Felice

Last seen for girls in 2023 at #12,197 · Last seen for boys in 2001 at #8,339
Given to girls 85.7% of the time

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Peak · girls
1911 · 21 births
Debut · girls
7 births
In top 100 · girls
never
of 146 years
Total births · girls
4,188
since 1897

Felice over time

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Rank within each sex, plotted together. Click any year to open it.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201957peak #958, 1911peak #1,268, 1912girlsboys
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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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2023#12,1977—
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2020#13,4536—
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2018#13,7936—
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2014#16,5135—
2013#11,9698—
2012#11,2579—
2011——
2010#12,2768—
2009#8,88813—
2008#9,47612—
2007#12,6768—
2006#9,90111—
2005#9,45211—
2004#12,7617—
2003#7,58014—
2002#8,83711—
2001#4,83424#8,3397
2000#6,20817—
1999#5,89617—
1998#7,53212—
1997#9,8028#8,1106
1996#8,8129—
1995#5,01919—
1994#5,44517—
1993#4,99819—
1992#4,84920—
1991#3,81727—
1990#3,36432#8,1175
1989#3,25332—
1988#3,22530#5,2008
1987#2,65737#5,4597
1986#3,36026—
1985#3,51724—
1984#2,47038#4,2159
1983#3,24225#5,4846
1982#3,09328—
1981#3,06628#4,9617
1980#2,65135—
1979#2,52536—
1978#2,19142#5,0596
1977#2,21641#4,5827
1976#2,13540#3,26411
1975#2,02343#3,24611
1974#1,52064#2,67414
1973#1,38871#3,6948
1972#1,60756#3,3449
1971#1,30184#3,14610
1970#1,18297#2,89111
1969#1,27677#2,54912
1968#1,31171#3,1078
1967#1,33667#2,7609
1966#1,25174#2,9868
1965#1,30269#2,36612
1964#1,28175#2,04016
1963#1,21182#3,0448
1962#1,23080#2,50411
1961#1,19985—
1960#1,28673#4,0385
1959#1,23075—
1958#1,18081#3,5596
1957#1,32264#2,27413
1956#1,14182#3,2167
1955#1,03494—
1954#1,02092—
1953#1,18866—
1952#1,12970#3,7345
1951#1,29252—
1950#1,37544#3,0217
1949#1,30449—
1948#1,23854#2,7888
1947#1,21755—
1946#1,17953#2,6908
1945#1,21343#2,7437
1944#1,51929—
1943#1,15449#3,5385
1942#1,47131#2,14512
1941#1,47228#3,5055
1940#1,18638#3,1306
1939#1,26534#3,1136
1938#1,47526#3,5345
1937#1,33030#2,9057
1936#1,37528#1,96413
1935#1,51424#3,6455
1934#1,16637#2,39310
1933#1,40027#3,2686
1932#1,29332#3,7765
1931#1,59423#1,92715
1930#1,16141#1,82117
1929#1,30633#2,00215
1928#1,36632#1,64721
1927#1,21341#1,69221
1926#1,38833#2,30213
1925#1,11947#2,01216
1924#1,25840#1,96417
1923#1,10148#2,12315
1922#1,36634#2,14315
1921#1,29836#1,54924
1920#1,11945#2,33613
1919#1,29735#2,26513
1918#1,25536#2,07315
1917#1,01348#1,98615
1916#1,29831#2,15213
1915#1,19033#1,87815
1914#1,03433#1,68714
1913#1,02028#1,31116
1912#1,35216#1,26814
1911#95821—
1910#1,42111#1,4216
1909#1,4719—
1908#1,6767—
1907#1,6397—
1906#1,7276—
1905#1,5387—
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1903#1,2049—
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1900#1,7236—
1899#1,3946—
1898#1,7005—
1897#1,2637—
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First appearance
1897

The first year at least five girls were named Felice! It came in at #1,263, and was given to 7 baby girls.


Quietest stretch: 1901–1902, when fewer than 5 girls a year got the name.

Where Felice is popular in 1957

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Felice, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Felice, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Felice, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Felice, so not publishedNHWashington: fewer than 5 girls named Felice, so not publishedWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Felice, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Felice, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Felice, so not publishedNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 girls named Felice, so not publishedMNIllinois: fewer than 5 girls named Felice, so not publishedILWisconsin: fewer than 5 girls named Felice, so not publishedWIMichigan: fewer than 5 girls named Felice, so not publishedMINew York: #468 for girls · 34 births · 1 in 4,983 girlsNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 girls named Felice, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Felice, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 girls named Felice, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Felice, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Felice, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Felice, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 girls named Felice, so not publishedIAIndiana: fewer than 5 girls named Felice, so not publishedINOhio: fewer than 5 girls named Felice, so not publishedOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 girls named Felice, so not publishedPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 girls named Felice, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Felice, so not publishedCTCalifornia: fewer than 5 girls named Felice, so not publishedCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Felice, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 girls named Felice, so not publishedCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Felice, so not publishedNEMissouri: fewer than 5 girls named Felice, so not publishedMOKentucky: fewer than 5 girls named Felice, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Felice, so not publishedWVVirginia: fewer than 5 girls named Felice, so not publishedVAMaryland: fewer than 5 girls named Felice, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Felice, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 girls named Felice, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Felice, so not publishedNMKansas: fewer than 5 girls named Felice, so not publishedKSArkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Felice, so not publishedARTennessee: fewer than 5 girls named Felice, so not publishedTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Felice, so not publishedNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Felice, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Felice, so not publishedDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Felice, so not publishedOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 girls named Felice, so not publishedLAMississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Felice, so not publishedMSAlabama: fewer than 5 girls named Felice, so not publishedALGeorgia: fewer than 5 girls named Felice, so not publishedGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Felice, so not publishedHITexas: fewer than 5 girls named Felice, so not publishedTXFlorida: fewer than 5 girls named Felice, so not publishedFL

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Top states · girls
  1. New York#468 · 1 in 4,983

Best ever in a state: #348 in Connecticut, 1953.

