Meaning of the nameAngélica
- Female
- Latin origin
- An-gé-li-ca
Angélica is a feminine name of Latin origin, from the adjective angelicus, 'angelic', ultimately linked to the Greek ángelos, 'messenger'.
- People (2022)
- 116,079
- Rank in Brazil
- #281
- Median age
- 33 years
- 2010 Census
- 123,609
- people
Angélica in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Angélica, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1990s (39,834 people).
115,655 women 424 men
Source: IBGE, 2022 Demographic Census, Nomes no Brasil. The census counts the first name of people alive in 2022; small counts are not published, and the first group covers everyone born before 1940. How to read these data.
Where the name Angélica is most common
States with the highest share of people named Angélica in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Rio Grande do Sul 0.088%
- Rio de Janeiro 0.082%
- Paraná 0.078%
- Rondônia 0.078%
- Minas Gerais 0.066%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 27,465 | 0.062% |
| Minas Gerais | 13,642 | 0.066% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 13,098 | 0.082% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 9,613 | 0.088% |
| Paraná | 8,883 | 0.078% |
| Bahia | 5,786 | 0.041% |
| Santa Catarina | 4,542 | 0.060% |
| Pernambuco | 3,590 | 0.040% |
| Pará | 3,455 | 0.043% |
| Goiás | 3,173 | 0.045% |
| Ceará | 2,891 | 0.033% |
| Espírito Santo | 2,531 | 0.066% |
| Mato Grosso | 2,233 | 0.061% |
| Maranhão | 1,788 | 0.026% |
| Paraíba | 1,684 | 0.042% |
| Amazonas | 1,575 | 0.040% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 1,498 | 0.054% |
| Alagoas | 1,344 | 0.043% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 1,245 | 0.038% |
| Rondônia | 1,225 | 0.078% |
| Sergipe | 1,220 | 0.055% |
| Distrito Federal | 1,217 | 0.043% |
| Piauí | 900 | 0.028% |
| Tocantins | 480 | 0.032% |
| Roraima | 370 | 0.058% |
| Acre | 358 | 0.043% |
| Amapá | 273 | 0.037% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Angélica
Behind the Name derives Angelica from Latin angelicus, 'angelic', ultimately linked to the Greek ángelos, 'messenger', and says it has been used as a given name since the eighteenth century. For the English Angelica, Wiktionary points to the ecclesiastical Italian Angelica, coming from Latin angelica or from a Latinized elaboration of Angela. It is also the name of a heroine in the poem Orlando Furioso, by Ariosto. Almost always feminine, the name was most often given in the 1980s and 1990s. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 116,079 people named Angélica, with a median age of 33; proportionally, it is most common in Rio Grande do Sul.
Sources
- Behind the Name: Angelica · behindthename.com · meaning
- Wiktionary: Angelica · en.wiktionary.org · origin
- Wiktionary: Angélica · en.wiktionary.org · spelling
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Angelica · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
Questions about the name Angélica
What does the name Angélica mean?
Angélica means “angelic, from Latin angelicus”, according to Behind the Name.
How many people are named Angélica in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 116,079 people with the first name Angélica, which ranks it number 281 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1990s.
Is Angélica a boy's or a girl's name?
Angélica is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 115,655 women and 424 men had this name.
What is the origin of the name Angélica?
Angélica is a name of Latin origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.
In which Brazilian state is Angélica most common?
Proportionally, in Rio Grande do Sul: 0.088% of the state's population is named Angélica (9,613 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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