Angelica is a girl name with a modern feel, drawn from real birth records. Below you'll find what Angelica means and where it comes from, plus how many babies have been named Angelica across the United States, UK, Ireland and New Zealand, how popular Angelica has been over the decades, and the year it peaked.
Angelica is a girl name of Greek origin meaning “angelic, messenger”. also a flowering herb.
| Country | Births on record |
|---|---|
| United States since 1880 | 93,538 births |
| England & Wales since 1996 | 1,476 births |
| Scotland since 1974 | 21 births |
| Northern Ireland since 1997 | 3 births |
| Ireland since 1964 | 58 births |
Counts come from official national birth-registration statistics: U.S. Social Security Administration, England & Wales (Office for National Statistics), Scotland (National Records of Scotland), Northern Ireland (NISRA), Ireland (Central Statistics Office) and New Zealand (Dept. of Internal Affairs). Coverage spans differ, so totals aren't directly comparable across countries.
Babies named Angelica per year, United States (1892 to 2025). United States peaked in 1996 (3,412/yr) · England & Wales peaked in 2012 (98/yr) · Ireland peaked in 2012 (7/yr) · Scotland peaked in 2006 (4/yr) · Northern Ireland peaked in 2006 (3/yr).
Angelica has been a fairly common baby name in the United States. It was most common in 1996, when it ranked #212 nationally (given to 3,447 babies that year), and a popular choice in the 1990s.
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