Angela is a female given name. It is derived from the Greek word (), meaning angel from Greek belief systems. In the United States, the name "Angela" was at its most popular between 1965 and 1979, when it was ranked among the top 10 names for girls.
Variations Angela (English, Greek, Indonesian) has varieties in other languages, containing namely, (Albanian), (Russian, Ukrainian), (Spanish), (Italian), (Maltese), (Irish), (Basque), (Serbian, Bosnian), (Portuguese), (Romanian), (French), (Polish), (Kyrgyz, Uzbek), (Czech), and (Hungarian). People
Angela (singer) (born 1991), Ukrainian singer and model Angela of Foligno (1248–1309), Franciscan, Catholic, saint Angela Aames (1956–1988), American B-movie actress Angelica Bäumer (1932–2025), Austrian art critic and art historian Ángela Acuña Braun (1888–1983), Costa Rican lawyer, writer and feminist Angela Adamoli (born 1972), former Italian basketball player Angela Adams (born 1965), American rug designer Angela Addison (born 1999), English association football player Angela P. Aggeler, American diplomat Angela Agostini, Italian botanist and mycologist Ángela Aguilar (born 2003), Mexican and American singer Angela Ahrendts (born 1960), American-British businesswoman Angela Doyinsola Aina, American public health practitioner Angela Ajodo (born 1972), Nigerian handball player Angela Aki (born 1977), Japanese singer and songwriter Angela Alarcon, Filipino actress Angela Alberti (born 1949), Italian gymnast Ángela Alessio Robles (1917–2004), Mexican civil engineer and town planner Angela Alioto (born 1949), American lawyer and politician Angela A. Allen-Bell, American activist scholar Ângela Almeida, Portuguese politician Angela Alorwu-Tay (born 1971), Ghanaian politician Angela Alsobrooks (born 1971), American politician and lawyer Angela Alupei (born 1972), Romanian rower Angela Alvarado (born 1972), American actress and director Ángela Álvarez (1927–2024), Cuban-born American singer Angela Amato Velez, American television writer and producer Angela Anderes (1919–?), Swiss figure skater Angela Anderson, German artist Angela Andreoli (born 2006), Italian artistic gymnast Angela Angel (born 1979), American politician Angela Annabell (1929–2000), New Zealand musicologist Angela Aquereburu (born 1977), Togolese film director Angela Arcangeli (born 1971), Italian basketball player Angela Arney, British novelist Angela Arsenault, American politician from Vermont Angela Asare (born 1985), Ghanaian beauty queen Angela Asher, Canadian film and television actress Angela Atede (born 1972), Nigerian hurdler Angela Atwood (1949–1974), American criminal Angela Au (born 1983), Hong Kong singer and DJ Ángela Auad (c. 1945–1977), Argentine social activist Angela Maria Autsch (1900–1944), German nun Angela Aycock (born 1973), American basketball player Angela Baca (1927–2014), Native American potter Ángela Bachiller (born 1983), Spanish politician Angela Baddeley (1904–1976), English actress Angela Bailey (1962–2021), Canadian sprinter Angela Bairstow (1942–2016), English badminton player Angela Ballara (1944–2021), New Zealand historian Ángela Abós Ballarín (1934–2022), Spanish writer and politician Angela Banks (footballer) (born 1975), English footballer Angela M. Banks, American lawyer and legal academic Angela Baraldi (born 1964), Italian actress and singer Angela Barker, Australian advocate for victims of domestic violence Angela Barnes (born 1976), English stand-up comedian Angela Barnwell (1936–1965), British swimmer Ángela Barón (born 2003), Colombian footballer Angela Baroni (born 1979), Italian sailor Angela Barrett, British artist and illustrator Angela Barry, Bermudian writer and educator Angela Barylla, German triple jumper Angela Bassett (born 1958), American actress Angela Batinovich, American businesswoman Angela Baumgartner (born 1969), Austrian politician Angela Beard (born 1997), Filipino