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#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201982peak #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 1982

  • 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: #206 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,107 girlsNHWashington: #276 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 1,619 girlsWAIdaho: #265 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,374 girlsIDMontana: 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: #215 for girls · 57 births · 1 in 1,306 girlsILWisconsin: #254 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 1,746 girlsWIMichigan: #235 for girls · 37 births · 1 in 1,557 girlsMINew York: #231 for girls · 74 births · 1 in 1,388 girlsNYMassachusetts: #278 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 1,916 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Felicia, so not publishedRIOregon: #324 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 2,043 girlsORNevada: #177 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 795 girlsNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Felicia, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Felicia, so not publishedSDIowa: #261 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 1,710 girlsIAIndiana: #258 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 1,675 girlsINOhio: #275 for girls · 37 births · 1 in 1,932 girlsOHPennsylvania: #252 for girls · 43 births · 1 in 1,626 girlsPANew Jersey: #171 for girls · 41 births · 1 in 933 girlsNJConnecticut: #196 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 1,126 girlsCTCalifornia: #247 for girls · 150 births · 1 in 1,238 girlsCAUtah: #235 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 1,261 girlsUTColorado: #171 for girls · 26 births · 1 in 848 girlsCONebraska: #285 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 1,793 girlsNEMissouri: #243 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 1,609 girlsMOKentucky: #198 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 1,131 girlsKYWest Virginia: #213 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 1,257 girlsWVVirginia: #158 for girls · 35 births · 1 in 880 girlsVAMaryland: #281 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 1,714 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Felicia, so not publishedDEArizona: #118 for girls · 37 births · 1 in 545 girlsAZNew Mexico: #67 for girls · 31 births · 1 in 313 girlsNMKansas: #383 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 2,586 girlsKSArkansas: #179 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 912 girlsARTennessee: #130 for girls · 43 births · 1 in 653 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #114 for girls · 63 births · 1 in 543 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #74 for girls · 55 births · 1 in 325 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: #162 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 638 girlsDCOklahoma: #198 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 1,075 girlsOKLouisiana: #162 for girls · 38 births · 1 in 834 girlsLAMississippi: #67 for girls · 54 births · 1 in 296 girlsMSAlabama: #115 for girls · 41 births · 1 in 533 girlsALGeorgia: #93 for girls · 80 births · 1 in 436 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Felicia, so not publishedHITexas: #180 for girls · 134 births · 1 in 970 girlsTXFlorida: #145 for girls · 73 births · 1 in 777 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Mississippi#67 · 1 in 296
  2. New Mexico#67 · 1 in 313
  3. South Carolina#74 · 1 in 325
  4. Georgia#93 · 1 in 436
  5. North Carolina#114 · 1 in 543

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Mississippi#67541 in 296
New Mexico#67311 in 313
South Carolina#74551 in 325
Georgia#93801 in 436
North Carolina#114631 in 543
Alabama#115411 in 533
Arizona#118371 in 545
Tennessee#130431 in 653
Florida#145731 in 777
Virginia#158351 in 880
District of Columbia#16291 in 638
Louisiana#162381 in 834
Colorado#171261 in 848
New Jersey#171411 in 933
Nevada#17761 in 795
Arkansas#179141 in 912
Texas#1801341 in 970
Connecticut#196141 in 1,126
Kentucky#198211 in 1,131
Oklahoma#198211 in 1,075
New Hampshire#20651 in 1,107
West Virginia#21391 in 1,257
Illinois#215571 in 1,306
New York#231741 in 1,388
Michigan#235371 in 1,557
Utah#235131 in 1,261
Missouri#243201 in 1,609
California#2471501 in 1,238
Pennsylvania#252431 in 1,626
Wisconsin#254181 in 1,746
Indiana#258211 in 1,675
Iowa#261111 in 1,710
Idaho#26551 in 1,374
Ohio#275371 in 1,932
Washington#276171 in 1,619
Massachusetts#278171 in 1,916
Maryland#281131 in 1,714
Nebraska#28561 in 1,793
Oregon#32481 in 2,043
Kansas#38361 in 2,586
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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 1982

girls
#195
1,425 births · 1 in 1,188 girls
boys
#5,619
6 births · 1 in 302,408 boys

Top girls' names in 1982

  1. #1Jennifer57,120
  2. #2Jessica45,453
  3. #3Amanda34,214
  4. #4Sarah28,483
  5. #5Melissa25,864
  6. #6Nicole21,706
  7. #7Stephanie20,861
  8. #8Elizabeth20,506
  9. #9Crystal19,099
  10. #10Amy18,799
  11. #195Felicia1,425

Top boys' names in 1982

  1. #1Michael68,216
  2. #2Christopher59,223
  3. #3Matthew46,045
  4. #4Jason40,628
  5. #5David40,453
  6. #6James38,874
  7. #7Joshua38,004
  8. #8John34,698
  9. #9Robert34,409
  10. #10Daniel32,652
  11. #5,619Felicia6
More about 1982

girls

1,693,325 girls got a published name in 1982; 1 in 1,188 of them was named Felicia, which outranked 98.4% of the 12,332 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Felicia
  1. #192Jacquelyn1,436
  2. #193Nina1,427
  3. #194Autumn1,426
  4. #195Felicia1,425
  5. #196Cristina1,422
  6. #197Evelyn1,377
  7. #198Toni1,369
Biggest movers since 1981
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,715Kaleena#2,375 → #660
  2. ↑ 1,197Kala#1,958 → #761
  3. ↑ 1,094Chelsie#2,028 → #934
  4. ↑ 1,081Tenika#2,028 → #947
  5. ↑ 1,044Falon#1,958 → #914
Fallers
  1. ↓ 538Evita#779 → #1,317
  2. ↓ 517Martine#791 → #1,308
  3. ↓ 473Dusty#720 → #1,193
  4. ↓ 470Regan#991 → #1,461
  5. ↓ 401Windy#998 → #1,399

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

boys

1,814,447 boys got a published name in 1982; 1 in 302,408 of them was named Felicia, which outranked 23.7% of the 7,367 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.9% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Felicia
  1. #5,003Zaid7
  2. #5,003Zain7
  3. #5,003Zeus7
  4. #5,619Felicia6
  5. #5,619Aaran6
  6. #5,619Aashish6
  7. #5,619Abayomi6
  8. #6,385Aarin5
  9. #6,385Aaronlee5
  10. #6,385Aaryn5

Tied with 765 names at #5,619; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1981
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,958Colt#2,418 → #460
  2. ↑ 730Eliot#1,695 → #965
  3. ↑ 532Colton#1,334 → #802
  4. ↑ 478Kiel#1,101 → #623
  5. ↑ 416Eugenio#1,411 → #995
Fallers
  1. ↓ 309Marchello#841 → #1,150
  2. ↓ 237Carmen#851 → #1,088
  3. ↓ 234Claudio#976 → #1,210
  4. ↓ 224Irvin#826 → #1,050
  5. ↓ 222Jeramiah#971 → #1,193

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

See the top 100 for 1982 →