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StateRankBirthsShare
New York#468341 in 4,983
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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 Felice
Momentum · girls
Faded out
  • Not published in 2025; last seen 2023
  • Biggest jump: 463 spots in 1911 (#1,421 → #958)
  • Biggest drop: 394 spots in 1912 (#958 → #1,352)
Rise & fade · girls
14 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1897
  • Peaked 1911 at #958 (21 births)
  • Births halved by 1996, 85 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 1 yr
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 1 yr · 1911
Share of babies · girls
1 in 18,022
  • Highest: 1 in 18,022 girls born in 1970 were named Felice (0.01%)
  • Latest: 1 in 229,226 girls born in 2023 (0.00%)
  • Its best rank, #958 in 1911, was only 1 in 19,919 (0.01%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
Era · girls
The 1960s
  • 18.0% of all girls named Felice (753) were born in this decade
Girls or boys?
Never flipped
  • The majority has never changed
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Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1890s18#1,263 (1897)#1,452
1900s51#1,204 (1903)#1,568
1910s292#958 (1911)#1,184
1920s389#1,101 (1923)#1,253
1930s302#1,161 (1930)#1,357
1940s429#1,154 (1943)#1,295
1950s720#1,020 (1954)#1,191
1960s753#1,199 (1961)#1,268
1970s574#1,182 (1970)#1,809
1980s303#2,470 (1984)#3,053
1990s180#3,364 (1990)#5,953
2000s128#4,834 (2001)#9,061
2010s36#11,257 (2012)#13,162
2020s13#12,197 (2023)#12,825

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.

Felice in 1957

girls
#1,322
64 births · 1 in 31,951 girls
boys
#2,274
13 births · 1 in 165,941 boys

Top girls' names in 1957

  1. #1Mary61,102
  2. #2Susan45,954
  3. #3Linda44,517
  4. #4Debra42,728
  5. #5Karen40,591
  6. #6Deborah40,096
  7. #7Cynthia39,340
  8. #8Patricia39,283
  9. #9Barbara29,692
  10. #10Donna28,042
  11. #1,322Felice64

Top boys' names in 1957

  1. #1Michael92,781
  2. #2James84,337
  3. #3David82,403
  4. #4Robert81,765
  5. #5John79,033
  6. #6William56,852
  7. #7Mark52,841
  8. #8Richard52,446
  9. #9Thomas44,625
  10. #10Steven36,842
  11. #2,274Felice13
More about 1957

girls

2,044,851 girls got a published name in 1957; 1 in 31,951 of them was named Felice, which outranked 81.2% of the 7,015 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 20.1% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Felice
  1. #1,316Isabella65
  2. #1,316Jonna65
  3. #1,316Sari65
  4. #1,322Felice64
  5. #1,322Debera64
  6. #1,322Georgie64
  7. #1,322Jeanmarie64
  8. #1,332Charlette63
  9. #1,332Cherlyn63
  10. #1,332Chiquita63

Tied with 9 names at #1,322; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1956
Risers
  1. ↑ 2,944Tammi#3,696 → #752
  2. ↑ 1,310Tamela#2,151 → #841
  3. ↑ 1,298Tammie#1,662 → #364
  4. ↑ 993Tia#1,968 → #975
  5. ↑ 676Tamera#1,287 → #611
Fallers
  1. ↓ 423Corliss#878 → #1,301
  2. ↓ 399Glynis#977 → #1,376
  3. ↓ 367Merrie#977 → #1,344
  4. ↓ 303Taryn#935 → #1,238
  5. ↓ 291Glendora#963 → #1,254

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

boys

2,157,236 boys got a published name in 1957; 1 in 165,941 of them was named Felice, which outranked 50.0% of the 4,552 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 30.8% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Felice
  1. #2,190Tobey14
  2. #2,190Virgle14
  3. #2,190Winton14
  4. #2,274Felice13
  5. #2,274Adelbert13
  6. #2,274Adrien13
  7. #2,274Aldon13
  8. #2,375Aden12
  9. #2,375Alfonse12
  10. #2,375Alma12

Tied with 100 names at #2,274; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1956
Risers
  1. ↑ 714Dion#1,642 → #928
  2. ↑ 404Wes#1,317 → #913
  3. ↑ 371Antoine#1,232 → #861
  4. ↑ 340Domenick#1,335 → #995
  5. ↑ 329Mitch#868 → #539
Fallers
  1. ↓ 458Lannie#999 → #1,457
  2. ↓ 402Desi#986 → #1,388
  3. ↓ 354Gavin#924 → #1,278
  4. ↓ 317Murphy#917 → #1,234
  5. ↓ 288Eliot#897 → #1,185

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

See the top 100 for 1957 →