Angela as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Angela

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The baby name Angela is a Female name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced AN-jə-lə (US: /ˈændʒələ/, UK: /ˈændʒələ/).

Angela is Greek in Origin.

Gender: Female

Syllables: 3.0

Origin: Greek

Pronunciation: AN-jə-lə (US: /ˈændʒələ/, UK: /ˈændʒələ/)

What is the meaning of the name Angela ?

The baby name Angela is a Female name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced AN-jə-lə (US: /ˈændʒələ/, UK: /ˈændʒələ/).

Angela is Greek in Origin.

Angela is the feminine form of Latin Angelus, from Greek angelos, meaning “messenger” or “angel.” Rooted in early Christian naming, it evokes ideas of divine guidance and protection. The name appears widely across Europe thanks to liturgical Latin and has long been appreciated for its simple, lyrical sound and spiritual resonance.

Its prominence grew in Italy through figures such as Angela of Foligno (13th century) and St. Angela Merici (1474–1540), whose influence helped spread the name to Spain, France, and German-speaking regions. In English use since the 18th century, Angela surged in the mid‑20th century, peaking in the United States in the 1970s. International variants include Ángela (Spanish), Angèle (French), Angéla (Hungarian), Anjela/Anzhela (Slavic), and Angella or Angelia; cognates and diminutives include Angelina, Angeline, and Angie. Masculine counterparts are Angelo, Ángel, and Angel; Polish Aniela is a close cognate.

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Name	Last Name(s)	Mother	Mother famous for	Fame Level	Father	Father famous for	Fame Level
Angela	Richards	Anita Pallenberg	model	★★★★★	Keith Richards	rapper	★★★★★
Angela	Pleasence				Donald Pleasence	television actor	★★★★★

Angela – Popularity by country

Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.

