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#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201980peak #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 1980

  • 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: #303 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 1,789 girlsWAIdaho: #233 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 1,149 girlsIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Felicia, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Felicia, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #373 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 3,238 girlsMNIllinois: #163 for girls · 90 births · 1 in 859 girlsILWisconsin: #305 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 2,249 girlsWIMichigan: #205 for girls · 47 births · 1 in 1,282 girlsMINew York: #223 for girls · 81 births · 1 in 1,233 girlsNYMassachusetts: #283 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 1,953 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Felicia, so not publishedRIOregon: #396 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 2,883 girlsORNevada: #164 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 695 girlsNVWyoming: #164 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 642 girlsWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Felicia, so not publishedSDIowa: #243 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 1,545 girlsIAIndiana: #226 for girls · 26 births · 1 in 1,423 girlsINOhio: #254 for girls · 43 births · 1 in 1,705 girlsOHPennsylvania: #244 for girls · 45 births · 1 in 1,532 girlsPANew Jersey: #155 for girls · 46 births · 1 in 809 girlsNJConnecticut: #270 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 1,654 girlsCTCalifornia: #214 for girls · 158 births · 1 in 1,099 girlsCAUtah: #366 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 2,351 girlsUTColorado: #186 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 938 girlsCONebraska: #199 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 1,076 girlsNEMissouri: #201 for girls · 29 births · 1 in 1,152 girlsMOKentucky: #136 for girls · 36 births · 1 in 691 girlsKYWest Virginia: #211 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 1,197 girlsWVVirginia: #151 for girls · 39 births · 1 in 764 girlsVAMaryland: #148 for girls · 28 births · 1 in 721 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Felicia, so not publishedDEArizona: #171 for girls · 25 births · 1 in 771 girlsAZNew Mexico: #45 for girls · 45 births · 1 in 207 girlsNMKansas: #235 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 1,260 girlsKSArkansas: #97 for girls · 31 births · 1 in 436 girlsARTennessee: #123 for girls · 46 births · 1 in 618 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #98 for girls · 71 births · 1 in 468 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #56 for girls · 68 births · 1 in 263 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: #266 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,124 girlsDCOklahoma: #158 for girls · 25 births · 1 in 772 girlsOKLouisiana: #85 for girls · 80 births · 1 in 384 girlsLAMississippi: #49 for girls · 71 births · 1 in 231 girlsMSAlabama: #99 for girls · 52 births · 1 in 442 girlsALGeorgia: #70 for girls · 108 births · 1 in 327 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Felicia, so not publishedHITexas: #138 for girls · 175 births · 1 in 685 girlsTXFlorida: #140 for girls · 72 births · 1 in 717 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. New Mexico#45 · 1 in 207
  2. Mississippi#49 · 1 in 231
  3. South Carolina#56 · 1 in 263
  4. Georgia#70 · 1 in 327
  5. Louisiana#85 · 1 in 384

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
New Mexico#45451 in 207
Mississippi#49711 in 231
South Carolina#56681 in 263
Georgia#701081 in 327
Louisiana#85801 in 384
Arkansas#97311 in 436
North Carolina#98711 in 468
Alabama#99521 in 442
Tennessee#123461 in 618
Kentucky#136361 in 691
Texas#1381751 in 685
Florida#140721 in 717
Maryland#148281 in 721
Virginia#151391 in 764
New Jersey#155461 in 809
Oklahoma#158251 in 772
Illinois#163901 in 859
Nevada#16461 in 695
Wyoming#16451 in 642
Arizona#171251 in 771
Colorado#186211 in 938
Nebraska#199101 in 1,076
Missouri#201291 in 1,152
Michigan#205471 in 1,282
West Virginia#211101 in 1,197
California#2141581 in 1,099
New York#223811 in 1,233
Indiana#226261 in 1,423
Idaho#23361 in 1,149
Kansas#235121 in 1,260
Iowa#243131 in 1,545
Pennsylvania#244451 in 1,532
Ohio#254431 in 1,705
District of Columbia#26651 in 1,124
Connecticut#27091 in 1,654
Massachusetts#283161 in 1,953
Washington#303151 in 1,789
Wisconsin#305141 in 2,249
Utah#36671 in 2,351
Minnesota#37391 in 3,238
Oregon#39661 in 2,883
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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 1980

girls
#164
1,723 births · 1 in 964 girls
boys
#5,525
6 births · 1 in 297,325 boys

Top girls' names in 1980

  1. #1Jennifer58,374
  2. #2Amanda35,811
  3. #3Jessica33,924
  4. #4Melissa31,629
  5. #5Sarah25,757
  6. #6Heather19,973
  7. #7Nicole19,917
  8. #8Amy19,833
  9. #9Elizabeth19,529
  10. #10Michelle19,119
  11. #164Felicia1,723

Top boys' names in 1980

  1. #1Michael68,683
  2. #2Christopher49,079
  3. #3Jason48,164
  4. #4David41,891
  5. #5James39,312
  6. #6Matthew37,834
  7. #7Joshua36,052
  8. #8John35,274
  9. #9Robert34,266
  10. #10Joseph30,185
  11. #5,525Felicia6
More about 1980

girls

1,660,307 girls got a published name in 1980; 1 in 964 of them was named Felicia, which outranked 98.7% of the 12,161 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.1% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Felicia
  1. #161Trisha1,732
  2. #162Rebekah1,729
  3. #163Joanna1,725
  4. #164Felicia1,723
  5. #165Joy1,717
  6. #166Bonnie1,710
  7. #167Jodi1,700
Biggest movers since 1979
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,510Renada#2,218 → #708
  2. ↑ 1,173Tai#2,112 → #939
  3. ↑ 1,036Anya#1,592 → #556
  4. ↑ 601Chimere#1,503 → #902
  5. ↑ 517Brynn#1,442 → #925
Fallers
  1. ↓ 529Marlana#989 → #1,518
  2. ↓ 494Kizzy#647 → #1,141
  3. ↓ 369January#748 → #1,117
  4. ↓ 361Carisa#836 → #1,197
  5. ↓ 328Latonia#841 → #1,169

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

boys

1,783,951 boys got a published name in 1980; 1 in 297,325 of them was named Felicia, which outranked 24.2% of the 7,293 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.6% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Felicia
  1. #4,940Zephaniah7
  2. #4,940Zubin7
  3. #4,940Zvi7
  4. #5,525Felicia6
  5. #5,525Aarion6
  6. #5,525Abdallah6
  7. #5,525Abdias6
  8. #6,250Abayomi5
  9. #6,250Abby5
  10. #6,250Abdo5

Tied with 724 names at #5,525; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1979
Risers
  1. ↑ 381Gideon#1,370 → #989
  2. ↑ 296Bo#864 → #568
  3. ↑ 270Anson#1,137 → #867
  4. ↑ 266Dustan#1,255 → #989
  5. ↑ 255Dusty#614 → #359
Fallers
  1. ↓ 366Harris#991 → #1,357
  2. ↓ 362Tracey#842 → #1,204
  3. ↓ 331Jevon#780 → #1,111
  4. ↓ 321Kennith#937 → #1,258
  5. ↓ 267Levar#644 → #911

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

See the top 100 for 1980 →