Angelia
In a poem by the Greek poet Pindar, Angelia (Ancient Greek: Ἀγγελία is mentioned as a daughter of the Greek messenger-god Hermes, where she is understood as "message" personified.
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Meaning & Origin of Angelia
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
In a poem by the Greek poet Pindar, Angelia (Ancient Greek: Ἀγγελία is mentioned as a daughter of the Greek messenger-god Hermes, where she is understood as "message" personified.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
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The Story of Angelia
Angelia first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1912, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1966, when 966 Angelias were born — ranking #268 that year. As of 2026, Angelia ranks #4,980 for baby girls with 26 births, falling sharply (-37%). In total, more than 22K Angelias have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
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Variants & Related Forms of Angelia
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About the name Angelia
Angelia is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1912 and has accumulated 22K births in the dataset. Angelia's peak popularity came in 1966 when it ranked #268. Use the chart and map above to compare Angelia's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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