Anjelica
A feminine name of Spanish origin meaning "messenger of God".
Name Census estimates that about 4,164 living Americans carry the first name Anjelica. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Anjelica today is around 32 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Anjelica births was 1991 (292 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Anjelica. 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 Anjelica with official rankings and popularity over time.
People living today
4.2K
~ 1 in 82,314 Americans
Peak year
1991
292 babies that year
Average age
32
years old
2024 SSA rank
#9,587
Tracked since 1965
Census
Anjelica in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 3,807 people with the first name Anjelica, which placed it at #4,765 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
#4,765
National first-name rank
People counted
3.8K
3,807 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
1.3
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Hispanic or Latino
59.4% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Anjelica
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Anjelica is Hispanic at 59.4%. The next largest groups are White (18.0%) and Black (14.3%). 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 Anjelica 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 Anjelica at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Hispanic or Latino59.4% · 2,261
- White18.0% · 684
- Black or African American14.3% · 543
- Asian and Pacific Islander4.1% · 155
- Two or more races3.3% · 126
- American Indian and Alaska Native1.0% · 38
Popularity
Anjelica: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Anjelica from the 1960s through to the 2020s, spanning 7 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1990s, with 2,140 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 1990s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Anjelica 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 Anjelica during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Anjelicas live
The SSA's state-level files cover 25 states and territories. California, Texas, New York recorded the most babies named Anjelica, while Utah, Oklahoma, South Carolina recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 110 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Anjelica
The name Anjelica is derived from the Greek word "angelos", meaning "messenger" or "angel". It is a feminine form of the masculine name Angelico, which originated in Italy during the medieval period.
Anjelica has its roots in the early Christian era, when the term "angelos" was used to refer to divine messengers or heavenly beings. The name gained popularity as a way to honor the spiritual significance of angels in Christian theology and iconography.
One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Anjelica can be found in the writings of the Italian Renaissance painter and Dominican friar, Fra Angelico (born Guido di Pietro, 1395-1455). His famous frescoes and religious paintings often depicted angels, and his own name, Angelico, was a reference to his angelic-like devotion to his art and spirituality.
Another notable historical figure with the name Anjelica was Anjelica Kauffmann (1741-1807), a Swiss-born painter who achieved great success in the Neoclassical style. She was one of the few female artists to gain international recognition during her lifetime, and her works often depicted mythological and allegorical themes.
In literature, the name Anjelica appears in the epic poem "Orlando Furioso" by the Italian Renaissance author Ludovico Ariosto (1474-1533). The character Anjelica is a beautiful princess who becomes the object of desire for many of the knights in the story.
During the 17th century, Anjelica de Saint-Jean Arnauld d'Andilly (1624-1684) was a French writer and nun known for her spiritual works and her translations of the Bible and other religious texts.
In the 19th century, Anjelica Catalani (1780-1849) was an Italian operatic soprano celebrated for her virtuosic vocal abilities and her performances in the operas of composers like Rossini and Meyerbeer.
While the name Anjelica has its roots in the Christian tradition, it has transcended religious boundaries and has been embraced by various cultures around the world, reflecting the universal appeal of the angelic symbolism associated with the name.
Notable bearers
Famous people named Anjelica
People
Anjelica + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Anjelica as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with A
Other first names starting with A with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Anjelica: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Anjelica?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 4,164 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Anjelica 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 82,314 US residents.
Is Anjelica a common name?
We classify Anjelica as "Rare". It ranks above 96.1% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 4,328 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Anjelica most popular?
The single biggest year for Anjelica was 1991, when 292 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Anjelica is about 32 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Anjelica in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 3,807 people with the name Anjelica, or 1.26 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #4,765 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 Anjelica 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 Anjelica?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Anjelica appears almost entirely female. Of the 3,816 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 Anjelica?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Anjelica is Hispanic at 59.4%. The next largest groups are White (18.0%) and Black (14.3%). 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 Anjelica most often in the Census?
Hispanic is the largest reported group for people named Anjelica in the 2020 Census, accounting for 59.4% (2,261 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 Anjelica in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Anjelica a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Anjelica 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 Anjelica still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Anjelica 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 Anjelica 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 Anjelica as a first name?
Our sister site HowManyOfMe.org answers how many Americans are named Anjelica at a glance, with the living-bearer count up front.