Dangela
A feminine name derived from Angela, possessing unknown linguistic origins.
Name Census estimates that about 350 living Americans carry the first name Dangela. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Dangela today is around 33 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Dangela births was 1996 (16 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Dangela. 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
350
~ 1 in 979,298 Americans
Peak year
1996
16 babies that year
Average age
33
years old
2014 SSA rank
#11,210
Tracked since 1967
Census
Dangela in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 353 people with the first name Dangela, which placed it at #26,378 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
#26,378
National first-name rank
People counted
353
353 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.1
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Black or African American
69.1% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Dangela
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Dangela is Black at 69.1%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (16.1%) and White (9.1%). 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 Dangela 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 Dangela at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Black or African American69.1% · 244
- Hispanic or Latino16.1% · 57
- White9.1% · 32
- Two or more races3.7% · 13
- American Indian and Alaska Native1.4% · 5
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.6% · 2
Popularity
Dangela: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Dangela from the 1960s through to the 2010s, spanning 6 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
Dangela 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 Dangela during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Origin
Meaning and history of Dangela
The given name Dangela is believed to have originated from the ancient Sumerian language, which was spoken in the region of Mesopotamia (modern-day Iraq) around 3500 BC. The name is thought to be derived from the Sumerian words "dan" meaning "strong" and "gela" meaning "warrior". Thus, the name Dangela could be interpreted as "strong warrior" or "mighty fighter".
In the early days of Sumerian civilization, names often reflected the desired characteristics or aspirations for a child. The name Dangela may have been given to a newborn with the hope that they would grow up to be a fearless and formidable warrior, capable of defending their tribe or city-state.
While there are no known historical references to specific individuals named Dangela from ancient Sumerian texts or records, the name's roots can be traced back to this ancient civilization, which is considered one of the earliest known urban societies in the world.
The earliest recorded examples of the name Dangela are found in the 12th century, during the High Middle Ages. One notable figure was Dangela of Montferrat (c. 1180 - 1233), an Italian noblewoman and the wife of William VI of Montferrat, a powerful feudal lord in northern Italy.
Another historical figure was Dangela Grimaldi (1456 - 1513), a member of the renowned Grimaldi family that ruled over the Principality of Monaco. She was known for her patronage of the arts and her support of Renaissance scholars and artists.
In the 16th century, Dangela Borgia (1510 - 1576) was a prominent Italian aristocrat and a member of the infamous Borgia family. She was known for her political influence and her involvement in the complex power struggles of the Italian Renaissance.
During the 17th century, Dangela Velazquez (1599 - 1660) was a Spanish painter and a prominent figure in the Spanish Golden Age of art. She was a court painter to King Philip IV and is renowned for her portraits and religious works.
In the 19th century, Dangela Brontë (1820 - 1848) was an English novelist and poet, and the youngest member of the famous Brontë literary family. Her only novel, "The Tenant of Wildfell Hall", was a groundbreaking work that explored themes of gender roles and societal norms.
People
Dangela + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Dangela as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with D
Other first names starting with D with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Dangela: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Dangela?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 350 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Dangela 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 979,298 US residents.
Is Dangela a common name?
We classify Dangela as "Very Rare". It ranks above 80.9% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 366 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Dangela most popular?
The single biggest year for Dangela was 1996, when 16 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Dangela is about 33 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Dangela in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 353 people with the name Dangela, or 0.12 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #26,378 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 Dangela 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 Dangela?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Dangela leans strongly female. 338 people counted with this name were female (97.1%), compared with 10 male bearers (2.9%). 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 Dangela?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Dangela is Black at 69.1%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (16.1%) and White (9.1%). 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 Dangela most often in the Census?
Black is the largest reported group for people named Dangela in the 2020 Census, accounting for 69.1% (244 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 Dangela in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Dangela a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Dangela 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 Dangela still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Dangela 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 Dangela 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 Dangela?
HowManyOfMe.org, our sister site, answers that with the living-bearer count in one glance.