Angelika
Feminine · “Greek "angelic”
Angelica is a plant as well as a name, and it was named for an archangel. Angelica archangelica was believed to have been revealed by Michael or Gabriel as a defense against plague, and it is still candied and used to flavor gin and liqueurs.
How old is the name Angelika?
Angelika first appears in US birth records in 1953 — 72 years ago. The typical Angelika alive today was born around 1999, making them about 26 years old. About 2,800 people named Angelika are estimated to be alive in the US today.
When was the name Angelika most popular?
Angelika peaked in 1996, reaching #1615 nationally. Today it ranks #7491, 5,876 places below that high. See the whole 1996 chart.
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Where it comes from
From angelos to Angelika
The story of Angelika
The plant's reputation was medical and specific. European herbals from the sixteenth century onward describe angelica as a defense against plague and poison, and the story that its virtues were revealed by an archangel in a dream is repeated in several of them. It was grown widely in northern Europe, and its stems are still candied for confectionery and its roots used in gin, chartreuse and vermouth. The personal name spread separately, through Italian romance — Ariosto's Orlando Furioso of 1516 has an Angelica — and through the general stock of Catholic names. The Central European spelling Angelika peaks in America in 1996.
Meaning
Greek "angelic" — of a messenger
From Latin angelicus, from Greek angelikos, of or belonging to a messenger, from angelos. Angelika is the German, Polish, Hungarian and Russian spelling; the k is the regular letter for the sound in those languages. The herb Angelica archangelica takes its botanical name from the same word and the legend attached to it.
How the name formed
- angelos
- angelicus
- Angelica
- Angelika
Related forms: Angelika · Angelika · Angelica · Angélique
Pronouncing Angelika
an-GEH-lee-kah
Four syllables, stress on the second, with a hard g in German and Polish. English speakers say an-JEL-ih-kuh with a soft j, which is the English treatment of the same spelling.
Nicknames for Angelika
Moderate
What the data says
146 years of official birth records
The long climb, and where it stands now
The same years in position rather than babies
- First recorded
- 1953
- Most girls named
- 2006100 — the highest on record
- Peak rank
- #1615reached in 1996
- Change vs 2024
- −17.6%14 in 2025, from 17
Rank is a position, a count is a headcount, and they move independently — a name can hold its rank while the number of babies behind it falls. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration.
Angelika in other languages
The same name elsewhere
- Angelika in German — same name
- Angelika in Polish — same name
- Angelica in Italian — spelling variant
- Angélique in French — same name
Strongest US states over the last decade: Illinois, Florida, Texas.
Angelikas among us
people named Angelika are estimated to be alive in the US today
About 1 girl in 114,805 born in 2025 was named Angelika
Estimated from SSA birth records and published actuarial life tables. Method
Spellings of Angelika
- #7491
- Angelika on the 2025 chart
- #581
- counting every spelling
The SSA counts spellings, not names. Angelika went to 14 girls in 2025, but Angelica is the same name said out loud. Together the 2 spellings went to 412, which makes it the 581st most-given girls’ name of the year — 6,910 places above the chart.
- Angelica398
- Angelika14
About 1 girl in 3,901 born in 2025 was given one of these spellings — against 1 in 114,805 for Angelika itself.
Spellings are grouped by a fixed rule that folds interchangeable English spellings of one sound (ck/k, ph/f, x/ks, a non-initial y for i) and keeps vowels apart, so Sean and Shawn stay separate names. It errs towards splitting: a family here is never larger than the truth. SSA national data, 2025. Method
Is it right for you
What happens to a name after it peaks
The Anel test
Every popular name lives one long story — a climb, a peak, a slow settling back. Angelika's later chapters haven't been written yet, so we borrowed them: Anel climbed just as high around 1974, and its whole arc is on record. Line the two peaks up, and Anel's path sketches the road Angelika is walking now.
Angelika sits in the calm middle of the cycle — neither chasing a wave nor sliding off one. Middle-of-the-cycle names age slowly and predictably.
A scored estimate from 146 years of naming cycles — not a prophecy. Great names outlive statistics. How this is scored
Angelika beside its neighbors
The names ranked closest to Angelika in 2025, in babies rather than position — the bars are to scale.
US girls given each name in 2025.
The trade-off
- The meaning is settled and transparent.
- Angie is an immediate short form needing no explanation.
- It is established across German, Polish, Hungarian and Russian naming.
- The g is hard in Central Europe and soft in English.
- Angelica is the standard English spelling.
- Four syllables is long for American everyday use.
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Feminine · #7491 in the U.S.
Frequently asked
- How many Angelikas are there in the world?
- No country counts the world's names, so there is no worldwide figure — anyone quoting one is estimating. About 2,800 people named Angelika are estimated to be alive in the US today.
- How do you spell Angelika?
- Angelika is one of 2 recorded spellings. Angelica is the more common one — 398 births in 2025 against 14 for Angelika.
- How popular is the name Angelika in 2025?
- Angelika ranks #7491 among US girl names in 2025, with 14 babies given the name.
- How rare is the name Angelika?
- About 1 in every 114,805 US girls born in 2025 was named Angelika — 14 in all.
- Will my child share the name Angelika with classmates?
- Angelika will almost certainly be the only one in school.
Ranked beside Angelika
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