Felicia

#5,554 for girls in 2025, 22 births · Last seen for boys in 1993 at #8,700
Given to girls 99.7% of the time

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Peak · girls
1986 · 3,084 births
Debut · girls
7 births
In top 100 · girls
2 yrs
of 146 years
Total births · girls
91,092
since 1880

Felicia over time

girls

Rank among girls' names. Click any year to open it.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201913peak #89, 1986girls
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#5,55422—
2024#4,47331—
2023#3,91138—
2022#3,76540—
2021#4,50730—
2020#5,00325—
2019#3,78839—
2018#3,85338—
2017#3,43645—
2016#3,28049—
2015#2,40876—
2014#2,17687—
2013#1,761116—
2012#1,491151—
2011#1,440157—
2010#1,639130—
2009#1,612139—
2008#1,395170—
2007#1,252197—
2006#1,074237—
2005#989247—
2004#878280—
2003#687380—
2002#576453—
2001#553476—
2000#482563—
1999#417665—
1998#378750—
1997#349799—
1996#2631,083—
1995#2111,351—
1994#1811,631—
1993#1591,949#8,7005
1992#1462,092—
1991#1212,620#8,2365
1990#1212,703#4,67311
1989#1112,749#3,20518
1988#1052,703#4,16211
1987#962,909#2,94217
1986#893,084#3,88211
1985#1012,738#3,40113
1984#1851,484#3,45912
1983#1811,504#3,88410
1982#1951,425#5,6196
1981#1681,630#6,2625
1980#1641,723#5,5256
1979#1531,851#4,4038
1978#1401,940#4,5547
1977#1282,219#4,5827
1976#1302,098#3,26411
1975#1162,402#2,90213
1974#1372,041#5,2275
1973#1382,070#2,60614
1972#1282,360#2,32316
1971#1242,809#2,81312
1970#1392,540#3,07110
1969#1462,236#3,0629
1968#1671,935—
1967#1592,090#2,47011
1966#1612,134—
1965#1642,191#2,9828
1964#1991,832#2,66510
1963#2091,663#3,0448
1962#2121,609—
1961#2251,459—
1960#2281,401—
1959#324834—
1958#373601—
1957#376581—
1956#420468—
1955#498340—
1954#524289—
1953#525268—
1952#607205—
1951#690161—
1950#689155—
1949#765127—
1948#689145—
1947#725138—
1946#791108—
1945#75898—
1944#725109—
1943#736110—
1942#689116—
1941#77387—
1940#693101—
1939#68099—
1938#642114—
1937#677101—
1936#71188—
1935#87462—
1934#70390—
1933#67893—
1932#72486—
1931#89959—
1930#80078—
1929#691103—
1928#75090—
1927#632127—
1926#75791—
1925#698111—
1924#726104—
1923#708106—
1922#633134—
1921#672121—
1920#720101—
1919#660112—
1918#632125—
1917#595132—
1916#647110—
1915#531141—
1914#65179—
1913#57778—
1912#61564—
1911#60550—
1910#72334—
1909#70632—
1908#61738—
1907#62436—
1906#74224—
1905#73424—
1904#85318—
1903#68024—
1902#71623—
1901#69921—
1900#83320—
1899#75618—
1898#84016—
1897#76117—
1896#99911—
1895#60725—
1894#99810—
1893#1,1757—
1892#1,0179—
1891#9439—
1890#9409—
1889#80211—
1888#69014—
1887#7889—
1886#60614—
1885#1,0475—
1884#61412—
1883——
1882#6349—
1881#6238—
1880#6797—
First appearance
1880

In the first year the SSA published name data, Felicia was already there! It came in at #679, and was given to 7 baby girls.


Quietest stretch: 1883, when fewer than 5 girls a year got the name.

