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
- Peak · girls
- 1986 · 3,084 births
- Debut · girls
- 7 births
- In top 100 · girls
- 2 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 91,092since 1880
Felicia over time
Rank among girls' names. Click any year to open it.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #5,554 | 22 | — | |
| 2024 | #4,473 | 31 | — | |
| 2023 | #3,911 | 38 | — | |
| 2022 | #3,765 | 40 | — | |
| 2021 | #4,507 | 30 | — | |
| 2020 | #5,003 | 25 | — | |
| 2019 | #3,788 | 39 | — | |
| 2018 | #3,853 | 38 | — | |
| 2017 | #3,436 | 45 | — | |
| 2016 | #3,280 | 49 | — | |
| 2015 | #2,408 | 76 | — | |
| 2014 | #2,176 | 87 | — | |
| 2013 | #1,761 | 116 | — | |
| 2012 | #1,491 | 151 | — | |
| 2011 | #1,440 | 157 | — | |
| 2010 | #1,639 | 130 | — | |
| 2009 | #1,612 | 139 | — | |
| 2008 | #1,395 | 170 | — | |
| 2007 | #1,252 | 197 | — | |
| 2006 | #1,074 | 237 | — | |
| 2005 | #989 | 247 | — | |
| 2004 | #878 | 280 | — | |
| 2003 | #687 | 380 | — | |
| 2002 | #576 | 453 | — | |
| 2001 | #553 | 476 | — | |
| 2000 | #482 | 563 | — | |
| 1999 | #417 | 665 | — | |
| 1998 | #378 | 750 | — | |
| 1997 | #349 | 799 | — | |
| 1996 | #263 | 1,083 | — | |
| 1995 | #211 | 1,351 | — | |
| 1994 | #181 | 1,631 | — | |
| 1993 | #159 | 1,949 | #8,700 | 5 |
| 1992 | #146 | 2,092 | — | |
| 1991 | #121 | 2,620 | #8,236 | 5 |
| 1990 | #121 | 2,703 | #4,673 | 11 |
| 1989 | #111 | 2,749 | #3,205 | 18 |
| 1988 | #105 | 2,703 | #4,162 | 11 |
| 1987 | #96 | 2,909 | #2,942 | 17 |
| 1986 | #89 | 3,084 | #3,882 | 11 |
| 1985 | #101 | 2,738 | #3,401 | 13 |
| 1984 | #185 | 1,484 | #3,459 | 12 |
| 1983 | #181 | 1,504 | #3,884 | 10 |
| 1982 | #195 | 1,425 | #5,619 | 6 |
| 1981 | #168 | 1,630 | #6,262 | 5 |
| 1980 | #164 | 1,723 | #5,525 | 6 |
| 1979 | #153 | 1,851 | #4,403 | 8 |
| 1978 | #140 | 1,940 | #4,554 | 7 |
| 1977 | #128 | 2,219 | #4,582 | 7 |
| 1976 | #130 | 2,098 | #3,264 | 11 |
| 1975 | #116 | 2,402 | #2,902 | 13 |
| 1974 | #137 | 2,041 | #5,227 | 5 |
| 1973 | #138 | 2,070 | #2,606 | 14 |
| 1972 | #128 | 2,360 | #2,323 | 16 |
| 1971 | #124 | 2,809 | #2,813 | 12 |
| 1970 | #139 | 2,540 | #3,071 | 10 |
| 1969 | #146 | 2,236 | #3,062 | 9 |
| 1968 | #167 | 1,935 | — | |
| 1967 | #159 | 2,090 | #2,470 | 11 |
| 1966 | #161 | 2,134 | — | |
| 1965 | #164 | 2,191 | #2,982 | 8 |
| 1964 | #199 | 1,832 | #2,665 | 10 |
| 1963 | #209 | 1,663 | #3,044 | 8 |
| 1962 | #212 | 1,609 | — | |
| 1961 | #225 | 1,459 | — | |
| 1960 | #228 | 1,401 | — | |
| 1959 | #324 | 834 | — | |
| 1958 | #373 | 601 | — | |
| 1957 | #376 | 581 | — | |
| 1956 | #420 | 468 | — | |
| 1955 | #498 | 340 | — | |
| 1954 | #524 | 289 | — | |
| 1953 | #525 | 268 | — | |
| 1952 | #607 | 205 | — | |
| 1951 | #690 | 161 | — | |
| 1950 | #689 | 155 | — | |
| 1949 | #765 | 127 | — | |
| 1948 | #689 | 145 | — | |
| 1947 | #725 | 138 | — | |
| 1946 | #791 | 108 | — | |
| 1945 | #758 | 98 | — | |
