Angie
A feminine name of Greek origin meaning "messenger".
Name Census estimates that about 51,913 living Americans carry the first name Angie. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Angie today is around 42 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Angie births was 1975 (1,955 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Angie. 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 Angie with official rankings and popularity over time.
Key insights
- • Although Angie is used almost entirely for girls, the SSA data does show 131 boys registered with the name since 1880.
People living today
52K
~ 1 in 6,602 Americans
Peak year
1975
1,955 babies that year
Average age
42
years old
2002 SSA rank
#592
Tracked since 1880
Census
Angie in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 70,854 people with the first name Angie, which placed it at #721 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
#721
National first-name rank
People counted
71K
70,854 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
23.5
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
51.4% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Angie
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Angie is White at 51.4%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (34.8%) and Black (6.1%). 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 Angie 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 Angie at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White51.4% · 36,424
- Hispanic or Latino34.8% · 24,630
- Black or African American6.1% · 4,322
- Asian and Pacific Islander5.1% · 3,585
- Two or more races1.9% · 1,379
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.7% · 514
Gender
Gender distribution for Angie
Out of the 65,395 babies given the name Angie since 1880, 99.8% were registered as female. The name sits firmly on the female side of the spectrum, with only a handful of male registrations across the entire dataset.
Angie as a male name
- Ranked #10,774 in 2002
- 5 male births in 2002
- Peak: 1976 (11 births)
Angie as a female name
- Ranked #592 in 2024
- 508 female births in 2024
- Peak: 1975 (1,948 births)
2020 Census snapshot
In the 2020 Census sex table, Angie appears almost entirely female. Of the 70,858 people counted with this name, 99.7% were female and only a very small share were male.
Popularity
Angie: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Angie from the 1880s through to the 2020s, spanning 15 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1970s, with 13,823 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
Angie 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 Angie during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Angies live
The SSA's state-level files cover 50 states and territories. California, Texas, New York recorded the most babies named Angie, while Delaware, Alaska, Hawaii recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 1,178 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Angie
The name Angie is a diminutive form of the feminine given name Angela, which is derived from the Greek word "angelos," meaning "messenger" or "messenger of God." It is believed to have originated in the late Roman period, when Christianity was spreading across Europe.
The name Angela first appeared in Christian texts and records during the Middle Ages, particularly in Italy and other parts of southern Europe. It was a popular name among early Christian families who wanted to honor the concept of angels as messengers of God.
One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Angela is Saint Angela of Foligno, an Italian nun and mystic who lived from 1248 to 1309. She is known for her spiritual writings and her profound devotion to the Christian faith.
Another notable figure with the name Angela is Angela Merici, an Italian religious educator who founded the Order of Ursulines in 1535. The Ursulines were dedicated to the education of girls and played a significant role in promoting female education during the Renaissance period.
In the Renaissance era, the name Angela also gained popularity among artists and intellectuals. Angela Merici, the Italian painter and engraver, was born in 1474 and is renowned for her intricate and detailed works of art.
Moving forward in history, one of the most famous individuals named Angela is Angela Lansbury, the British-American actress who was born in 1925. She is best known for her role as the mystery writer and sleuth Jessica Fletcher in the television series "Murder, She Wrote."
The diminutive form Angie became more widely used in the 20th century, particularly in English-speaking countries. One notable example is Angie Dickinson, the American actress and writer born in 1931, who gained fame for her roles in films like "Rio Bravo" and "Dressed to Kill."
Despite its long history, the name Angie retains a sense of youthfulness and charm, often associated with a friendly and approachable personality.
Notable bearers
Famous people named Angie
People
Angie + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Angie 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
Angie: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Angie?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 51,913 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Angie 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 6,602 US residents.
Is Angie a common name?
We classify Angie as "Uncommon". It ranks above 99.2% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 65,395 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Angie most popular?
The single biggest year for Angie was 1975, when 1,955 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Angie is about 42 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Angie in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 70,854 people with the name Angie, or 23.46 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #721 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 Angie 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 Angie?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Angie appears almost entirely female. Of the 70,858 people counted with this name, 99.7% 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 Angie?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Angie is White at 51.4%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (34.8%) and Black (6.1%). 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 Angie most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Angie in the 2020 Census, accounting for 51.4% (36,424 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 Angie in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Angie a female name?
Yes, 99.8% of people registered as Angie 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 Angie still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Angie 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 Angie 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 Angie?
For a faster, more casual read, check HowManyOfMe.org — our sister site built around that single question.