Given name & surname
Angelina
“messenger”·“a heavenly messenger; an angel”
Angelina is a diminutive of Angela. Interpretations include “messenger” and “a heavenly messenger; an angel” (Greek). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Angelina is a diminutive of Angela. Interpretations include “messenger” and “a heavenly messenger; an angel” (Greek). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Angelina is a diminutive of Angela. An origin associated with Angela is Greek.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
In Slovenian usage, Angelina is a diminutive of Angela.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1880. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Angelina through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 126,392
- 111 boys · 126,281 girls
- Most popular year
- 2005
- 5,813 babies
- 2025
- 875
- #347 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −29%
- Easing
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 875 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 347 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 29.4% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 5,813 in 2005. In 2025, California had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (170). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 98,695 as a first name in 2020; 313 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Angelina’s family of names
In Slovenian usage, Angelina is a diminutive of Angela. Angelina shares a linguistic root with Angeline. In English usage, Angelina has a conventional equivalent in the French form Angéline.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Angelina has relatives in 8 languages.
9 related names in 8 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 6
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 5
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 14
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
See also 1
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
People named Angelina
- Angelina JolieAmerican actress (born 1975)
- Angelina MangoItalian singer-songwriterborn 2001
- Angelina TopićSerbian high jumperborn 2005
- Angelina MelnikovaRussian artistic gymnastborn 2000
- Angelina JordanNorwegian singerborn 2006
- Angelina LoveCanadian wrestlerborn 1981
- Angelina GrimkéAmerican abolitionist and feminist1805–1879
- Angel MartinoAmerican swimmerborn 1967
- Angelina GolikovaRussian speedskaterborn 1991
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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