Country	Gender	Year	Rank	Born	of
Ireland	Girls	2025	#1	—	874
IT	Girls	0	#7	167,477	9,415
KR	Girls	0	#15	1	572
SV	Girls	0	#16	3	458
DJ		0	#17	1	322
MO		0	#17	36	2,706
BW		0	#18	2	960
MD	Girls	0	#18	172	865
HN		0	#20	3	704
MD		0	#20	15	434
HT	Girls	0	#21	3	950
NA		0	#26	8	2,537
HN	Girls	0	#27	10	884
CO	Girls	0	#28	36,112	16,140
TW	Girls	0	#28	501	8,139
DJ	Girls	0	#29	1	488
PA	Girls	0	#29	1,504	9,861
TW		0	#30	74	4,523
BN		0	#31	2	2,297
ID		0	#32	8	2,238
BI	Girls	0	#33	1	726
CY	Girls	0	#34	122	3,755
MT		0	#34	10	1,767
MV	Girls	0	#35	1	2,021
PH		0	#35	62	5,607
TM	Girls	0	#35	1	574
CO		0	#36	2,911	7,768
CY		0	#36	24	1,632
CN		0	#37	49	3,857
EE		0	#37	1	1,051
SG	Girls	0	#42	1,934	18,916
Spain	Girls	0	#44	16,672	5,561
EC	Girls	0	#45	361	3,650
IT	Girls	2009	#47	1,017	48
MT	Girls	0	#47	131	3,773
PH	Girls	0	#47	631	13,098
BR	Girls	0	#48	9,064	12,708
CM		0	#48	9	2,592
LU		0	#48	19	2,830
IT		0	#50	6,965	4,183
LU	Girls	0	#50	177	4,850
PE	Girls	0	#50	8,752	14,861
HK	Girls	0	#52	2,505	16,104
AO	Girls	0	#53	218	4,575
NG	Girls	0	#53	5,245	15,093
PR		0	#53	3	1,497
GT	Girls	0	#54	1,373	7,500
MO	Girls	0	#54	283	7,056
BO	Girls	0	#57	2,809	9,488
NL	Girls	0	#59	5,344	5,933
AO		0	#60	17	2,729
CN	Girls	0	#60	683	8,829
AL		0	#63	13	2,372
JM		0	#63	25	3,714
JP		0	#66	12	4,057
Germany	Girls	0	#68	6,805	4,949
CL	Girls	0	#69	7,163	14,098
IN		0	#70	2	2,963
PT	Girls	0	#70	2,260	7,952
ID	Girls	0	#71	28	3,319
SG		0	#72	252	11,010
BW	Girls	0	#73	83	4,216
BN	Girls	0	#74	33	5,459
MU	Girls	0	#74	569	8,539
AF		0	#75	2	1,883
EC		0	#75	41	2,502
GR	Girls	0	#75	225	6,293
BG		0	#76	7	1,799
CR	Girls	0	#76	1,285	11,342
GH	Girls	0	#76	730	6,973
SI		0	#77	4	1,612
MD	Boys	0	#79	3	756
MV	Boys	0	#79	1	3,375
UY	Girls	0	#80	1,555	6,731
JM	Girls	0	#81	256	7,507
QA		0	#81	20	7,011
HK		0	#82	411	8,483
PA		0	#82	49	3,797
RS		0	#84	1	923
PR	Girls	0	#86	83	3,171
EE	Girls	0	#88	52	1,888
LT		0	#88	1	949
Austria	Girls	0	#89	962	1,885
AF	Girls	0	#90	5	2,402
KZ		0	#91	4	1,452
PE		0	#94	303	6,350
CR		0	#95	64	5,526
GR		0	#98	37	3,911
NA	Girls	0	#98	141	7,146
BR		0	#100	359	5,969
MU		0	#100	37	3,613
SD		0	#102	1	2,130
AR	Girls	0	#104	1,790	8,289
GE	Girls	0	#104	5	1,564
HU		0	#107	9	1,675
Spain		0	#109	732	2,326
MX	Girls	0	#110	8,543	17,781
OM		0	#113	9	6,215
KW		0	#114	8	5,216
GT		0	#117	239	5,948
Norway	Girls	2022	#118	5	435
NL		0	#120	355	2,481
PT		0	#124	171	4,161
RS	Girls	0	#125	11	1,651
AL	Girls	0	#127	105	4,141
GH		0	#127	132	5,396
Switzerland	Girls	2024	#128	8	1,786
CL		0	#128	506	6,867
UY		0	#129	49	2,477
AZ	Boys	0	#131	1	1,400
BO		0	#131	350	6,868
Germany		0	#131	479	2,542
IQ		0	#132	2	3,533
JP	Girls	0	#132	129	6,592
NG		0	#135	135	5,926
AE		0	#136	42	10,220
JO		0	#138	3	2,158
SI	Girls	0	#138	37	2,769
BN	Boys	0	#139	1	6,332
PL	Girls	0	#143	501	5,096
QA	Girls	0	#143	183	15,378
ZA	Girls	0	#144	3,893	25,928
Austria		0	#147	69	850
BW	Boys	0	#154	1	4,685
MY	Girls	0	#158	2,232	24,821
RU	Girls	0	#158	693	11,913
AR		0	#162	25	2,915
HR		0	#162	18	2,081
RU		0	#163	27	3,641
HU	Girls	0	#164	64	3,308
HR	Girls	0	#168	157	3,687
Sweden	Girls	2022	#170	10	1,568
MY		0	#172	170	12,352
