Angelique
Angelique was the 1193rd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 193 babies. Its best year was 1970, when it ranked 301st with 942 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 624 places. More babies were named Angelique in the 1970s than in any other decade.
Meaning "angelic" · French, Greek
Say it an-juh-LEEK /ˌændʒəˈlik/
- Rank in 2025
- #1,193 girls, down 20 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 193girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1970942 babies
- Total since 1880
- 30,170babies recorded
What does the name Angelique mean?
Angelique is the English spelling of the French Angélique, "angelic", from Latin angelicus and ultimately Greek angelos, "messenger, angel"; the same root gives Angela and Angelina. Wiktionary notes that it has been used occasionally in English since the 20th century. In the US it was most popular in the 1970s and has remained in steady use since.
angelicus (Latin, “angelic”)ἄγγελος (Greek, “messenger, angel”)
How sure is this? Well established.
Related names: Angelica, Angela, Angeline, Angie.
See also: Greek names.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Angelique', Wiktionary (Wikimedia Foundation)
- Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, ed. S. L. Uckelman, Edition 2023 no. 1, s.v. 'Angela', DMNES (Durham University)
- Wikipedia, 'Angélique (given name)', Wikipedia (Wikimedia Foundation)
Nicknames for Angelique
The usual nicknames for Angelique are Angie. Some parents skip the long form: for every 100 girls named Angelique in the last five years, 158 were named Angie, against 156 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 Angeliques go by each one.
Angelique popularity since 1880
A few boys are given the name too: 6 since 1974.
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,193 | 193 |
| 2020 | #1,173 | 198 |
| 2010 | #626 | 469 |
| 2000 | #467 | 595 |
| 1990 | #631 | 355 |
| 1980 | #460 | 460 |
| 1970 | #301 | 942 |
| 1960 | #1,468 | 56 |
| 1950 | #2,343 | 18 |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Angelique, counting every spelling?
Angelique is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #1,083 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #1,193 for Angelique on its own. Together these spellings went to 208 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Angelique | 193 | #1,193 | 1,318 |
| Angelic | 15 | #7,168 | 67 |
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 Angelique?
193 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Angelique (0.05 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Angelique 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 43 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Angelique.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Angelique?
About 29,100 people born in the US named Angelique are alive today, with a median age of 32; half are between 18 and 49. That makes Angelique mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties.
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.
Angelique by state
How common Angelique was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Arizona (3.0×), California (2.7×), Texas (2.2×). In 31 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 Angelique: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Angelique, they share its era and feel.
Middle names for Angelique · Sibling names for Angelique
Questions about the name Angelique
What does Angelique mean?
Angelique means “"angelic"” (French, Greek origin). Certainty: well established.
How popular is the name Angelique?
Angelique was the 1193rd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 193 babies. Its best year was 1970, when it ranked 301st with 942 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 624 places. More babies were named Angelique in the 1970s than in any other decade.
Is Angelique a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Angelique in the US.
Where is Angelique most popular?
In 2021–2025, Angelique was most common in Arizona (0.49 per 1,000 girls), followed by California and Texas.