Angelika
Girl name · 10 babies recorded · 1974–2025
Angelika: 10 babies born in Scotland since 1974, given to girls, peaking at 4 births in 2008.
Of Greek origin, Angelika is a variant of Angela, deriving from *angelos* meaning "messenger" – a name that took on a deeply spiritual resonance through its association with divine angels. Perhaps the most celebrated bearer is Angelika Kauffmann, the eighteenth-century Swiss Neoclassical painter and a founding member of the Royal Academy of Arts in London. In modern science, cell biologist Angelika Amon made groundbreaking discoveries about chromosome segregation. While no major place bears the name directly, the shared root with "angel" echoes in countless place names, most famously Los Angeles. This spelling, with its distinctive *-ika* ending, is especially common in German and Polish contexts, giving it a distinctly Central European charm alongside the softer Angelica.
Girl 3 of 52 years
- Peak year
- 20084 babies
- Latest (2014)
- #8023 babies
- Total births
- 10since 2008
- 5-year trend
- ≈ stablevs prior 5y