HU	Boys	0	#174	1	3,954
PR	Boys	0	#175	4	2,508
BG	Girls	0	#179	45	3,559
KW	Girls	0	#179	402	19,177
MT	Boys	0	#179	1	4,064
CZ		0	#180	7	3,154
PL		0	#180	33	2,600
ZA		0	#182	284	14,421
Belgium	Girls	2014	#183	22	401
LT	Girls	0	#183	12	1,904
DK		0	#190	14	5,198
BD		0	#197	31	5,992
PS		0	#203	16	5,692
SI	Boys	0	#210	2	3,402
Canada	Girls	2024	#218	68	2,795
AE	Girls	0	#218	381	20,968
BG	Boys	0	#218	3	3,850
OM	Girls	0	#219	181	15,987
LU	Boys	0	#220	1	4,970
KZ	Girls	0	#225	102	5,862
IL	Girls	0	#226	623	11,648
IR		0	#226	6	4,221
CM	Girls	0	#230	415	11,671
PS	Girls	0	#230	399	10,981
MO	Boys	0	#233	2	5,842
DK	Girls	0	#239	79	7,429
IL		0	#242	33	6,291
EC	Boys	0	#243	4	3,322
AO	Boys	0	#244	6	5,568
MX		0	#244	183	8,339
CZ	Girls	0	#247	96	5,378
NA	Boys	0	#251	3	6,830
United States	Girls	2024	#252	1,117	8,487
TW	Boys	0	#254	3	7,111
HR	Boys	0	#259	1	3,997
BD	Girls	0	#261	126	8,413
SA		0	#272	24	10,560
GR	Boys	0	#273	1	6,912
JM	Boys	0	#291	3	6,876
KZ	Boys	0	#294	3	6,578
France	Girls	2021	#300	108	3,185
JO	Girls	0	#301	25	7,570
JP	Boys	0	#303	1	7,909
CZ	Boys	0	#305	1	6,530
Finland	Girls	0	#316	77	1,368
GH	Boys	0	#322	24	8,138
CN	Boys	0	#328	4	9,639
SD	Girls	0	#336	10	7,678
PL	Boys	0	#337	4	6,459
PT	Boys	0	#357	11	7,951
PH	Boys	0	#365	19	11,440
MU	Boys	0	#366	4	8,477
LB		0	#372	339	13,263
EG		0	#387	14	6,387
UY	Boys	0	#388	12	5,922
JO	Boys	0	#389	1	7,057
YE		0	#394	5	8,639
IR	Girls	0	#413	119	8,334
AR	Boys	0	#438	30	7,628
GT	Boys	0	#442	33	7,625
PA	Boys	0	#448	34	9,305
BH		0	#453	101	17,937
IQ	Girls	0	#485	20	11,303
RU	Boys	0	#487	19	12,621
SA	Girls	0	#500	475	25,931
HK	Boys	0	#502	26	12,905
CR	Boys	0	#505	6	10,188
LY		0	#512	24	12,703
CM	Boys	0	#529	22	12,054
IN	Girls	0	#533	99	13,121
Finland	Girls	2026	#540	229	3,895
BO	Boys	0	#558	35	9,244
PS	Boys	0	#559	3	10,655
IR	Boys	0	#565	1	10,162
BD	Boys	0	#601	5	10,045
CO	Boys	0	#603	353	15,656
TN		0	#618	223	13,765
CL	Boys	0	#623	43	13,390
IL	Boys	0	#625	1	10,983
BR	Boys	0	#652	100	12,213
SY		0	#663	66	11,684
IT	Boys	0	#667	1,096	10,046
SG	Boys	0	#686	12	17,960
QA	Boys	0	#693	15	18,093
IQ	Boys	0	#695	3	13,071
KW	Boys	0	#737	33	18,755
PE	Boys	0	#760	119	14,506
Spain	Boys	0	#797	134	5,610
EG	Girls	0	#803	157	14,742
MX	Boys	0	#838	145	16,355
OM	Boys	0	#844	38	17,948
NG	Boys	0	#848	104	16,906
United States	Boys	2008	#881	8	7,541
MA		0	#909	220	20,986
EG	Boys	0	#924	2	15,035
Germany	Boys	0	#933	20	5,697
NL	Boys	0	#933	19	5,873
TR		0	#977	237	19,440
DZ		0	#1,021	156	20,130
IN	Boys	0	#1,035	5	16,750
MY	Boys	0	#1,079	33	25,439
ZA	Boys	0	#1,096	83	25,619
AE	Boys	0	#1,136	8	22,615
SA	Boys	0	#1,583	32	28,008

Angela is popular in 98 countries — most recent births per country:

France

Ireland

Norway

Scotland, United Kingdom

Canada

Wallonia, Belgium

Switzerland

United States

Sweden

New York City (Asian & Pacific Islander), United States

New York City (Hispanic), United States

Belgium

Brussels, Belgium

New South Wales, Australia

Flanders, Belgium

New York City (White, non-Hispanic), United States

Austria

Germany

Spain

Finland

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