girl's name
Angelita
- Gender Girl
- Syllables 4
- Letters 8
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 11,969
Angelita is a girl's name with 4 syllables. In 2025 it was given to 17 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in 1975, when 182 babies were given the name.
- It has been falling over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 195,046 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1883.
- 4 syllables, with the stress on syllable 3.
Angelita over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1880s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1880s | 36 |
| 1890s | 66 |
| 1900s | 160 |
| 1910s | 443 |
| 1920s | 1,077 |
| 1930s | 1,106 |
| 1940s | 1,205 |
| 1950s | 1,327 |
| 1960s | 1,411 |
| 1970s | 1,601 |
| 1980s | 1,140 |
| 1990s | 846 |
| 2000s | 836 |
| 2010s | 350 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 135 |
How popular is Angelita?
In 2025, Angelita was given to 17 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Where Angelita is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Angelita
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Angelita also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Angelita over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Angelita
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Angelita — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Angelita
How popular is the name Angelita?
In 2025, Angelita was given to 17 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Angelita a girl's or a boy's name?
Angelita is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
How many syllables are in Angelita?
Angelita has 4 syllables.
When was Angelita most popular?
Angelita peaked in 1975, when 182 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.
Is Angelita a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Angelita currently ranks #6,764 in the United States. It has been falling over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.