Angie

Angie has a long history as being an independently given name in the United States dating back to at least the late 19th century. For the most part, Angie has experienced moderate usage on the charts; she has never been a Top 100 favorite. Her high point came in the 1960s and 70s but the name never got beyond #140 on the charts (1975). Her 1970s success had a lot to do with the 1973 release of the Rolling Stone’s hit song “Angie” (making it another name influenced by popular song like Layla, Aubrey, Amanda and Delilah). Collectively the ‘angel’ names have done quite well in modern American history. Since the turn of the 21st century, the name Angie has had to step aside for the more trendy nicknames-turned-first-names. Popular 1960s and 70s short forms like Angie, Jamie and Annie have been replaced by favorites of a new millennia such as Ella, Bella and Molly. Although we will say this: Angelina Jolie has made Angie cool again (her close friends and family refer to her as Angie). There are currently seven variations of the Angel names on the charts. Angelina is the most popular (surprise, surprise), followed by Angela, the unisex Angel, Angelica and in 5th place is Angie (rounding out there rear are Angelique and Angeline). If you put all of these names together they are just as popular as, say, a super common name like Elizabeth. Suffice it to say, ‘Angela’ names are very popular among all those baby girl ‘angels’ out there, and Angie is the least frilly, most informal of these.