Angella
Angella was the 8917th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 11 babies. Its best year was 1971, when it ranked 889th with 149 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,262 places. More babies were named Angella in the 1970s than in any other decade.
Meaning (as Angela) angel, messenger · Greek, Latin
- Rank in 2025
- #8,917 girls, down 898 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 11girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1971149 babies
- Total since 1880
- 3,581babies recorded
What does the name Angella mean?
Angella is a spelling of Angela, pronounced the same way, so it shares Angela's meaning and origin.
Angela is the feminine of Latin angelus, "angel", from Greek angelos, "messenger". DMNES records it in Italy from 1387 and in England from 1552, along with forms like Angelica and Angelina. Saint Angela Merici, a 16th-century Italian, founded the Ursuline order of nuns. The masculine forms are Angel and, in Italian, Angelo.
ἄγγελος (Ancient Greek, “messenger, angel”)angelus (Latin, “angel”)
How sure is this? Well established.
Related names: Angel, Angelina, Angie, Angelica.
See also: Greek names.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Angela', Wiktionary (Wikimedia Foundation)
- Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources (ed. S. L. Uckelman), Edition 2023 no. 1, s.v. 'Angela', DMNES, Durham University
Angella popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #8,917 | 11 |
| 2020 | #8,019 | 13 |
| 2010 | #5,253 | 26 |
| 2000 | #4,806 | 24 |
| 1990 | #3,716 | 28 |
| 1980 | #1,397 | 89 |
| 1970 | #926 | 139 |
| 1960 | #2,435 | 24 |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | #2,575 | 11 |
| 1930 | #4,575 | 5 |
| 1920 | #4,421 | 6 |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | #1,441 | 8 |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Angella, counting every spelling?
Angella is a spelling of Angela, a name family that ranked #422 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #8,917 for Angella on its own. Together these spellings went to 776 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Angela | 765 | #408 | 5,707 |
| Angella | 11 | #8,917 | 41 |
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 Angella?
11 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Angella (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Angella 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 750 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Angella.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Angella?
About 3,200 people born in the US named Angella are alive today, with a median age of 49; half are between 39 and 56. That makes Angella 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.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Angella: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Angella, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Angella
What does Angella mean?
Angella is a spelling of Angela, which means “angel, messenger” (Greek, Latin origin). Certainty: well established.
How popular is the name Angella?
Angella was the 8917th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 11 babies. Its best year was 1971, when it ranked 889th with 149 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,262 places. More babies were named Angella in the 1970s than in any other decade.
Is Angella a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Angella in the US.