Meaning of the nameAnjela
- Female
- An-je-la
Anjela is a female spelling of Angela, with J in place of G, listed as a spelling variant in the dictionary of Brazilian names.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 897 people named Anjela, the 8,904th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 42, and the largest group was born in the 1970s.
Meaning
The meaning of Anjela is not known for certain. The sources consulted give no settled meaning for it, so we give none; below are the origin of the spelling and the official figures.
- People (2022)
- 897
- Rank in Brazil
- #8,904
- Median age
- 42 years
- 2010 Census
- 2,086
- people
Anjela in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Anjela, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1970s (189 people).
894 women 0 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.
About the name Anjela
The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil lists Anjela as a spelling variant of Angela. Angela is the feminine form of Angelus, according to Behind the Name, and Ângela is the Portuguese form of the name, according to Wiktionary. The origin of the spelling with J is not documented. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 897 people named Anjela, with a median age of 42. The name is almost always female, and the largest number of people were born in the 1970s.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Angela · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
- Behind the Name: Angela · behindthename.com · origin
- Wiktionary: Ângela · en.wiktionary.org · spelling
Questions about the name Anjela
What does the name Anjela mean?
The meaning of Anjela is not known for certain: the sources consulted give no settled meaning for it. So we give none; the page shows the origin of the spelling and the official figures.
How many people are named Anjela in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 897 people with the first name Anjela, which ranks it number 8,904 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1970s.
Is Anjela a boy's or a girl's name?
Anjela is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 894 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
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