Where Felicia is popular in 1913

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Felicia, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Felicia, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Felicia, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Felicia, so not publishedNHWashington: fewer than 5 girls named Felicia, so not publishedWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Felicia, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Felicia, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Felicia, so not publishedNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 girls named Felicia, so not publishedMNIllinois: #462 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 6,616 girlsILWisconsin: fewer than 5 girls named Felicia, so not publishedWIMichigan: fewer than 5 girls named Felicia, so not publishedMINew York: #265 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 2,753 girlsNYMassachusetts: #225 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 2,268 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Felicia, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 girls named Felicia, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Felicia, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Felicia, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Felicia, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 girls named Felicia, so not publishedIAIndiana: fewer than 5 girls named Felicia, so not publishedINOhio: #413 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 5,467 girlsOHPennsylvania: #329 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 5,211 girlsPANew Jersey: #253 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 3,131 girlsNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Felicia, so not publishedCTCalifornia: fewer than 5 girls named Felicia, so not publishedCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Felicia, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 girls named Felicia, so not publishedCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Felicia, so not publishedNEMissouri: fewer than 5 girls named Felicia, so not publishedMOKentucky: fewer than 5 girls named Felicia, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Felicia, so not publishedWVVirginia: fewer than 5 girls named Felicia, so not publishedVAMaryland: fewer than 5 girls named Felicia, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Felicia, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 girls named Felicia, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Felicia, so not publishedNMKansas: fewer than 5 girls named Felicia, so not publishedKSArkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Felicia, so not publishedARTennessee: fewer than 5 girls named Felicia, so not publishedTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Felicia, so not publishedNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Felicia, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Felicia, so not publishedDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Felicia, so not publishedOKLouisiana: #333 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 2,023 girlsLAMississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Felicia, so not publishedMSAlabama: fewer than 5 girls named Felicia, so not publishedALGeorgia: fewer than 5 girls named Felicia, so not publishedGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Felicia, so not publishedHITexas: fewer than 5 girls named Felicia, so not publishedTXFlorida: fewer than 5 girls named Felicia, so not publishedFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Massachusetts#225 · 1 in 2,268
  2. New Jersey#253 · 1 in 3,131
  3. New York#265 · 1 in 2,753
  4. Pennsylvania#329 · 1 in 5,211
  5. Louisiana#333 · 1 in 2,023

Best ever in a state: #22 in Mississippi, 1977.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Massachusetts#22591 in 2,268
New Jersey#25351 in 3,131
New York#265201 in 2,753
Pennsylvania#329101 in 5,211
Louisiana#33361 in 2,023
Ohio#41351 in 5,467
Illinois#46251 in 6,616
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Felicia
Momentum · girls
Holding steady
  • 1,081 spots since 2024 (#4,473 → #5,554)
  • 551 spots since 2020 (#5,003 → #5,554)
  • 3,146 spots since 2015 (#2,408 → #5,554)
  • Biggest jump: 441 spots in 1886 (#1,047 → #606)
  • Biggest drop: 433 spots in 1885 (#614 → #1,047)
Rise & fade · girls
106 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1880
  • Peaked 1986 at #89 (3,084 births)
  • Births halved by 1995, 9 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 100 for 2 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: 2 yrs · run 1986–1987
  • Top 1,000: 122 yrs · run 1894–2005
Share of babies · girls
1 in 556
  • Highest: 1 in 556 girls born in 1986 were named Felicia (0.18%)
  • Latest: 1 in 73,058 girls born in 2025 (0.00%)
Era · girls
The 1970s
  • 24.5% of all girls named Felicia (22,330) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s89#606 (1886)#720
1890s131#607 (1895)#904
1900s260#617 (1908)#720
1910s925#531 (1915)#624
1920s1,088#632 (1927)#699
1930s870#642 (1938)#739
1940s1,139#689 (1948)#734
1950s3,902#324 (1959)#503
1960s18,550#146 (1969)#187
1970s22,330#116 (1975)#133
1980s21,949#89 (1986)#140
1990s15,643#121 (1990)#235
2000s3,142#482 (2000)#950
2010s888#1,440 (2011)#2,527
2020s186#3,765 (2022)#4,536

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Felicia in 1913

girls
#577
78 births · 1 in 8,007 girls

Top girls' names in 1913

  1. #1Mary36,642
  2. #2Helen18,888
  3. #3Dorothy14,674
  4. #4Margaret14,486
  5. #5Ruth12,609
  6. #6Mildred9,921
  7. #7Anna9,687
  8. #8Elizabeth9,505
  9. #9Frances7,694
  10. #10Marie7,353
  11. #577Felicia78
More about 1913

girls

624,546 girls got a published name in 1913; 1 in 8,007 of them was named Felicia, which outranked 84.4% of the 3,707 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 22.6% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Felicia
  1. #573Faith79
  2. #573Lovie79
  3. #573Rosamond79
  4. #577Felicia78
  5. #577Gilda78
  6. #579Alfreda77
  7. #579Audra77
  8. #579Berneice77

Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1912
Risers
  1. ↑ 963Dominga#1,844 → #881
  2. ↑ 931Stacia#1,844 → #913
  3. ↑ 576Olympia#1,477 → #901
  4. ↑ 559Lilah#1,540 → #981
  5. ↑ 445Elfrieda#1,297 → #852
Fallers
  1. ↓ 806Karen#960 → #1,766
  2. ↓ 572Erie#833 → #1,405
  3. ↓ 559Gertha#846 → #1,405
  4. ↓ 527Lossie#938 → #1,465
  5. ↓ 505Ardelia#960 → #1,465

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1913 →