Girl
Angelina
As a girl's name, Angelina traces back to Italian, where it is understood to mean "Italian diminutive of Angela". It is currently on the rise, with its biggest decade yet in the 2000s. As things stand now, it is a solidly familiar choice. In total, about 116,850 American babies have carried this name since 1900.
ItalianItalian diminutive of Angela
GreekGreek "angelos" – "messenger"
Births by decade
1900s
1,700
1910s
6,659
1920s
9,728
1930s
4,591
1940s
2,346
1950s
2,486
1960s
3,713
1970s
6,355
1980s
8,224
1990s
10,209
2000s
42,830
2010s
18,009
Peaked in the 2000s · 116,850 total U.S. births since 1900