Angeline
Angeline was the 1570th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 134 babies. Its best year was 1915, when it ranked 183rd; the most babies were born in 1921 (986). Over the last ten years it has moved down 618 places. More babies were named Angeline in the 1920s than in any other decade.
Meaning from Angela; "angel, messenger" · French, Latin, Greek
Say it AN-juh-leen /ˈændʒəˌlin/
- Rank in 2025
- #1,570 girls, down 213 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 134girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1921986 babies
- Total since 1880
- 36,884babies recorded
What does the name Angeline mean?
Angeline is borrowed from French, a form of Angela with the diminutive ending -ine. Angela comes from Latin angelus, "angel", from Greek angelos, "messenger". DMNES records Angela and the masculine Angel in medieval sources. Angeline was most common in the US in the early 20th century.
ἄγγελος (Ancient Greek, “messenger, angel”)angelus (Latin, “angel”)
How sure is this? Well established.
Related names: Angela, Angelina, Angelique, Angie.
See also: Greek names.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Angeline', Wiktionary (Wikimedia Foundation)
- Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, ed. S. L. Uckelman, Edition 2023 no. 1, s.v. 'Angela', DMNES (Durham University)
- Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, ed. S. L. Uckelman, Edition 2023 no. 1, s.v. 'Angel', DMNES (Durham University)
Nicknames for Angeline
The usual nicknames for Angeline are Angie. Some parents skip the long form: for every 100 girls named Angeline in the last five years, 244 were named Angie, against 345 twenty years earlier.
| Nickname | Kind | Rank 2025 | Girls, 5 years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Angie · also for Angela, Angelina, Angelica | Traditional | #705 | 2,085 |
Nicknames reviewed by our editors; counts are girls given the nickname as their legal first name. Nobody records how many Angelines go by each one.
Angeline popularity since 1880
A few boys are given the name too: 10 since 1918.
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,570 | 134 |
| 2020 | #1,357 | 161 |
| 2010 | #858 | 313 |
| 2000 | #1,139 | 179 |
| 1990 | #1,081 | 163 |
| 1980 | #860 | 179 |
| 1970 | #758 | 193 |
| 1960 | #1,058 | 103 |
| 1950 | #682 | 157 |
| 1940 | #457 | 214 |
| 1930 | #274 | 547 |
| 1920 | #209 | 918 |
| 1910 | #232 | 276 |
| 1900 | #281 | 133 |
| 1890 | #296 | 70 |
| 1880 | #317 | 25 |
How popular is Angeline, counting every spelling?
Angeline is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #1,308 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #1,570 for Angeline on its own. Together these spellings went to 156 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Angeline | 134 | #1,570 | 854 |
| Angelyn | 14 | #7,514 | 104 |
| Angelin | 8 | #11,015 | 48 |
| Angelynn | — | — | 26 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Angeline?
134 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Angeline (0.04 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Angeline born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 63 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Angeline.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Angeline?
About 15,000 people born in the US named Angeline are alive today, with a median age of 33; half are between 16 and 57. That makes Angeline mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties. The wide spread shows a name popular in two different eras.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Angeline by state
How common Angeline was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Florida (3.4×), Texas (1.7×), New Jersey (1.6×). In 38 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Angeline: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Angeline, they share its era and feel.
Middle names for Angeline · Sibling names for Angeline
Questions about the name Angeline
What does Angeline mean?
Angeline means “from Angela; "angel, messenger"” (French, Latin, Greek origin). Certainty: well established.
How popular is the name Angeline?
Angeline was the 1570th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 134 babies. Its best year was 1915, when it ranked 183rd; the most babies were born in 1921 (986). Over the last ten years it has moved down 618 places. More babies were named Angeline in the 1920s than in any other decade.
Is Angeline a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Angeline in the US.
Where is Angeline most popular?
In 2021–2025, Angeline was most common in Florida (0.36 per 1,000 girls), followed by Texas and New Jersey.