Angelica
Angelica is an English language surname and female given name and a variant of Angelika or vice versa.
- English
- Italian
- Romanian
- Carolingian Cycle
Meaning & Origin of Angelica
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Angelica is an English language surname and female given name and a variant of Angelika or vice versa.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- English
- Italian
- Romanian
- Carolingian Cycle
- Spanish
- Portuguese
The Story of Angelica
Angelica first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1892, with 5 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 1996: 3,404 births, good for #97 nationwide. The 1990s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 33% of all recorded Angelicas. In the latest 2026 data it stands at #647 among baby girl names with 455 births, gradually falling (-13%). In total, more than 94K Angelicas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1890s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Variants & Related Forms of Angelica
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Angelica. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
Names that sound like Angelica
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About the name Angelica
Angelica is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1892 and has accumulated 94K births in the dataset. Angelica's peak popularity came in 1996 when it ranked #97. Use the chart and map above to compare Angelica'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 .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.