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#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201993peak #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 1993

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Felicia, so not publishedAKMaine: #77 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 277 girlsMEVermont: #120 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 454 girlsVTNew Hampshire: #82 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 289 girlsNHWashington: #179 for girls · 35 births · 1 in 849 girlsWAIdaho: #140 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 552 girlsIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Felicia, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Felicia, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #198 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 1,232 girlsMNIllinois: #183 for girls · 77 births · 1 in 977 girlsILWisconsin: #160 for girls · 31 births · 1 in 874 girlsWIMichigan: #137 for girls · 82 births · 1 in 676 girlsMINew York: #142 for girls · 146 births · 1 in 775 girlsNYMassachusetts: #89 for girls · 91 births · 1 in 376 girlsMARhode Island: #96 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 383 girlsRIOregon: #152 for girls · 25 births · 1 in 639 girlsORNevada: #252 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 1,172 girlsNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Felicia, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Felicia, so not publishedSDIowa: #194 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 1,063 girlsIAIndiana: #150 for girls · 43 births · 1 in 771 girlsINOhio: #153 for girls · 78 births · 1 in 847 girlsOHPennsylvania: #112 for girls · 123 births · 1 in 538 girlsPANew Jersey: #168 for girls · 46 births · 1 in 967 girlsNJConnecticut: #115 for girls · 34 births · 1 in 522 girlsCTCalifornia: #228 for girls · 203 births · 1 in 1,229 girlsCAUtah: #251 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 1,230 girlsUTColorado: #133 for girls · 35 births · 1 in 579 girlsCONebraska: #166 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 772 girlsNEMissouri: #176 for girls · 31 births · 1 in 985 girlsMOKentucky: #110 for girls · 41 births · 1 in 487 girlsKYWest Virginia: #112 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 468 girlsWVVirginia: #143 for girls · 47 births · 1 in 750 girlsVAMaryland: #232 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 1,284 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Felicia, so not publishedDEArizona: #161 for girls · 37 births · 1 in 710 girlsAZNew Mexico: #50 for girls · 42 births · 1 in 220 girlsNMKansas: #368 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 2,152 girlsKSArkansas: #120 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 552 girlsARTennessee: #137 for girls · 43 births · 1 in 680 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #128 for girls · 58 births · 1 in 662 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #193 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 977 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: #142 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 560 girlsDCOklahoma: #148 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 715 girlsOKLouisiana: #197 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 1,051 girlsLAMississippi: #186 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 886 girlsMSAlabama: #142 for girls · 29 births · 1 in 736 girlsALGeorgia: #245 for girls · 29 births · 1 in 1,396 girlsGAHawaii: #165 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 592 girlsHITexas: #176 for girls · 151 births · 1 in 907 girlsTXFlorida: #163 for girls · 87 births · 1 in 856 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. New Mexico#50 · 1 in 220
  2. Maine#77 · 1 in 277
  3. New Hampshire#82 · 1 in 289
  4. Massachusetts#89 · 1 in 376
  5. Rhode Island#96 · 1 in 383

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
New Mexico#50421 in 220
Maine#77191 in 277
New Hampshire#82191 in 289
Massachusetts#89911 in 376
Rhode Island#96131 in 383
Kentucky#110411 in 487
Pennsylvania#1121231 in 538
West Virginia#112181 in 468
Connecticut#115341 in 522
Arkansas#120211 in 552
Vermont#12051 in 454
North Carolina#128581 in 662
Colorado#133351 in 579
Michigan#137821 in 676
Tennessee#137431 in 680
Idaho#140101 in 552
Alabama#142291 in 736
District of Columbia#14291 in 560
New York#1421461 in 775
Virginia#143471 in 750
Oklahoma#148231 in 715
Indiana#150431 in 771
Oregon#152251 in 639
Ohio#153781 in 847
Wisconsin#160311 in 874
Arizona#161371 in 710
Florida#163871 in 856
Hawaii#16581 in 592
Nebraska#166111 in 772
New Jersey#168461 in 967
Missouri#176311 in 985
Texas#1761511 in 907
Washington#179351 in 849
Illinois#183771 in 977
Mississippi#186141 in 886
South Carolina#193181 in 977
Iowa#194141 in 1,063
Louisiana#197221 in 1,051
Minnesota#198211 in 1,232
California#2282031 in 1,229
Maryland#232201 in 1,284
Georgia#245291 in 1,396
Utah#251111 in 1,230
Nevada#25261 in 1,172
Kansas#36861 in 2,152
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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 1993

girls
#159
1,949 births · 1 in 928 girls
boys
#8,700
5 births · 1 in 392,266 boys

Top girls' names in 1993

  1. #1Jessica34,993
  2. #2Ashley34,849
  3. #3Sarah24,257
  4. #4Samantha23,668
  5. #5Emily23,596
  6. #6Brittany21,725
  7. #7Taylor21,270
  8. #8Amanda20,811
  9. #9Elizabeth17,559
  10. #10Stephanie17,186
  11. #159Felicia1,949

Top boys' names in 1993

  1. #1Michael49,571
  2. #2Christopher38,237
  3. #3Matthew35,782
  4. #4Joshua33,590
  5. #5Tyler29,800
  6. #6Brandon28,735
  7. #7Daniel28,698
  8. #8Nicholas28,114
  9. #9Jacob27,487
  10. #10Andrew27,326
  11. #8,700Felicia5
More about 1993

girls

1,809,072 girls got a published name in 1993; 1 in 928 of them was named Felicia, which outranked 99.0% of the 15,801 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 13.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Felicia
  1. #156Nancy1,986
  2. #157Jillian1,980
  3. #158Chloe1,957
  4. #159Felicia1,949
  5. #160Audrey1,947
  6. #161Deanna1,938
  7. #162Jocelyn1,926
Biggest movers since 1992
Risers
  1. ↑ 12,442Coraima#13,317 → #875
  2. ↑ 5,624Kadijah#6,314 → #690
  3. ↑ 3,307Kalene#4,236 → #929
  4. ↑ 1,413Deyanira#2,351 → #938
  5. ↑ 979Halle#1,713 → #734
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,120Latifah#802 → #1,922
  2. ↓ 747Shanae#662 → #1,409
  3. ↓ 520Jaleesa#792 → #1,312
  4. ↓ 487Brianda#777 → #1,264
  5. ↓ 417Chynna#941 → #1,358

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

boys

1,961,328 boys got a published name in 1993; 1 in 392,266 of them was named Felicia, which outranked 14.5% of the 10,170 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.7% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Felicia
  1. #7,638Zeev6
  2. #7,638Zerick6
  3. #7,638Ziv6
  4. #8,700Felicia5
  5. #8,700Abdon5
  6. #8,700Abdoulaye5
  7. #8,700Abdullahi5

Tied with 1,470 names at #8,700; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1992
Risers
  1. ↑ 5,880Savon#6,670 → #790
  2. ↑ 2,006Jordy#2,834 → #828
  3. ↑ 662Austyn#1,598 → #936
  4. ↑ 471Devaughn#1,395 → #924
  5. ↑ 454Mikal#1,294 → #840
Fallers
  1. ↓ 329Channing#887 → #1,216
  2. ↓ 307Garth#658 → #965
  3. ↓ 252Earnest#911 → #1,163
  4. ↓ 241Armand#987 → #1,228
  5. ↓ 240Spenser#831 → #1,071

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

See the top 100 for 1993 →