Top Baby Names

Origin and Meaning of First Names.

Angelica

Gender

Female

Origin

Latin
Angelic.
Angelic; derived from Angelicus

Syllables

4

Themes

  • Nature

Alternate Spellings and Variants of Angelica

Pronunciation

a-ngeli-ca, an-ge-lica

Famous People

Actress Anjelica Houston

Popularity in the USA

  • Boys: peak in 1989 (rank #2467, 26 births); most recent 2007 (rank #12355, 5 births)
  • Girls: peak in 1996 (rank #97, 3,405 births); most recent 2025 (rank #707, 398 births)
Births by year in the USA
YearBoysGirls
2025–398
2024–477
2023–462
2022–450
2021–497
2020–510
2019–514
2018–565
2017–576
2016–624

Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data

Popularity in England and Wales

  • Girls: peak in 2012 (rank #458, 98 births); most recent 2025 (rank #1111, 30 births)
Births by year in England and Wales
YearGirls
202530
202428
202322
202241
202134
202051
201952
201834
201762
201651

Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in France

  • Girls: peak in 1988 (rank #556, 50 births); most recent 2023 (rank #2569, 10 births)
Births by year in France
YearGirls
202310
202214
202122
202012
201913
201820
201717
201616
201520
201423

Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)

Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Ireland

  • Girls: peak in 2012 (rank #561, 7 births); most recent 2017 (rank #736, 4 births)
Births by year in Ireland
YearGirls
2025–
2024–
2023–
2022–
2021–
2020–
2019–
2018–
20174
2016–

Top girl names · Top boy names in Ireland (2025)

Source: Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland, Irish Babies' Names (tables VSA50 and VSA60), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Changes: spellings that differ only by accents (for example Rian and Rían) are counted together. Data years: 1964 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Scotland

  • Girls: peak in 2010 (rank #666, 4 births); most recent 2014 (rank #802, 3 births)
Births by year in Scotland
YearGirls
2025–
2024–
2023–
2022–
2021–
2020–
2019–
2018–
2017–
2016–

Top girl names · Top boy names in Scotland (2025)

Source: National Records of Scotland (NRS), Babies' First Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1974 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Northern Ireland

  • Girls: peak in 2006 (rank #384, 3 births)
Births by year in Northern Ireland
YearGirls
2025–
2024–
2023–
2022–
2021–
2020–
2019–
2018–
2017–
2016–

Top girl names · Top boy names in Northern Ireland (2025)

Source: Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA), Baby Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1997 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in British Columbia (Canada)

  • Girls: peak in 2002 (rank #200, 16 births); most recent 2017 (rank #468, 8 births)
Births by year in British Columbia (Canada)
YearGirls
2023–
2022–
2021–
2020–
2019–
2018–
20178
2016–
2015–
201412

Top girl names · Top boy names in British Columbia (Canada) (2023)

Source: British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency, Most popular baby names for the past 100 years. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia. Changes: names are shown in title case. Data years: 1924 to 2023. Original data · Licence