Angelita
Angelita was the 6566th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 17 babies. Its best year was 1932, when it ranked 578th; the most babies were born in 1975 (182). Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,967 places. More babies were named Angelita in the 1970s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #6,566 girls, down 1,803 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 17girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1975182 babies
- Total since 1880
- 11,739babies recorded
Angelita popularity since 1880
A few boys are given the name too: 37 since 1928.
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #6,566 | 17 |
| 2020 | #4,763 | 27 |
| 2010 | #3,259 | 50 |
| 2000 | #2,036 | 81 |
| 1990 | #1,569 | 97 |
| 1980 | #866 | 177 |
| 1970 | #821 | 168 |
| 1960 | #854 | 147 |
| 1950 | #751 | 132 |
| 1940 | #741 | 86 |
| 1930 | #626 | 122 |
| 1920 | #750 | 93 |
| 1910 | #941 | 21 |
| 1900 | #973 | 15 |
| 1890 | #1,342 | 5 |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Angelita, counting every spelling?
Angelita has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Angelita?
17 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Angelita (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Angelita 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 495 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Angelita.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Angelita?
About 8,000 people born in the US named Angelita are alive today, with a median age of 52; half are between 35 and 66. That makes Angelita 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.
Angelita by state
How common Angelita was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in California (2.0×). In 49 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 Angelita: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Angelita, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Angelita
How popular is the name Angelita?
Angelita was the 6566th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 17 babies. Its best year was 1932, when it ranked 578th; the most babies were born in 1975 (182). Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,967 places. More babies were named Angelita in the 1970s than in any other decade.
Is Angelita a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Angelita in the US.
Where is Angelita most popular?
In 2021–2025, Angelita was most common in California (0.03 per 1,000 girls), followed by Texas and Texas.