Anjelique
A feminine name of French origin meaning "angelic", "of angels", or "heavenly messenger".
Name Census estimates that about 236 living Americans carry the first name Anjelique. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Anjelique today is around 27 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Anjelique births was 1996 (19 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Anjelique. 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
236
~ 1 in 1,452,349 Americans
Peak year
1996
19 babies that year
Average age
27
years old
2013 SSA rank
#14,768
Tracked since 1987
Census
Anjelique in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 247 people with the first name Anjelique, which placed it at #33,475 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
#33,475
National first-name rank
People counted
247
247 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.1
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Hispanic or Latino
42.9% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Anjelique
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Anjelique is Hispanic at 42.9%. The next largest groups are Black (24.7%) and White (22.3%). 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 Anjelique 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 Anjelique at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Hispanic or Latino42.9% · 106
- Black or African American24.7% · 61
- White22.3% · 55
- Two or more races6.5% · 16
- Asian and Pacific Islander2.8% · 7
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.8% · 2
Popularity
Anjelique: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Anjelique from the 1980s through to the 2010s, spanning 4 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1990s, with 122 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 1990s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Anjelique 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 Anjelique during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Anjeliques live
Origin
Meaning and history of Anjelique
The name Anjelique originates from the French language and culture, derived from the late Latin word "angelicus," meaning "angelic" or "belonging to angels." It first emerged in France during the late Middle Ages, around the 13th or 14th century.
Anjelique is a variant of the name Angelique, which ultimately traces its roots back to the Greek word "angelos," meaning "messenger" or "envoy." This Greek word was adopted into Latin as "angelus," and later evolved into the French "ange," meaning "angel." The feminine form, "angelique," was then used as a given name, with Anjelique being a slightly altered spelling.
One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Anjelique can be found in the 17th-century French novel "Angélique, Marquise des Anges" by Anne Golon. Published in 1957, this historical fiction series featured the character Angélique de Sancé de Monteloup, Marquise des Anges, who lived during the reign of King Louis XIV in the late 17th century.
Throughout history, several notable individuals have borne the name Anjelique. One such figure was Anjelique Kidjo (born 1960), a Beninese singer-songwriter and activist who has won multiple Grammy Awards and has been named among the greatest African voices of all time.
Another famous Anjelique was Anjelique Huston (1951-2022), an American film director, actress, and author who won an Academy Award for her supporting role in the 1985 film "Prizzi's Honor." She was the daughter of legendary filmmaker John Huston.
In the literary world, Anjelique Arnauld (1591-1661) was a French Jansenist author and nun who played a significant role in the religious controversies of 17th-century France. Her writings and correspondence with notable figures of the time were widely influential.
The name Anjelique has also been associated with royalty. Anjelique de Bourbon (1628-1629), also known as Mademoiselle d'Orléans, was a French princess who tragically died at the age of one. She was the youngest daughter of Gaston, Duke of Orléans, and his first wife, Marie de Bourbon.
Another historical figure with this name was Anjelique Janice Kidjo (1897-1977), a Beninese political activist and feminist who fought for women's rights and played a crucial role in her country's independence movement in the mid-20th century.
People
Anjelique + last name combinations
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FAQ
Anjelique: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Anjelique?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 236 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Anjelique 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 1,452,349 US residents.
Is Anjelique a common name?
We classify Anjelique as "Very Rare". It ranks above 76.3% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 242 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Anjelique most popular?
The single biggest year for Anjelique was 1996, when 19 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Anjelique is about 27 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Anjelique in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 247 people with the name Anjelique, or 0.08 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #33,475 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 Anjelique 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 Anjelique?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Anjelique leans strongly female. 247 people counted with this name were female (98.8%), compared with 3 male bearers (1.2%). 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 Anjelique?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Anjelique is Hispanic at 42.9%. The next largest groups are Black (24.7%) and White (22.3%). 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 Anjelique most often in the Census?
Hispanic is the largest reported group for people named Anjelique in the 2020 Census, accounting for 42.9% (106 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 Anjelique in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Anjelique a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Anjelique 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 Anjelique still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Anjelique 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 Anjelique 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 Anjelique?
For a faster, more casual read, check HowManyOfMe.org — our sister site built around that single question.