Dangela
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- dan-JEL-uh
- Origin
- Greek
Dangela is a girls' name of Greek origin, meaning “messenger”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Dangela mean?
Greek: Angela with a D- prefix
“messenger”
Angela with a D- prefix, like D'Angelo; Angela comes from the Greek angelos, meaning messenger.
Is Dangela a girl's or a boy's name?
Dangela is a girls' name.
How popular is Dangela in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1996, with 16 girls. It first appears in the records in 1967.
Half of all the girls named Dangela in the US since 1880 were born between 1987 and 2001, the years shaded on the chart below.
Dangela in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 9 | #10,949 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 6 | #14,956 |
| 2011 | 8 | #12,146 |
| 2010 | 5 | #16,985 |
| 2009 | 6 | #15,236 |
| 2008 | 9 | #11,594 |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 9 | #11,412 |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 8 | #11,617 |
| 2003 | 12 | #8,500 |
| 2002 | 8 | #11,102 |
| 2001 | 14 | #7,311 |
| 2000 | 16 | #6,481 |
| 1999 | 8 | #10,338 |
| 1998 | 13 | #7,099 |
| 1997 | 12 | #7,278 |
| 1996 | 16 | #5,766 |
| 1995 | 13 | #6,636 |
| 1994 | 13 | #6,666 |
| 1993 | 12 | #7,031 |
| 1992 | 12 | #7,060 |
| 1991 | 14 | #6,247 |
| 1990 | 9 | #8,495 |
| 1989 | 15 | #5,539 |
| 1988 | 13 | #5,890 |
| 1987 | 15 | #5,069 |
| 1986 | 11 | #6,153 |
| 1985 | 9 | #6,952 |
| 1984 | 7 | #8,149 |
| 1983 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 6 | #9,235 |
| 1981 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 7 | #8,059 |
| 1978 | 7 | #7,647 |
| 1977 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 6 | #8,154 |
| 1975 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 5 | #8,773 |
| 1973 | 6 | #7,433 |
| 1972 | 9 | #5,479 |
| 1971 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 6 | #6,615 |
| 1968 | 7 | #5,641 |
| 1967 | 5 | #6,803 |
Names like Dangela
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Ariana Amanda Sophia Selena Sierra Samantha Melissa Melina Serena Larissa Daniela Brianna
Names related to Dangela
More Greek names
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Sources
Figures from 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, “Dangela: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/dangela, updated 20 October 2026.