Angelika
A feminine name derived from the Greek word "angelos" meaning "messenger".
Name Census estimates that about 2,728 living Americans carry the first name Angelika. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Angelika today is around 29 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Angelika births was 2006 (100 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Angelika. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
For a British comparison, Name Census UK has a UK baby-name profile for Angelika with official rankings and popularity over time.
People living today
2.7K
~ 1 in 125,643 Americans
Peak year
2006
100 babies that year
Average age
29
years old
2024 SSA rank
#6,631
Tracked since 1953
Census
Angelika in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 5,128 people with the first name Angelika, which placed it at #3,842 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#3,842
National first-name rank
People counted
5.1K
5,128 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
1.7
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
73.6% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Angelika
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Angelika is White at 73.6%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (13.9%) and Asian/Pacific Islander (4.7%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Angelika described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Angelika at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White73.6% · 3,776
- Hispanic or Latino13.9% · 714
- Asian and Pacific Islander4.7% · 241
- Black or African American4.5% · 233
- Two or more races3.0% · 153
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.2% · 11
Popularity
Angelika: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Angelika from the 1950s through to the 2020s, spanning 8 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2000s, with 826 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 2000s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Angelika by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Angelika during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Angelikas live
The SSA's state-level files cover 12 states and territories. California, New York, Texas recorded the most babies named Angelika, while Oregon, Kansas, Colorado recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 96 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Angelika
The name Angelika is derived from the Greek word "angelos" meaning "messenger" or "angel." It is a feminine form of the name Angelus, which was the Latin translation of the Greek word. The name has its roots in early Christianity and was popular among the Greeks and Romans during the early years of the Christian era.
The name Angelika first appeared in written records during the Middle Ages, particularly in Eastern Europe and parts of Western Europe. It was a popular name among the nobility and aristocracy in many countries, including Germany, Poland, and Russia. One of the earliest recorded individuals with the name Angelika was Angelika von Isenburg-Büdingen, a German noblewoman who lived in the 15th century.
In the 16th century, the name Angelika gained popularity in Italy, where it was often associated with the Italian Renaissance painter Angelica Kauffmann (1741-1807). Kauffmann was a renowned artist who was a founding member of the Royal Academy of Arts in London, and her paintings are found in many of the world's most prestigious museums.
The name Angelika has also been associated with several notable historical figures throughout the centuries. One such figure was Angelika Merici (1474-1540), an Italian religious leader who founded the Order of Ursulines, a Roman Catholic religious institute dedicated to the education of girls.
Another famous Angelika was Angelika Catalani (1779-1849), an Italian opera singer who was considered one of the greatest vocalists of her time. She was renowned for her exceptional vocal range and was a celebrated performer in many of the major opera houses of Europe.
In the 20th century, the name Angelika gained popularity in various parts of the world, including Russia, where it was associated with Angelika Balabanova (1878-1965), a prominent Bolshevik revolutionary and politician who played a significant role in the early years of the Soviet Union.
Other notable individuals with the name Angelika include Angelika Ertl (born 1983), an Austrian Olympic skier who won a gold medal in the 2010 Winter Olympics, and Angelika Kauffmann (1741-1807), a Swiss-born Austrian Neoclassical painter who had a successful career in London and Rome.
People
Angelika + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Angelika as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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FAQ
Angelika: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Angelika?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 2,728 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Angelika going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 125,643 US residents.
Is Angelika a common name?
We classify Angelika as "Rare". It ranks above 94.9% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 2,852 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Angelika most popular?
The single biggest year for Angelika was 2006, when 100 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Angelika is about 29 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Angelika in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 5,128 people with the name Angelika, or 1.70 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #3,842 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Angelika in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Angelika?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Angelika appears almost entirely female. Of the 5,128 people counted with this name, 99.8% were female and only a very small share were male. The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Angelika?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Angelika is White at 73.6%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (13.9%) and Asian/Pacific Islander (4.7%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Angelika most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Angelika in the 2020 Census, accounting for 73.6% (3,776 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Angelika in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Angelika a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Angelika in the SSA data are female. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Angelika still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Angelika in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Angelika can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many people share the name Angelika?
HowManyOfMe.org, our sister site, answers that with the living-bearer count in one glance.