Anglea
Feminine form of the Old German name Angil, meaning "messenger" or "angel".
Name Census estimates that about 1,322 living Americans carry the first name Anglea. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Anglea today is around 52 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Anglea births was 1972 (97 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Anglea. 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
1.3K
~ 1 in 259,270 Americans
Peak year
1972
97 babies that year
Average age
52
years old
1996 SSA rank
#11,923
Tracked since 1954
Census
Anglea in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 978 people with the first name Anglea, which placed it at #12,647 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
#12,647
National first-name rank
People counted
978
978 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.3
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
59.6% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Anglea
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Anglea is White at 59.6%. The next largest groups are Black (24.0%) and Hispanic (9.0%). 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 Anglea 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 Anglea at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White59.6% · 583
- Black or African American24.0% · 235
- Hispanic or Latino9.0% · 88
- Two or more races3.4% · 33
- Asian and Pacific Islander2.9% · 28
- American Indian and Alaska Native1.1% · 11
Popularity
Anglea: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Anglea from the 1950s through to the 1990s, spanning 5 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1970s, with 660 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
Anglea 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 Anglea during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Angleas live
The SSA's state-level files cover 16 states and territories. Texas, Florida, Ohio recorded the most babies named Anglea, while South Carolina, Oklahoma, Louisiana recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 20 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Anglea
The given name Anglea is of uncertain origin, with no clear consensus on its linguistic or cultural roots. Some scholars suggest it may be a variant or derivative of the name Angela, which is derived from the Greek word "angelos" meaning "messenger" or "angel." However, the specific etymology and historical background of Anglea remain unclear.
Early records of the name Anglea are scarce, and it does not appear to have been widely used in ancient texts, religious scriptures, or historical documents. The earliest known instances of the name seem to date back to the late Middle Ages or Renaissance period, but its precise origins and spread remain largely undocumented.
One of the earliest known individuals to bear the name Anglea was Anglea of Spoleto, an Italian noblewoman who lived in the 13th century. She was a member of the powerful Monaldeschi family and played a role in the political affairs of the city-state of Spoleto during the turbulent years of the Guelphs and Ghibellines conflict.
Another notable figure with the name Anglea was Anglea Merici, an Italian religious educator who lived in the late 15th and early 16th centuries. She founded the Company of St. Ursula, a renowned teaching order dedicated to the education of young women, and is recognized as a saint in the Catholic Church.
In the 17th century, Anglea Guarini was an influential Italian composer and musician. She was a member of the Accademia Filarmonica in Bologna and composed several works, including madrigals and sacred motets, which were highly regarded during her lifetime.
During the 18th century, Anglea Kauffmann was a Swiss-born painter who gained fame and recognition for her neoclassical works. She was one of the founding members of the Royal Academy of Arts in London and was widely celebrated for her portraiture and historical paintings.
In the 19th century, Anglea Burdett-Coutts was a prominent English philanthropist and heiress. She was one of the wealthiest women in Britain during her time and used her fortune to support various charitable causes, including the establishment of housing projects and schools for the underprivileged.
While the name Anglea has been relatively uncommon throughout history, these examples demonstrate that individuals bearing this name have made notable contributions across various fields, including nobility, religion, music, art, and philanthropy.
People
Anglea + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Anglea as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Other names starting with A
Other first names starting with A with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Anglea: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Anglea?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 1,322 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Anglea 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 259,270 US residents.
Is Anglea a common name?
We classify Anglea as "Rare". It ranks above 91.7% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 1,489 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Anglea most popular?
The single biggest year for Anglea was 1972, when 97 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Anglea 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 Anglea in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 978 people with the name Anglea, or 0.32 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #12,647 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 Anglea 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 Anglea?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Anglea appears almost entirely female. Of the 974 people counted with this name, 99.9% 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 Anglea?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Anglea is White at 59.6%. The next largest groups are Black (24.0%) and Hispanic (9.0%). 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 Anglea most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Anglea in the 2020 Census, accounting for 59.6% (583 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 Anglea in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Anglea a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Anglea 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 Anglea still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Anglea 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 Anglea 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 are called Anglea?
For a faster, more casual read, check HowManyOfMe.org — our sister site built around that single question.