Angela
Angela is a female given name: 99% of people named Angela are women, and it is recorded as female in 25 of the 25 countries covered.
Angela · Ángela · Ângela · Angéla
- Verdict
- Female
- Male / female split
- 1% male / 99% female
- Confidence
- High (64 or more weighted country observations)
- Most common in
- United States, Italy, Germany
- Also spelled
- Ángela, Ângela, Angéla
- US births since 1880
- 2,136 male / 663,696 female
- Data
- nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
- Updated
- 2026-09-11
How to address Angela
When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Angela," in English, "Guten Tag Angela," in German. Angela is a female given name: about 99% of people named Angela are women. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.
Ready-made greetings in six languages
English
Dear Angela,
German
Guten Tag Angela,
French
Bonjour Angela,
Spanish
Estimado/a Angela:
Chinese
Angela您好：
Japanese
Angela様
English
Hi Angela,
German
Hi Angela,
French
Salut Angela,
Spanish
Hola Angela,
Chinese
Angela你好：
Japanese
Angelaさん
This is a statistical estimate, not a statement about the gender, identity or correct form of address of any particular person.
Country breakdown
| Country | How common | Usually | Male share |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | very common | woman's name | 0% |
| Italy | common | woman's name | 2% |
| Germany | common | woman's name | 2% |
| Great Britain | common | woman's name | 2% |
| Moldova | common | woman's name | 2% |
| Romania | common | woman's name | 2% |
| Austria | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Switzerland | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Spain | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| East Frisia | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Ireland | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Netherlands | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
Show all 25 countries
| Country | How common | Usually | Male share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Slovenia | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Belgium | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Malta | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Slovakia | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Estonia | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Portugal | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Russia | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Hungary | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Armenia | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| France | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| North Macedonia | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Greece | rare | woman's name | 2% |
United States birth data
2,136 male · 663,696 female · 665,832 births recorded
Since 1980: 0% male.
Frequently asked questions
Is Angela a male or female name?
Angela is a female given name: 99% of people named Angela are women, and it is recorded as female in 25 of the 25 countries covered.
How do I address Angela in an email?
When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Angela," in English, "Guten Tag Angela," in German. Angela is a female given name: about 99% of people named Angela are women. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.
Is Angela a unisex name?
Angela is not a unisex name: 1% of people named Angela are men. Angela leans strongly female overall.
Related names
Sources
Gender by country: nam_dict, the c't first-names dictionary by Joerg Michael, roughly 44,000 names across 55 countries, licensed GFDL. US frequencies: United States Social Security Administration baby-name data, public domain. Method: how we classify names. Full dataset: data & licences. Data built 2026-09-11.
DearWho, "Is Angela a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/angela (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.
BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_angela,
title = {Is Angela a male or female name?},
author = {{DearWho}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/angela},
note = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}