Given name & surname
Angella
“messenger”·“a heavenly messenger; an angel”
Angella is a variant of Angela. Interpretations include “messenger” and “a heavenly messenger; an angel” (Greek). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Angella is a variant 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
Angella is a variant of Angela. An origin associated with Angela is Greek.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1895. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Angella through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 3,581
- 0 boys · 3,581 girls
- Most popular year
- 1971
- 149 babies
- 2025
- 11
- #8,917 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −28%
- Easing
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 11 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 8,917 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 28.1% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 149 in 1971. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 4,274 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Angella’s family of names
Angella has a related form in Angela.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 2
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Angella
- Angella Taylor-IssajenkoCanadian athletics competitor (born 1958)
- Angella OkutoyiKenyan tennis playerborn 2004
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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