Angelyn
A feminine name of Greek origin meaning "messenger of God".
Name Census estimates that about 2,158 living Americans carry the first name Angelyn. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Angelyn today is around 35 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Angelyn births was 2007 (85 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Angelyn. 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 Angelyn with official rankings and popularity over time.
People living today
2.2K
~ 1 in 158,830 Americans
Peak year
2007
85 babies that year
Average age
35
years old
2024 SSA rank
#5,617
Tracked since 1900
Census
Angelyn in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 2,079 people with the first name Angelyn, which placed it at #7,360 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
#7,360
National first-name rank
People counted
2.1K
2,079 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.7
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
44.5% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Angelyn
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Angelyn is White at 44.5%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (26.1%) and Asian/Pacific Islander (15.0%). 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 Angelyn 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 Angelyn at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White44.5% · 925
- Hispanic or Latino26.1% · 542
- Asian and Pacific Islander15.0% · 311
- Black or African American11.2% · 232
- Two or more races2.8% · 59
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.5% · 10
Popularity
Angelyn: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Angelyn from the 1900s through to the 2020s, spanning 13 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2010s, with 524 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 2010s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Angelyn 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 Angelyn during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Angelyns live
The SSA's state-level files cover 11 states and territories. California, Texas, Georgia recorded the most babies named Angelyn, while Washington, Tennessee, Pennsylvania recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 56 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Angelyn
The name Angelyn is a feminine given name of English origin, derived from the combination of the Old English word "engel" meaning "angel" and the French suffix "-yn" or "-ine." The name likely emerged during the Middle Ages, around the 12th or 13th century, when the blending of French and Old English words became more common due to the Norman Conquest of England in 1066.
One of the earliest recorded uses of the name Angelyn can be found in the Domesday Book, a great survey of England completed in 1086 by order of William the Conqueror. The name appears in various spellings, such as "Angelina" and "Angilina," suggesting its roots and popularity during that era.
The name Angelyn has religious connotations, as it is closely associated with the concept of angels in Christianity. In the Bible, angels are depicted as celestial beings who serve as messengers of God and protectors of the faithful. This association likely contributed to the name's popularity among Christian families in medieval times.
Throughout history, there have been several notable individuals bearing the name Angelyn. One such figure was Angelyn Tyndall (c. 1521-1586), an English Protestant martyr who was burned at the stake during the Marian persecutions for her religious beliefs. Another was Angelyn Bullen (c. 1475-1542), an English courtier and the sister of Anne Boleyn, the second wife of King Henry VIII.
In the realm of literature, Angelyn Radcliffe (1764-1823) was a British novelist and playwright known for her Gothic romance novels, including "The Castles of Athlin and Dunbayne." Angelyn Radcliffe's works influenced later Gothic writers and helped shape the genre.
In the arts, Angelyn Terhune (1856-1942) was an American painter and illustrator who gained recognition for her portraits and genre scenes depicting life in rural America. Her works were exhibited at the Paris Salon and other prestigious venues.
Lastly, Angelyn Mercer (1908-1990) was an American actress and singer who appeared in several Broadway musicals and Hollywood films during the 1930s and 1940s. She is perhaps best known for her roles in the films "Knute Rockne, All American" and "The Killers."
People
Angelyn + last name combinations
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Other names starting with A
Other first names starting with A with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Angelyn: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Angelyn?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 2,158 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Angelyn 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 158,830 US residents.
Is Angelyn a common name?
We classify Angelyn as "Rare". It ranks above 94% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 2,723 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Angelyn most popular?
The single biggest year for Angelyn was 2007, when 85 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Angelyn is about 35 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Angelyn in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 2,079 people with the name Angelyn, or 0.69 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #7,360 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 Angelyn 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 Angelyn?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Angelyn appears almost entirely female. Of the 2,086 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 Angelyn?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Angelyn is White at 44.5%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (26.1%) and Asian/Pacific Islander (15.0%). 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 Angelyn most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Angelyn in the 2020 Census, accounting for 44.5% (925 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 Angelyn in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Angelyn a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Angelyn 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 Angelyn still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Angelyn 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 Angelyn 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 have Angelyn as a first name?
HowManyOfMe.org, our sister site, answers that with the living-bearer count in one glance.