Angelina
Meaningmessenger · Italian form of Angela
- US rank
- #347
- Syllables
- 4
- Peak
- #43 in 2005
875 babies were named Angelina in the US in 2025. It has dropped 57 places in five years.
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US births per million girls, 1880–2025
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Similar names
Popularity: U.S. Social Security Administration (babies with 5+ births per year).
Did you know?
A few things about Angelina you might not know, from US birth records and Wikipedia. Handy for convincing a partner, or a grandparent.
Famous Angelina
Angelina Mango
Italian singer-songwriter
Choose Angelina and your child shares a first name with Angelina Mango, an Italian singer-songwriter. A ready-made answer when someone asks “Angelina, like who?” Angelina Mango's Wikipedia article is available in 37 languages, a good sign of just how widely known they are.
Read about Angelina Mango on Wikipedia (opens in a new tab)Photo: Pedro J Pacheco, CC BY-SA 4.0 (opens in a new tab), via Wikimedia Commons
- How commonAbout 1 in every 1,837 baby girls born in the US in 2025 was named Angelina, 875 babies in all. In a typical school of 500 kids, your Angelina would very likely be the only one.
- HistoryAngelina has been in use since at least 1880, the first year US birth records were kept. That's 145 years of Angelinas, and counting.
- Best yearIt was far more popular in 2005, when it ranked #43. Today it's #347, so it could be due a comeback.
- Then vs nowAngelina was 2.2× more common in 2000 than it is today. In 2000 it was given to about 1 in 849 baby girls; in 2025, about 1 in 1,837.
- TrendAngelina has slipped 57 places over the last five years and now sits at #347. Good news if you want a familiar name that fewer kids will share.
- Where it's lovedAngelina is most popular in Florida, where it ranks #165, followed by New Jersey (#170) and Rhode Island (#180). It's in the top 1,000 in 34 states.
- MeaningAngelina is an Italian form of Angela, which means “messenger”. Our records link it to Greek and Italian roots.
About the name Angelina
Angelina is a girl name of Greek and Italian origin meaning “messenger”. It has 8 letters and 4 syllables, starting with A and ending in “-ina”. US birth records list Angelina for girls from 1880 to 2025, in 146 of those 146 years. Its best year was 2005, when it ranked #43 among girl names. In 2025 it ranked #347, with 875 babies.
Origin:Greek namesItalian names
| Decade | Babies per million | About 1 in |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 138 | 7,230 girls |
| 1890s | 286 | 3,499 girls |
| 1900s | 574 | 1,741 girls |
| 1910s | 805 | 1,243 girls |
| 1920s | 811 | 1,233 girls |
| 1930s | 428 | 2,338 girls |
| 1940s | 165 | 6,050 girls |
| 1950s | 130 | 7,705 girls |
| 1960s | 209 | 4,782 girls |
| 1970s | 414 | 2,417 girls |
| 1980s | 478 | 2,093 girls |
| 1990s | 568 | 1,761 girls |
| 2000s | 2,311 | 433 girls |
| 2010s | 1,172 | 853 girls |
| 2020s | 624 | 1,602 girls |
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Questions about the name Angelina
What does the name Angelina mean?
Angelina means “messenger” in Italian, as a form of Angela.
What is the origin of the name Angelina?
Angelina has Greek, Italian roots in our records. Other Greek names include Eleanor, Aurora, Penelope.
Is Angelina a boy or girl name?
Angelina is a girl name.
How popular is the name Angelina?
Angelina ranked #347 for US girls in 2025, given to 875 babies. Its best year was 2005 (#43).