Angi
A feminine name of Germanic origin meaning "the only one".
Name Census estimates that about 472 living Americans carry the first name Angi. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Angi today is around 52 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Angi births was 1970 (34 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Angi. 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
472
~ 1 in 726,174 Americans
Peak year
1970
34 babies that year
Average age
52
years old
2011 SSA rank
#17,006
Tracked since 1957
Census
Angi in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 967 people with the first name Angi, which placed it at #12,750 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
#12,750
National first-name rank
People counted
967
967 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.3
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
63.9% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Angi
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Angi is White at 63.9%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (24.9%) and Asian/Pacific Islander (5.1%). 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 Angi 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 Angi at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White63.9% · 618
- Hispanic or Latino24.9% · 241
- Asian and Pacific Islander5.1% · 49
- Black or African American3.6% · 35
- Two or more races2.0% · 19
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.5% · 5
Popularity
Angi: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Angi from the 1950s through to the 2010s, spanning 6 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1970s, with 236 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 1970s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Angi 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 Angi during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Angis live
Origin
Meaning and history of Angi
The name Angi has its origins in the Old Norse language, which was spoken by the Germanic peoples of Scandinavia during the Viking Age (800-1066 AD). It is derived from the Old Norse word "angi," which means "stroke" or "breath." This suggests that the name may have initially referred to someone with a strong or forceful presence.
One of the earliest known references to the name Angi can be found in the Icelandic Sagas, a collection of medieval literature that chronicled the lives and adventures of notable Icelanders and Scandinavians. In the Saga of the Greenlanders, written in the 13th century, a character named Angi Crag is mentioned as a member of the crew that accompanied Erik the Red on his voyage to Greenland.
During the Middle Ages, the name Angi was primarily used in Scandinavian countries, particularly Iceland and Norway. A notable bearer of the name was Angi Björnsson (c. 1240-1310), an Icelandic chieftain and politician who served as a lawspeaker (lögsögumaður) for the Icelandic Commonwealth.
In the 16th century, the name Angi appeared in the records of the Scottish Highlands, where it may have been adopted or adapted from the Norse settlers who had established communities in the region. One of the earliest documented Scottish bearers of the name was Angi MacLeod (c. 1550-1610), a member of the influential MacLeod clan of the Isle of Skye.
As the centuries passed, the name Angi remained relatively uncommon, but it continued to be used sporadically in various parts of Europe. In the 18th century, Angi Arngrímsson (1703-1777) was an Icelandic scholar and poet who made significant contributions to the study of Old Norse literature and mythology.
Other notable individuals who bore the name Angi include Angi Tómasson (1856-1922), an Icelandic farmer and politician who served as a member of the Icelandic Parliament (Alþingi), and Angi Pálsson (1890-1980), an Icelandic fisherman and author who wrote about life in the remote fishing villages of Iceland.
While the name Angi is still relatively rare, it has endured over the centuries, carrying with it a rich cultural heritage that connects it to the language and history of the Viking Age and the Scandinavian peoples.
People
Angi + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Angi 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
Angi: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Angi?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 472 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Angi 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 726,174 US residents.
Is Angi a common name?
We classify Angi as "Very Rare". It ranks above 84% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 538 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Angi most popular?
The single biggest year for Angi was 1970, when 34 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Angi is about 52 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Angi in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 967 people with the name Angi, or 0.32 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #12,750 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 Angi 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 Angi?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Angi leans strongly female. 953 people counted with this name were female (98.9%), compared with 11 male bearers (1.1%). 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 Angi?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Angi is White at 63.9%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (24.9%) and Asian/Pacific Islander (5.1%). 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 Angi most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Angi in the 2020 Census, accounting for 63.9% (618 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 Angi in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Angi a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Angi 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 Angi still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Angi 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 Angi 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 common is the name Angi?
Our sister site HowManyOfMe.org answers how many people share the name Angi at a glance, with the living-bearer count up front.