Angelica

What Angelica means

Italian, meaning “angelic”

From Latin angelica (“angelic”).

Source: Wiktionary, “Angelica” (revision 93741694), CC BY-SA 4.0. Quoted from the etymology; we don’t write our own.

How popular is Angelica?

US: Falling: down from #423 in 2015. England & Wales: Falling: down from #722 in 2015.

Biggest US share so far: 1997, when 3,381 girls got the name (#101 that year). First in the US records in 1892.

How common

• About 1 in 4,038 baby girls in the US in 2025
• About 1 in 8,443 baby girls in England and Wales in 2025

“1 in N” divides by all listed births for that sex. The US list leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies, and the UK lists leave out names given to 2 or fewer, so the real figure is a little rarer than shown.

Where in the US

Most popular in NM (1.28 per 1,000 girls), NV (0.54 per 1,000 girls), FL (0.51 per 1,000 girls) in 2025.

SSA state data, 2025. Share of all listed girls born in each state.

US vs UK

Angelica is #707 in the US and #1110 in England & Wales (2025).

Same sex as this page (girls). SSA (US), ONS (England and Wales), NRS (Scotland).

Boy or girl?

In 2025, 99.9+% of US babies named Angelica were girls.

Counts below the publishing threshold (US 5, UK 3) are not included.

Other spellings

Other spellings parents chose in 2025

• Angelika14 US · 3 E&W
• Anjelica8 US
• Angeliki0 US · 4 E&W

Names that sound the same and differ by a letter or two, with baby counts for the same sex. US and E&W counts.

If you like Angelica

Girls

• Alejandra#604Same root as Alexandra, meaning “to defend + man”^*
• Bianca#500Form of Blanche, meaning “white”^*
• Andrea#235Feminine form of Andreas, meaning “manly”^*
• Ana#245Editor’s note Down from #211 in 2015 to #245 in 2025 in the US
• Angel#546Editor’s note Peaked in the US in 2002, with 3,100 babies; 551 in 2025
• Carmen#389Editor’s note Peaked in the US in 1960, with 2,440 babies; 798 in 2025

For a brother

• Alberto#819Spanish and Italian form of Albert, meaning “noble + bright, famous”^*
• Alfredo#819Same root as Alfred, meaning “elf + counsel”^*
• Francisco#322Same root as Francis, meaning “Frankish (man); a Frank”^*
• Jaime#657Editor’s note Peaked in the US in 1980, with 1,462 babies; 420 in 2025
• Salvador#754“savior”^*
• Raul#634Editor’s note Peaked in the US in 2000, with 1,519 babies; 440 in 2025

Picked from the US top 1,000 in 2025: names Wiktionary also files under Spanish & Italian, whose US popularity since 1990 rose and fell most like Angelica’s. Rank is US 2025.