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Angelita

Angelita: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning
“little angel”
Origin
Spanish
Say it
ahn-heh-LEE-tah · 4 syllables
Used for
Girls

Spanish diminutive of Ángela or Angel, from Greek angelos 'messenger, angel'. The -ita ending adds an affectionate 'little' sense in Spanish.

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How popular is Angelita?

20247.8 per million US babies
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Drag the line or the slider to read any year. Values are per million US births recorded by Social Security. Records before about 1937 undercount births, so early peaks can look taller than they were.

Babies named Angelita in 202426

Peak year1932

Total US babies since 188011,722

Angelita is fading: recent use is about 62% of its level ten years before.

Names like Angelita

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

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  • Aitanafrom the Aitana mountain · Spanish
  • Lolasorrows · Spanish
  • Amoralove · Spanish

Angelita questions

What does the name Angelita mean?

Angelita means "little angel". It comes from Spanish. Spanish diminutive of Ángela or Angel, from Greek angelos 'messenger, angel'. The -ita ending adds an affectionate 'little' sense in Spanish.

Is Angelita a boy or girl name?

Angelita is mainly a girl's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Angelita?

26 US babies were named Angelita in 2024. Its peak year was 1932.

How do you pronounce Angelita?

Angelita is usually pronounced ahn-heh-LEE-tah.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.