Given name
Anjelica
“messenger”·“a heavenly messenger; an angel”
Anjelica 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
Anjelica 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
Anjelica 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 1965. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Anjelica through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 4,336
- 0 boys · 4,336 girls
- Most popular year
- 1991
- 292 babies
- 2025
- 8
- #11,019 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −22%
- Easing
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 8 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 11,019 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 22.1% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 292 in 1991. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 3,816 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.
Anjelica’s family of names
Anjelica has a related form in Angela. In English usage, Anjelica has a conventional equivalent in the German form Angelika.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 4
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 3
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.
People named Anjelica
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.