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#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201973peak #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 1973

  • 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: #300 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 1,708 girlsWAIdaho: 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: #352 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 3,254 girlsMNIllinois: #114 for girls · 144 births · 1 in 488 girlsILWisconsin: #281 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 2,067 girlsWIMichigan: #173 for girls · 66 births · 1 in 892 girlsMINew York: #175 for girls · 116 births · 1 in 891 girlsNYMassachusetts: #304 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 2,114 girlsMARhode Island: #147 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 668 girlsRIOregon: #312 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 1,759 girlsORNevada: #77 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 251 girlsNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Felicia, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Felicia, so not publishedSDIowa: #240 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 1,482 girlsIAIndiana: #191 for girls · 36 births · 1 in 985 girlsINOhio: #194 for girls · 69 births · 1 in 1,018 girlsOHPennsylvania: #226 for girls · 52 births · 1 in 1,299 girlsPANew Jersey: #135 for girls · 62 births · 1 in 616 girlsNJConnecticut: #224 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 1,225 girlsCTCalifornia: #185 for girls · 142 births · 1 in 921 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Felicia, so not publishedUTColorado: #204 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 921 girlsCONebraska: #193 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 903 girlsNEMissouri: #150 for girls · 39 births · 1 in 748 girlsMOKentucky: #169 for girls · 29 births · 1 in 800 girlsKYWest Virginia: #238 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 1,265 girlsWVVirginia: #85 for girls · 74 births · 1 in 379 girlsVAMaryland: #162 for girls · 24 births · 1 in 784 girlsMDDelaware: #110 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 385 girlsDEArizona: #194 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 869 girlsAZNew Mexico: #143 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 532 girlsNMKansas: #202 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 920 girlsKSArkansas: #72 for girls · 44 births · 1 in 283 girlsARTennessee: #88 for girls · 71 births · 1 in 386 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #76 for girls · 99 births · 1 in 352 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #59 for girls · 74 births · 1 in 248 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: #81 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 278 girlsDCOklahoma: #195 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 905 girlsOKLouisiana: #77 for girls · 79 births · 1 in 325 girlsLAMississippi: #32 for girls · 101 births · 1 in 162 girlsMSAlabama: #50 for girls · 107 births · 1 in 215 girlsALGeorgia: #44 for girls · 166 births · 1 in 205 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Felicia, so not publishedHITexas: #155 for girls · 131 births · 1 in 720 girlsTXFlorida: #94 for girls · 104 births · 1 in 413 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Mississippi#32 · 1 in 162
  2. Georgia#44 · 1 in 205
  3. Alabama#50 · 1 in 215
  4. South Carolina#59 · 1 in 248
  5. Arkansas#72 · 1 in 283

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Mississippi#321011 in 162
Georgia#441661 in 205
Alabama#501071 in 215
South Carolina#59741 in 248
Arkansas#72441 in 283
North Carolina#76991 in 352
Louisiana#77791 in 325
Nevada#77101 in 251
District of Columbia#81231 in 278
Virginia#85741 in 379
Tennessee#88711 in 386
Florida#941041 in 413
Delaware#11071 in 385
Illinois#1141441 in 488
New Jersey#135621 in 616
New Mexico#143141 in 532
Rhode Island#14771 in 668
Missouri#150391 in 748
Texas#1551311 in 720
Maryland#162241 in 784
Kentucky#169291 in 800
Michigan#173661 in 892
New York#1751161 in 891
California#1851421 in 921
Indiana#191361 in 985
Nebraska#193101 in 903
Arizona#194171 in 869
Ohio#194691 in 1,018
Oklahoma#195171 in 905
Kansas#202131 in 920
Colorado#204171 in 921
Connecticut#224121 in 1,225
Pennsylvania#226521 in 1,299
West Virginia#23891 in 1,265
Iowa#240111 in 1,482
Wisconsin#281131 in 2,067
Washington#300111 in 1,708
Massachusetts#304151 in 2,114
Oregon#31271 in 1,759
Minnesota#35271 in 3,254
Alaska
Hawaii
Idaho
Maine
Montana
New Hampshire
North Dakota
South Dakota
Utah
Vermont
Wyoming

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 1973

girls
#138
2,070 births · 1 in 704 girls
boys
#2,606
14 births · 1 in 111,327 boys

Top girls' names in 1973

  1. #1Jennifer62,448
  2. #2Amy26,962
  3. #3Michelle26,935
  4. #4Kimberly23,531
  5. #5Lisa22,677
  6. #6Melissa22,479
  7. #7Angela20,898
  8. #8Heather19,347
  9. #9Stephanie17,263
  10. #10Rebecca14,868
  11. #138Felicia2,070

Top boys' names in 1973

  1. #1Michael67,797
  2. #2Christopher48,313
  3. #3Jason46,683
  4. #4James42,836
  5. #5David41,082
  6. #6John39,165
  7. #7Robert38,698
  8. #8Brian35,686
  9. #9William28,018
  10. #10Matthew24,531
  11. #2,606Felicia14
More about 1973

girls

1,458,209 girls got a published name in 1973; 1 in 704 of them was named Felicia, which outranked 98.6% of the 9,810 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.7% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Felicia
  1. #135Samantha2,119
  2. #136Julia2,089
  3. #136Terri2,089
  4. #138Felicia2,070
  5. #139Jenny2,066
  6. #140Natalie2,059
  7. #141Megan2,021
Biggest movers since 1972
Risers
  1. 4,091Cicely#4,793#702
  2. 2,295Aubrey#3,177#882
  3. 1,847Nyree#2,680#833
  4. 1,533Danyell#2,523#990
  5. 1,496Vonetta#2,311#815
Fallers
  1. 1,814Camisha#815#2,629
  2. 470Andra#904#1,374
  3. 416Cherilyn#823#1,239
  4. 284Keena#848#1,132
  5. 281Nicolle#734#1,015

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

boys

1,558,576 boys got a published name in 1973; 1 in 111,327 of them was named Felicia, which outranked 55.7% of the 5,877 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 26.5% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Felicia
  1. #2,513Verne15
  2. #2,513Wilhelm15
  3. #2,513Yaphet15
  4. #2,606Felicia14
  5. #2,606Ace14
  6. #2,606Adriel14
  7. #2,606Alicia14
  8. #2,716Akili13
  9. #2,716Algie13
  10. #2,716Amilcar13

Tied with 109 names at #2,606; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1972
Risers
  1. 2,348Vashon#3,152#804
  2. 1,405Jory#2,158#753
  3. 348Pernell#1,262#914
  4. 345Enoch#1,307#962
  5. 273Tarik#1,177#904
Fallers
  1. 669Jabbar#917#1,586
  2. 361Wes#993#1,354
  3. 326Paris#797#1,123
  4. 284Christophe#984#1,268
  5. 272Bennett#851#1,123

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

See the top 100 for 1973