Angela vs Hillary
Angela and Hillarycompared on official birth-registration statistics and Namewise's recorded data. This page states what each name's record shows — it never picks a winner or scores one name against the other.
Head to head
Ranks are only compared within one published list and one year. Two ranks from different years, from a boys' and a girls' list, or from different registrars are not comparable, so they are not placed side by side.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2005, Angela was ranked #320 and Hillary #587 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Angela was ranked #1198 and Hillary #4192 among girls in England and Wales.
Angela and Hillary over time
Angela and Hillary appear together in 2 published lists, across 37 years of shared records. Angela held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Hillary in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Angela reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, and Hillary in none. Each position is a place inside its own list, so this compares when they peaked and never how high.
Counted list by list. Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale in the same year, so those comparisons are real — but positions from different lists are not, so nothing here is combined into an overall standing.
List by list
England and Wales · Girls21 shared years, 1996–2024
Angela held the stronger position in 21 of those years, Hillary in 0.
Highest recorded here: Angela #382 in 1996, Hillary #2084 in 2005.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Angela #1198, Hillary #4192.
Republic of Ireland · Girls16 shared years, 1965–2005
Angela held the stronger position in 16 of those years, Hillary in 0.
Highest recorded here: Angela #21 in 1965, Hillary #307 in 1970.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2005: Angela #320, Hillary #587.
Two names moving past each other in a ranking is a fact about the ranking. Namewise does not claim one name displaced the other, that families chose between them, or that either influenced the other — none of that is in this data.
Side by side
| Field | Angela | Hillary |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | female | female |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 3 | 3 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NO, NZ | GB-ENW, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Girls #608 (2025) | England and Wales · Girls #4192 (2024) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 82/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Angela and Hillary both have 3 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE.
How each name got here
Angela
Popularity journey
First recorded1947
First recorded at #362 among girls in Norway in 1947 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1954–1998
Highest recorded position: #3 among girls in New Zealand, in 1975 (recorded 1954–1998).
New Zealand · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #608 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Hillary
Popularity journey
First recorded1965
First recorded at #385 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1965 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Highest recorded1965–2005
Highest recorded position: #307 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1970 (recorded 1965–2005).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #4192 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls