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#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201952peak #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 1952

  • 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: #451 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 6,267 girlsILWisconsin: fewer than 5 girls named Felicia, so not publishedWIMichigan: #727 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 16,161 girlsMINew York: #397 for girls · 36 births · 1 in 4,290 girlsNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 girls named Felicia, so not publishedMARhode 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: #577 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 10,555 girlsOHPennsylvania: #500 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 8,544 girlsPANew Jersey: #381 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 5,402 girlsNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Felicia, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #583 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 7,726 girlsCAUtah: 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: #360 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 3,701 girlsWVVirginia: fewer than 5 girls named Felicia, so not publishedVAMaryland: #401 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 5,211 girlsMDDelaware: 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: #493 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 6,383 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #415 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 4,182 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Felicia, so not publishedDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Felicia, so not publishedOKLouisiana: #452 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 4,442 girlsLAMississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Felicia, so not publishedMSAlabama: fewer than 5 girls named Felicia, so not publishedALGeorgia: #594 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 8,809 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Felicia, so not publishedHITexas: #741 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 9,685 girlsTXFlorida: fewer than 5 girls named Felicia, so not publishedFL

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Top states · girls
  1. West Virginia#360 · 1 in 3,701
  2. New Jersey#381 · 1 in 5,402
  3. New York#397 · 1 in 4,290
  4. Maryland#401 · 1 in 5,211
  5. South Carolina#415 · 1 in 4,182

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
West Virginia#36061 in 3,701
New Jersey#38191 in 5,402
New York#397361 in 4,290
Maryland#40151 in 5,211
South Carolina#41571 in 4,182
Illinois#451151 in 6,267
Louisiana#45281 in 4,442
North Carolina#49381 in 6,383
Pennsylvania#500131 in 8,544
Ohio#57791 in 10,555
California#583171 in 7,726
Georgia#59451 in 8,809
Michigan#72751 in 16,161
Texas#741111 in 9,685
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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 1952

girls
#607
205 births · 1 in 9,046 girls

Top girls' names in 1952

  1. #1Linda67,082
  2. #2Mary65,629
  3. #3Patricia53,101
  4. #4Deborah49,811
  5. #5Susan41,348
  6. #6Barbara39,864
  7. #7Nancy31,739
  8. #8Karen28,956
  9. #9Debra26,832
  10. #10Sandra26,097
  11. #607Felicia205
More about 1952

girls

1,854,335 girls got a published name in 1952; 1 in 9,046 of them was named Felicia, which outranked 90.5% of the 6,389 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.2% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Felicia
  1. #603Rosanna207
  2. #603Sydney207
  3. #606Iva206
  4. #607Felicia205
  5. #607Ingrid205
  6. #607Pam205
  7. #610Avis204
  8. #610Harriett204
  9. #610Marcie204

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

Biggest movers since 1951
Risers
  1. ↑ 2,501Pandora#3,284 → #783
  2. ↑ 368Lise#1,314 → #946
  3. ↑ 353Vanessa#656 → #303
  4. ↑ 334Dorinda#1,170 → #836
  5. ↑ 332Mitzi#928 → #596
Fallers
  1. ↓ 380Rhona#988 → #1,368
  2. ↓ 342Sharleen#765 → #1,107
  3. ↓ 270Enid#908 → #1,178
  4. ↓ 237Allyn#988 → #1,225
  5. ↓ 230Sheron#908 → #1,138

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

See the top 100 for 1952 →