Girl
Angelita
As a girl's name, Angelita traces back to Spanish, where it is understood to mean "Spanish diminutive of Angela". It has faded some since the 1970s without dropping off entirely. These days, it is a name that stands out a little. 1975 was this name's high-water mark in the U.S. birth records.
SpanishSpanish diminutive of Angela
EtymologyMeaning "little angel, messenger"
Births by decade
1900s
160
1910s
443
1920s
1,076
1930s
1,107
1940s
1,207
1950s
1,327
1960s
1,411
1970s
1,601
1980s
1,140
1990s
846
2000s
836
2010s
300
Peaked in the 1970s · 11,454 total U.S. births since 1900