4. Alabama0.02%
  5. New Jersey0.02%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Angelica White0.76
  2. Angelica Reyes0.76
  3. Angelica Nguyen0.76
  4. Angelica Moore0.76
  5. Angelica Lee0.76
  6. Angelica Hill0.76

How to read these numbers

Every score on this page is explained
  1. Phonetic similarity0–1
  2. Middle-name flow0–1
  3. Sibling fit0–1
  4. Living population estimatemethod
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Sources for Angelica

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. England & Wales1996–2025
  3. Scotland1974–2020
  4. France1900–2025
  5. Norway1945–2025
  6. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Angelica across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.