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Angelina

Gender
Girl
Say it
an-je-LEE-na
Origin
Greek
UK rank, 2025
#801 for girls
US rank, 2025
#347 for girls

Angelina is a girls' name of Greek origin, meaning “messenger; angel”. In 2025 it ranked 801st for girls in the UK (49 babies) and 347th for girls in the US (875 babies).

What does Angelina mean?

Greek: diminutive of Angela

“messenger; angel”

A diminutive of Angela, ultimately from Greek angelos, 'messenger'.

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Is Angelina a girl's or a boy's name?

Angelina is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 49 girls in the UK and 875 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.

How popular is Angelina in the UK?

Rank in 2025
801st among girls
Babies in 2025
49 about 1 in 5,700 girls
Five-year trend
Steady down 10% in five years
Same name in a class
under 1% chance among 15 girls

In 2025, 49 girls in the UK were named Angelina, making it the 801st most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 776th. Its busiest year was 2007, with 150 girls.

Half of all the girls named Angelina in the UK since 1996 were born between 2006 and 2016, the years shaded on the chart below.

Among girls in 2025, it was 792nd in England and Wales and 397th in Northern Ireland.

1996Busiest: 150 in 20072025
Angelina in the UK, year by year
YearGirlsRank
202549#801
202464#645
202357#690
202269#607
202146#846
202052#776
201961#692
201875#601
201784#557
201692#513
201593#505
201492#517
2013109#429
2012137#384
2011133#383
2010134#374
2009131#371
2008143#349
2007150#332
2006149#324
2005135#332
2004115#366
200382#461
200279#453
200169#485
200031#811
199914#1,415
199823#1,015
199728#870
199632#778

How popular is Angelina in the US?

Rank in 2025
347th among girls
Babies in 2025
875 about 1 in 1,800 girls
Five-year trend
Steady down 21% in five years
Same name in a class
under 1% chance among 15 girls

In 2025, 875 girls in the US were named Angelina, making it the 347th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 290th. Its busiest year was 2005, with 5,813 girls.

It has been given to fewer girls each year for the last 11 years. 2025 had fewer girls named Angelina than any year since 1988.

Half of all the girls named Angelina in the US since 1880 were born between 1969 and 2008, the years shaded on the chart below.

1880Busiest: 5,813 in 20052025
Angelina in the US, year by year
YearGirlsRank
2025875#347
2024985#313
2023989#312
20221,050#307
20211,076#297
20201,100#290
20191,153#287
20181,372#233
20171,565#199
20161,859#175
20151,975#163
20142,125#152
20132,118#147
20122,410#133
20112,865#104
20103,146#93
20093,637#86
20084,299#69
20074,860#58
20065,526#49
20055,813#43
20044,917#60
20034,272#71
20023,981#74
20013,368#93
20002,140#157
19991,327#237
19981,168#268
19971,078#268
1996920#310
1995907#305
1994913#302
1993904#300
1992965#285
1991929#300
19901,099#261
1989891#294
1988811#305
1987791#308
1986813#300
1985789#305
1984766#309
1983819#286
1982849#286
1981876#279
1980797#307
1979837#289
1978673#330
1977681#337
1976663#334
1975684#326
1974626#347
1973571#370
1972580#372
1971514#413
1970528#422
1969536#411
1968466#441
1967424#459
1966464#437
1965419#466
1964361#513
1963281#594
1962292#575
1961240#664
1960237#659
1959240#645
1958226#659
1957251#620
1956263#580
1955258#567
1954261#548
1953234#578
1952274#509
1951213#587
1950268#491
1949242#529
1948213#572
1947249#531
1946233#516
1945209#507
1944188#529
1943264#456
1942254#463
1941265#422
1940228#450
1939308#375
1938311#373
1937344#340
1936358#327
1935369#328
1934389#317
1933441#287
1932604#254
1931618#243
1930832#212
1929780#220
1928872#213
1927899#210
1926870#214
19251,028#197
19241,082#195
19231,049#199
19221,026#198
19211,075#192
19201,035#193
1919940#199
1918935#204
1917886#205
1916871#202
1915826#199
1914686#195
1913520#203
1912387#229
1911359#199
1910249#243
1909227#236
1908251#215
1907197#237
1906189#230
1905171#243
1904161#246
1903149#246
1902118#289
1901122#265
1900115#306
189996#301
189894#323
189782#320
189673#340
189553#384
189469#336
189353#370
189250#378
189141#387
189035#429
188929#454
188837#403
188720#499
188613#633
188518#500
188417#501
188326#354
188211#560
18818#623
18809#580

Nicknames for Angelina

Names like Angelina

Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.

Isabella, Amelia, Ava, Sophia, Ariana, Arabella, Olivia, Athena, Alba, Aurora, Alexandra, Elena

Names related to Angelina

Angeline, Angelyn, Angelena, Angelin, Angelynn, Angelene, Angelyna, Angelyne

More Greek names

Luca, Theodore, George, Theo, Lucas, Sofia, Alexander, Sebastian, Penelope, Phoebe, Margot, Luke, Chloe, Sophie, Zoe, Iris

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Sources

Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.

To cite this page: Nameling, “Angelina: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/angelina, updated 20 October 2026.