Angelyna
A feminine name derived from the Greek word "angelos" meaning "messenger".
Name Census estimates that about 587 living Americans carry the first name Angelyna. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Angelyna today is around 19 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Angelyna births was 2004 (54 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Angelyna. 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.
People living today
587
~ 1 in 583,909 Americans
Peak year
2004
54 babies that year
Average age
19
years old
2022 SSA rank
#15,497
Tracked since 1990
Census
Angelyna in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 467 people with the first name Angelyna, which placed it at #21,646 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
#21,646
National first-name rank
People counted
467
467 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.2
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Hispanic or Latino
57.2% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Angelyna
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Angelyna is Hispanic at 57.2%. The next largest groups are White (24.6%) and Asian/Pacific Islander (8.6%). 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 Angelyna 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 Angelyna at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Hispanic or Latino57.2% · 267
- White24.6% · 115
- Asian and Pacific Islander8.6% · 40
- Two or more races4.5% · 21
- Black or African American4.3% · 20
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.9% · 4
Popularity
Angelyna: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Angelyna from the 1990s through to the 2020s, spanning 4 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2000s, with 412 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
Angelyna 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 Angelyna during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Angelynas live
The SSA's state-level files cover 8 states and territories. California, Texas, Florida recorded the most babies named Angelyna, while Nevada, Massachusetts, Colorado recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 23 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Angelyna
The name Angelyna has its roots in the Greek language, originating from the word "angelos," which means "messenger" or "angel." It is a feminine form of the name Angelus, which was derived from the same Greek word. The name gained popularity during the early days of Christianity, particularly after the 4th century AD.
Angelyna was a relatively common name among early Christian communities, as it was associated with the concept of angelic beings who served as messengers of God. In some early Christian texts and hagiographies, there are references to saints and martyrs bearing the name Angelyna or its variants.
One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Angelyna can be found in the writings of the 5th century Christian scholar, Isidore of Seville. He mentioned a woman named Angelyna who lived in the city of Cordoba during the 4th century and was known for her piety and charitable works.
Throughout the Middle Ages, the name Angelyna remained popular in various European regions, particularly in Italy and parts of the Byzantine Empire. In the 11th century, there was a notable figure named Angelyna of Marsciano, an Italian noblewoman who founded a convent and was later canonized as a saint by the Catholic Church.
During the Renaissance period, the name gained further popularity, and several notable women bore the name. One of the most famous was Angelyna Grimaldi (1477-1532), a member of the ruling family of Monaco and the wife of Honoré I, Lord of Monaco.
Another prominent figure with the name Angelyna was Angelyna Merici (1470-1540), an Italian religious educator and founder of the Ursuline Order of nuns. Her work in establishing schools for girls and promoting education for women was groundbreaking for the time.
In the 17th century, Angelyna van Kouwenhoven (1629-1663) was a Dutch Golden Age painter known for her still life and genre paintings. Her works are housed in several notable museums, including the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam.
Moving into the 18th century, Angelyna Kauffmann (1741-1807) was a Swiss-Austrian Neoclassical painter who achieved great success and recognition during her lifetime. She was one of the founding members of the Royal Academy of Arts in London and was highly regarded for her historical and mythological paintings.
People
Angelyna + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Angelyna as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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FAQ
Angelyna: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Angelyna?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 587 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Angelyna 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 583,909 US residents.
Is Angelyna a common name?
We classify Angelyna as "Very Rare". It ranks above 86% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 595 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Angelyna most popular?
The single biggest year for Angelyna was 2004, when 54 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Angelyna is about 19 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Angelyna in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 467 people with the name Angelyna, or 0.15 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #21,646 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 Angelyna 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 Angelyna?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Angelyna appears almost entirely female. Of the 461 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 Angelyna?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Angelyna is Hispanic at 57.2%. The next largest groups are White (24.6%) and Asian/Pacific Islander (8.6%). 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 Angelyna most often in the Census?
Hispanic is the largest reported group for people named Angelyna in the 2020 Census, accounting for 57.2% (267 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 Angelyna in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Angelyna a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Angelyna 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 Angelyna still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Angelyna 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 Angelyna 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 Americans are named Angelyna?
For a quick modern take, check how many Americans are named Angelyna on our sister site HowManyOfMe.org.