footballer Ángela Becerra (born 1957), Colombian writer Angela Myles Beeching, arts career specialist Angela Behelle (born 1971), French novelist Angela Belcher, American biochemist Angela van Bengale, South African progenitrix Angela Bennett, Australian mining heiress Angela Benton (born 1981), American businesswoman Angela Berners-Wilson, Anglican woman priest Angela Berry-White (born 1968), American retired soccer player Angela Bettis (born 1973), American actress Angela Betzien, Australian playwright and screenwriter Angela Beyincé (born 1976), American songwriter, actress and music executive Angela Bianchini (1921–2018), Italian writer and literary critic Angela Billingham, Baroness Billingham (born 1939), British labour politician Angela Birch (born 1974), Fijian swimmer Angela Bishop (born 1967), Australian reporter and television presenter Angela McCormick Bisig (born 1964 or 1965), American judge Angela Bizzarri (born 1988), American distance runner Angela Black, American news anchor Angela Blanchard, American policy advisor and CEO Angela Glover Blackwell, American attorney, civil rights advocate and author Angela Bloomfield (born 1972), New Zealand actress Angela Bocage, American cartoonist Angela Bofill (1954–2024), American R&B singer Angela Bolster (1925–2005), Irish nun and writer Angela Bonallack (1937–2022), English amateur golfer Angela Bonavoglia, writer and journalist Ángela Bonilla (born 1991), Ecuadorian model and beauty pageant titleholder Angela Elizabeth Booth (1869–1954), Australian eugenicist Angela Borgia (c. 1486–c. 1521), Italian noblewoman Angela Borsuk (born 1967), Israeli chess player Angela Boškin (1885–1977), Slovenian nurse and social worker in Yugoslavia Angela Maria Bottari (1945–2023), Italian politician Angela Bourke, Irish writer Angela Bowen (1936–2018), American academic, writer and lesbian rights activist Angela Bowie (born 1949), first wife of David Bowie, often known as "Angie Bowie" Angela Boyd (born 1986), New Zealand lawn bowler Angela Bracco, Italian physicist Angela Bradburn-Spangler (born 1968), American high jumper Angela Brady, Irish/British architect Angela Braly (born 1961), American executive Angela Brand-Barker (born 1961), British runner Angela van den Brant, 17th-century business owner Angela Bray (born 1953), former British Member of Parliament Angela Brazil (1868–1947), British writer Angela Brennan (politician), American politician Angela Brennan (painter) (born 1960), Australian artist Angela Bridgeman, Scottish athlete Angela Christine Bridgland, Australian librarian Angela Brito (born 1985), Ecuadorian long-distance runner Angela Hartley Brodie (1934–2017), British pharmacologist and cancer researcher Angela N. Brooks, American biologist and geneticist Angela Brooks, American architect Angela Brower (born 1983), American operatic mezzo-soprano Angela Brown, multiple people Angela Browning (born 1946), British conservative politician Angela Bruce (born 1951), English actress Angela Brunner (1931–2011), German actress Angela Bryan, social psychologist Angela Bryant (born 1951), American politician Angela Warnick Buchdahl (born 1972), American rabbi Angela Bulloch, Canadian-born artist Angela Bundalovic (born 1995), Danish actress Angela Burdett-Coutts, 1st Baroness Burdett-Coutts (1814–1906), British peeress and philanthropist Angela Bürgis (born 1979), Swiss tennis player Angela Burns, British businesswoman and politician Angela Burt-Murray, American author, journalist and editor Angela Buthelezi (born 1969), South African politician Angela Buxton (1934–2020), English tennis player Angela Byars-Winston, professor of medicine Angela Byron, developer of Drupal software Angela Bys (born 1989), American volleyball player Angela Cadwell, U. S. Air Force general Angela Calabrese Barton (born 1968), American professor of teacher education Angela Calina, Filipino TV personality