| 1944 | #725 | 109 | — | |
| 1943 | #736 | 110 | — | |
| 1942 | #689 | 116 | — | |
| 1941 | #773 | 87 | — | |
| 1940 | #693 | 101 | — | |
| 1939 | #680 | 99 | — | |
| 1938 | #642 | 114 | — | |
| 1937 | #677 | 101 | — | |
| 1936 | #711 | 88 | — | |
| 1935 | #874 | 62 | — | |
| 1934 | #703 | 90 | — | |
| 1933 | #678 | 93 | — | |
| 1932 | #724 | 86 | — | |
| 1931 | #899 | 59 | — | |
| 1930 | #800 | 78 | — | |
| 1929 | #691 | 103 | — | |
| 1928 | #750 | 90 | — | |
| 1927 | #632 | 127 | — | |
| 1926 | #757 | 91 | — | |
| 1925 | #698 | 111 | — | |
| 1924 | #726 | 104 | — | |
| 1923 | #708 | 106 | — | |
| 1922 | #633 | 134 | — | |
| 1921 | #672 | 121 | — | |
| 1920 | #720 | 101 | — | |
| 1919 | #660 | 112 | — | |
| 1918 | #632 | 125 | — | |
| 1917 | #595 | 132 | — | |
| 1916 | #647 | 110 | — | |
| 1915 | #531 | 141 | — | |
| 1914 | #651 | 79 | — | |
| 1913 | #577 | 78 | — | |
| 1912 | #615 | 64 | — | |
| 1911 | #605 | 50 | — | |
| 1910 | #723 | 34 | — | |
| 1909 | #706 | 32 | — | |
| 1908 | #617 | 38 | — | |
| 1907 | #624 | 36 | — | |
| 1906 | #742 | 24 | — | |
| 1905 | #734 | 24 | — | |
| 1904 | #853 | 18 | — | |
| 1903 | #680 | 24 | — | |
| 1902 | #716 | 23 | — | |
| 1901 | #699 | 21 | — | |
| 1900 | #833 | 20 | — | |
| 1899 | #756 | 18 | — | |
| 1898 | #840 | 16 | — | |
| 1897 | #761 | 17 | — | |
| 1896 | #999 | 11 | — | |
| 1895 | #607 | 25 | — | |
| 1894 | #998 | 10 | — | |
| 1893 | #1,175 | 7 | — | |
| 1892 | #1,017 | 9 | — | |
| 1891 | #943 | 9 | — | |
| 1890 | #940 | 9 | — | |
| 1889 | #802 | 11 | — | |
| 1888 | #690 | 14 | — | |
| 1887 | #788 | 9 | — | |
| 1886 | #606 | 14 | — | |
| 1885 | #1,047 | 5 | — | |
| 1884 | #614 | 12 | — | |
| 1883 | — | — | ||
| 1882 | #634 | 9 | — | |
| 1881 | #623 | 8 | — | |
| 1880 | #679 | 7 | — | |
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 1988
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- New Mexico#36 · 1 in 161
- Arkansas#65 · 1 in 287
- South Carolina#70 · 1 in 347
- Kentucky#71 · 1 in 353
- Tennessee#79 · 1 in 432
Best ever in a state: #22 in Mississippi, 1977.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Mexico | #36 | 58 | 1 in 161 |
| Arkansas | #65 | 43 | 1 in 287 |
| South Carolina | #70 | 54 | 1 in 347 |
| Kentucky | #71 | 58 | 1 in 353 |
| Tennessee | #79 | 67 | 1 in 432 |
| Arizona | #81 | 64 | 1 in 394 |
| New Hampshire | #83 | 20 | 1 in 332 |
| North Carolina | #83 | 85 | 1 in 451 |
| Oklahoma | #86 | 44 | 1 in 396 |
| Colorado | #88 | 50 | 1 in 417 |
| Florida | #90 | 146 | 1 in 499 |
| Alabama | #91 | 49 | 1 in 441 |
| Maine | #91 | 17 | 1 in 361 |
| West Virginia | #92 | 21 | 1 in 412 |
| Mississippi | #93 | 31 | 1 in 434 |
| Rhode Island | #97 | 12 | 1 in 433 |
| Massachusetts | #102 | 71 | 1 in 524 |
| Idaho | #104 | 11 | 1 in 476 |
| Washington | #104 | 53 | 1 in 527 |
| Nevada | #105 | 13 | 1 in 435 |
| Virginia | #105 | 64 | 1 in 561 |
