Anjelica
Anjelica was the 11019th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 8 babies. Its best year was 1991, when it ranked 719th with 292 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 2,974 places. More babies were named Anjelica in the 1990s than in any other decade.
Meaning (as Angelica) angelic (Latin) · Latin, Italian
- Rank in 2025
- #11,019 girls, down 695 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 8girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1991292 babies
- Total since 1880
- 4,336babies recorded
What does the name Anjelica mean?
Anjelica is a spelling of Angelica, pronounced the same way, so it shares Angelica's meaning and origin.
Angelica comes from Latin angelica, angelic, the feminine of angelicus, ultimately from Greek angelos, messenger. DMNES records it as a medieval German name with that meaning. Wiktionary says English took it from Church Italian Angelica, which was also the name of the heroine of Ariosto's epic Orlando Furioso (1516). Angelica is also the name of a herb, which Wiktionary says was named for its supposed magical properties.
angelica (Latin, “angelic”)ἄγγελος (Ancient Greek, “messenger, angel”)
How sure is this? Well established.
Related names: Angela, Angelika, Angelique, Angie.
See also: Greek names.
Sources for this meaning
- Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, ed. S. L. Uckelman, Edition 2023 no. 1, s.v. 'Angelica', DMNES (Durham University)
- Wiktionary, entry 'Angelica' (English section), Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0; facts restated, no text reused)
Anjelica popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #11,019 | 8 |
| 2020 | #10,324 | 9 |
| 2010 | #4,199 | 35 |
| 2000 | #1,618 | 109 |
| 1990 | #924 | 206 |
| 1980 | #2,189 | 46 |
| 1970 | #5,074 | 10 |
| 1960 | — | — |
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| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Anjelica, counting every spelling?
Anjelica is a spelling of Angelica, a name family that ranked #677 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #11,019 for Anjelica on its own. Together these spellings went to 420 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Angelica | 398 | #708 | 2,289 |
| Angelika | 14 | #7,513 | 87 |
| Anjelica | 8 | #11,019 | 53 |
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 Anjelica?
8 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Anjelica (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Anjelica 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 1,057 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Anjelica.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Anjelica?
About 4,200 people born in the US named Anjelica are alive today, with a median age of 33; half are between 27 and 37. That makes Anjelica 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 Anjelica: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Anjelica, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Anjelica
What does Anjelica mean?
Anjelica is a spelling of Angelica, which means “angelic (Latin)” (Latin, Italian origin). Certainty: well established.
How popular is the name Anjelica?
Anjelica was the 11019th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 8 babies. Its best year was 1991, when it ranked 719th with 292 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 2,974 places. More babies were named Anjelica in the 1990s than in any other decade.
Is Anjelica a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Anjelica in the US.