Angela Calomiris (1916–1995), American photographer Angela Camacho (born 1947), Colombian physicist Angela Cannings, British woman, wrongfully convicted of murder Angela Cappetta, American photographer Ángela Cárdenas (born 1993), Bolivian footballer Angela Cardoso, multiple people Angela Carini (born 1998), Italian boxer Angela Carlozzi Rossi (1901–1977), American social worker Angela Carluccio (born 1972), Italian politician Ángela Carrasco (born 1951), Dominican Republic singer Angela Carter (1940–1992), English novelist Angela Cartwright (born 1952), English-born American actress Angela Casini, medicinal and inorganic chemist Ángela Castro (born 1993), Bolivian race-walker Angela Catford (born 1978), Australian basketball player Angela Catterns (born 1953), Australian radio personality Angela Cavagna (born 1966), Italian singer Angela Cavalieri, Australian printmaker Angela Cazac (born 1971), Romanian rower Ángela Cervantes (born 1993), Spanish actress Angela Chalmers (born 1963), Canadian athlete Angela Chan Ka-yan, Hong Kong rugby union player Angela Chan (born 1967), American fashion designer Angela Chang (born 1982), Taiwanese pop singer Angela Chao (1973–2024), American businesswoman Angela Chau (died 2020), Hong Kong lawn bowler Angela Chen, Chinese businesswoman Angela Cheng (born 1959), Canadian pianist Angela Cheung, Canadian internal medicine specialist Angela Chow (born 1972), Taiwanese-Canadian actress and television host Angela Christ (born 1989), Dutch footballer Angela Christian, American actress and singer Angela Christiano, American dermatologist and geneticist Angela Chuck (born 1981), Jamaican swimmer Angela Clarke, multiple people Ángela Clavijo (born 1993), Colombian footballer Angela Clay, American politician and activist Angela Clayton (1959–2014), transgender rights activist and physicist Angela Cockerham (born 1976), American politician Angela Coco, Australian sociologist and academic Angela Codazzi (1890–1972), Italian geographer, cartographer Angela Colantonio, Canadian occupational scientist Angela Colley (born 1964), Gambian politician Angela Colmenero, American lawyer Angela Conner, English sculptor Angela Constance (born 1970), British politician Ángela Corao (born 2002), Spanish former rhythmic gymnast Angela Corey (born 1954), American attorney Angela Correa, American singer-songwriter Angela Correll, American author Angela Cortiñas, American bishop Angela Coughlan (1952–2009), Canadian swimmer Angela Crawley (born 1987), Scottish politician Angela N. H. Creager (born 1963), American biochemist and historian of science Angela Creamer (born 1956), British middle-distance runner Ángela Cremonte (born 1985), Spanish-Argentine actress Angela Crow (1935–2022), British television actor Angela Cullen (born 1974), New Zealand physiotherapist and former field hockey player Angela Curran, English actress Angela Cutrone (born 1969), Canadian short-track speed tracker Angela Daigle (born 1976), American sprinter Angela Dale (born 1945) British statistician Angela Dalle Vacche, American academic Angela Dalton, New Zealand politician Angela Danadjieva (born 1931), Bulgarian-American landscape architect Ángela Dávila (1944–2003), Guatemalan footballer Angela Davis, multiple people Angela Dawson, multiple people Angela Day (born 1952), Canadian chess player Angela Dean (trustee), British banker and trustee Angela Dean, British statistician Angela Delevingne (1912–2014), British socialite Angela DeMontigny, Indigenous Canadian fashion designer Angela Denoke (born 1961), German opera singer Angela Derochie (born 1973), Canadian figure skater Angela Desveaux, Canadian singer-songwriter Angela Deuber (born 1975), German architect Ángela Díaz (born 1999), Puerto Rican footballer Angela Diaz, medical practitioner and academic Angela Diederichsen (born 1950), German judge Angela D. Dillard, American scholar and author