| Louisiana | #106 | 46 | 1 in 572 |
| Oregon | #106 | 30 | 1 in 523 |
| New Jersey | #109 | 73 | 1 in 620 |
| Alaska | #110 | 8 | 1 in 409 |
| New York | #110 | 177 | 1 in 644 |
| Michigan | #111 | 98 | 1 in 586 |
| Texas | #111 | 214 | 1 in 600 |
| Pennsylvania | #112 | 117 | 1 in 598 |
| Georgia | #115 | 63 | 1 in 637 |
| Illinois | #117 | 118 | 1 in 625 |
| Vermont | #119 | 5 | 1 in 524 |
| Delaware | #122 | 6 | 1 in 584 |
| Utah | #125 | 23 | 1 in 590 |
| Wisconsin | #125 | 40 | 1 in 716 |
| Montana | #128 | 7 | 1 in 504 |
| California | #131 | 313 | 1 in 730 |
| Iowa | #131 | 23 | 1 in 680 |
| District of Columbia | #132 | 11 | 1 in 563 |
| Indiana | #132 | 48 | 1 in 707 |
| Maryland | #136 | 36 | 1 in 721 |
| Nebraska | #136 | 14 | 1 in 646 |
| Hawaii | #137 | 9 | 1 in 553 |
| Ohio | #151 | 80 | 1 in 858 |
| Missouri | #153 | 38 | 1 in 833 |
| Minnesota | #154 | 31 | 1 in 890 |
| Kansas | #163 | 17 | 1 in 842 |
| Connecticut | #177 | 18 | 1 in 1,042 |
| North Dakota | — | — | — |
| South Dakota | — | — | — |
| 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
- 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)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1986 at #89 (3,084 births)
- Births halved by 1995, 9 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 2 yrs · run 1986–1987
- Top 1,000: 122 yrs · run 1894–2005
- Highest: 1 in 556 girls born in 1986 were named Felicia (0.18%)
- Latest: 1 in 73,058 girls born in 2025 (0.00%)
- 24.5% of all girls named Felicia (22,330) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 89 | #606 (1886) | #720 |
| 1890s | 131 | #607 (1895) | #904 |
| 1900s | 260 | #617 (1908) | #720 |
| 1910s | 925 | #531 (1915) | #624 |
| 1920s | 1,088 | #632 (1927) | #699 |
| 1930s | 870 | #642 (1938) | #739 |
| 1940s | 1,139 | #689 (1948) | #734 |
| 1950s | 3,902 | #324 (1959) | #503 |
| 1960s | 18,550 | #146 (1969) | #187 |
| 1970s | 22,330 | #116 (1975) | #133 |
| 1980s | 21,949 | #89 (1986) | #140 |
| 1990s | 15,643 | #121 (1990) | #235 |
| 2000s | 3,142 | #482 (2000) | #950 |
| 2010s | 888 | #1,440 (2011) | #2,527 |
| 2020s | 186 | #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 1988
Top girls' names in 1988
Top boys' names in 1988
More about 1988
girls
1,780,854 girls got a published name in 1988; 1 in 659 of them was named Felicia, which outranked 99.2% of the 13,883 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,914,283 boys got a published name in 1988; 1 in 174,026 of them was named Felicia, which outranked 51.0% of the 8,495 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 21.4% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
- #3,915Zackry12
- #3,915Zion12
- #3,915Zuri12
- #4,162Felicia11
- #4,162Aaryn11
- #4,162Abdulaziz11
- #4,162Abiel11
- #4,450Abigail10
- #4,450Adem10
- #4,450Adham10
Tied with 287 names at #4,162; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.