How popular is the baby name Angelique in the United States right now? How popular was it historically? Use the popularity graph and data table below to find out! Plus, see all the blog posts that mention the name Angelique.

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Popularity of the baby name Angelique


Posts that mention the name Angelique

Girl names that end with a K-sound

Girl names that end with a K-sound

In the U.S., most of the names given to baby girls end with a vowel sound. And many of the remaining names end with an N-sound.

So, what about girl names that end with other sounds?

Below is a selection of girl names that end with a K-sound, regardless of last letter. The names are ordered by current popularity.

Blake
From the English surname, which is derived from either of two Old English words (one meaning “black,” the other meaning “pale”). Here’s the popularity graph for Blake.

Brooke
A variant of the English surname Brook, which originally referred to a person who lived by a brook. Here’s the popularity graph for Brooke.

Lyric
From the English vocabulary word. Here’s the popularity graph for Lyric.

Angelique
The French form of Angelica, which is derived from the Latin word angelicus, meaning “angelic.” Here’s the popularity graph for Angelique.

Clarke
A variant of the English surname Clark, which originally referred to a cleric. Here’s the popularity graph for Clarke.

Malak
An Arabic word meaning “angel.” Here’s the popularity graph for Malak.

Unique
From the English vocabulary word. Here’s the popularity graph for Unique.

Dominique
The French form of Dominic, which is derived from the Roman name Dominicus, meaning “of the lord.” Here’s the popularity graph for Dominique.

Lark
From the type of songbird. Here’s the popularity graph for Lark.

Lake
From the English vocabulary word that refers to a body of water. Here’s the popularity graph for Lake.

Monique
The French form of Monica, which is of unknown meaning. Here’s the popularity graph for Monique.

Misk
From a Quranic word that refers to musk (or perfume). Here’s the popularity graph for Misk.

Manelyk
Might be based on the Catalan name Manelich, which can be traced back to Emmanuel. Here’s the popularity graph for Manelyk.

Lilac
From the type of woody plant that produces fragrant flowers. Here’s the popularity graph for Lilac.

Anouk
A Dutch and French diminutive of Anna. Here’s the popularity graph for Anouk.


Less-common girl names that end with a K-sound include Veronique, Oak, Falak, Mystic, Skylark, Dilek, and Björk.

Which of the above do you like most? What others can you think of?

Sources: SSA, Behind the Name, Misk – Quranic Names

Where did the baby name Loey come from in 1970?

The character Loey in the TV movie "Ritual of Evil" (1970).
Loey in “Ritual of Evil”

It’s almost Halloween! So let’s look at the curious girl name Loey, which debuted in the U.S. baby name data at the start of the ’70s:

  • 1972: unlisted
  • 1971: unlisted
  • 1970: 11 baby girls named Loey [debut]
  • 1969: unlisted
  • 1968: unlisted

What put it there?

A character from the TV horror movie Ritual of Evil, which premiered in February of 1970. It was a sequel to the 1969 TV movie Fear No Evil, and so it featured the same main character: psychiatrist David Sorrell.

In Ritual of Evil, Dr. Sorrell investigated the death of one of his patients, a young heiress. Turns out she was killed by a Satanic cult, and her little sister Loey (played by Belinda Montgomery) was now in danger as well.

In the film, the name “Loey” was pronounced to rhyme with Chloe and Zoe.

What are your thoughts on the name Loey?

Source: Ritual of Evil (1970) – Movies and Mania

P.S. Other horror-filled names we’ve discussed before include Tippi, Pleshette, Marnie, Annabelle, Aristede, Jamison, Josette, Angelique, Samara, Daveigh, Rhoda, and Thedy.

What popularized the baby name Samara in the early 2000s?

The character Samara Morgan (played by Daveigh Chase) in the horror movie "The Ring" (2002).
Samara Morgan from “The Ring

Halloween is a few days away, so here’s a pair of horror-imbued baby names, each of which got a boost from the same scary film.

That film was The Ring, released in October of 2002. The film’s main character was a journalist dealing with a cursed videotape (that killed anyone who watched it). But the film’s memorable character — as in all good horror films — was the villain: the vengeful spirit of a little girl named Samara (pronounced sah-MAHR-ah) Morgan. Samara was played by young actress Daveigh (pronounced dah-VAY) Chase.

The year after The Ring came out, the name Samara saw a steep rise in usage, and the name Daveigh debuted in the U.S. data:

Girls named SamaraGirls named Daveigh
2005825 (rank: 380th)12
2004857 (rank: 365th)21
2003656 (rank: 456th)22*
2002242 (rank: 929th).
2001261 (rank: 883rd).
*Debut & Peak usage

The Ring did well at the box office, and it was followed by two successful sequels: The Ring Two (released in March of 2005) and Rings (February of 2017).

Daveigh Chase was not actively involved in either sequel, so her name didn’t see any subsequent boosts in the data. But Samara Morgan was central to both films (of course) and we can see the corresponding peaks in the usage of “Samara” in 2006 and 2018:

Graph of the usage of the baby name Samara in the U.S. since 1880
Usage of the baby name Samara

(The rise that began in 2016 may have been kicked off by Australian actress Samara Weaving, who was being called a “newcomer” in Hollywood around that time.)

The Ring was a remake of the 1998 Japanese film Ringu, which was based on the 1991 Japanese novel Ringu by Koji Suzuki. In the novel and the original film, the little girl was named Sadako Yamamura. I couldn’t find any information on why the American version of the character was renamed “Samara” specifically, but my guess is that “Samara” was chosen simply because it was a 3-syllable S-name like Sadako.

What are your thoughts on the name Samara? Would you use it (despite the horrific association)?

Source: The Ring (2002 film) – Wikipedia

P.S. Other horror-filled names we’ve discussed before include Rhoda, Thedy, Tippi, Pleshette, Marnie, Annabelle, Aristede, Jamison, Josette, and Angelique.

What gave the baby name Angelique a boost in 1953?

The character Angelique Dureau from the movie "The Mississippi Gambler" (1953)
Angelique from “The Mississippi Gambler

The baby name Angelique saw its first conspicuous increase in usage in the early 1950s:

  • 1955: 48 baby girls named Angelique
  • 1954: 46 baby girls named Angelique
  • 1953: 88 baby girls named Angelique
  • 1952: 7 baby girls named Angelique
  • 1951: 5 baby girls named Angelique

Angelique was the fastest-rising baby name of 1953, in fact.

What was drawing attention to the name that year?

A movie called The Mississippi Gambler, which was released in January.

The film was set in New Orleans during the antebellum era. The main character was riverboat gambler Mark Fallon (played by Tyrone Power), and Fallon’s love interest was Southern belle Angelique “Leia” Dureau (played by Piper Laurie).

What are your thoughts on the name Angelique? Would you use it?

Sources: The Mississippi Gambler (1953 film) – Wikipedia, The Mississippi Gambler – Rotten Tomatoes, SSA

Image: Screenshot of The Mississippi Gambler