Angelina
Angelina is a diminutive form of the name Angela, a name derived from the Greek angelos meaning messenger and archangel. Notable people and fictional characters with this name include:
Meaning & Origin of Angelina
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Angelina is a diminutive form of the name Angela, a name derived from the Greek angelos meaning messenger and archangel. Notable people and fictional characters with this name include:
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The Story of Angelina
Angelina first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1880, with 9 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2005, when 5,813 Angelinas were born — ranking #43 that year. As of 2026, Angelina ranks #329 for baby girls with 949 births, falling sharply (-21%). In total, more than 127K Angelinas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1880s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Notable people named Angelina
A small selection from Wikipedia. Tap "Read more" below to see the full list on Wikipedia.
- Angeline of Marsciano (1357–1435), a religious figure of the Roman Catholic Church
- Angelina of Serbia (1440–1520), Serbian Orthodox saint and consort of Serbian Despot Stefan Branković
- Angelina Abbona (born 1951), Argentine jurist
- Angelina Acuña (1905–2006), Guatemalan writer and poet
- Angelina Anderson (born 2001), American professional soccer player
- Angelina Atyam (born 1946), Ugandan human rights activist and midwife
- Angelina Banytė (born 1949), Lithuanian painter
- Angelina Beloff (1879–1969), Russian-born artist who did most of her work in Mexico
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Names that sound like Angelina
Phonetically similar names — useful when Angelina is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
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About the name Angelina
Angelina is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1880 and has accumulated 127K births in the dataset. Angelina's peak popularity came in 2005 when it ranked #43. Use the chart and map above to compare Angelina'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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