Felicity

Where Felicity comes from

From the noun felicity, and also the English form of Latin Felicitas, a name borne by early martyrs.
— Wiktionary's entry for Felicity
  • English
  • Vowel-ended
Felicity through the years
  1. 1935
    First appearance
    #3,742 among girls with 6 babies, the first year at least five got the name.
  2. 1962
    Felicity Huffman born
    American actress
  3. 1983
    Felicity Jones born
    British actress
  4. 1998
    Around this time: Felicity
    TV, 1998 · Source
  5. 2017
    Peak, #345
    938 babies named Felicity, the most in any year.
In the dictionary
  • A female given name from English.
Namesakes
  • Felicity Jones · British actress, born 1983
  • Felicity Huffman · American actress, born 1962
  • Felicity Kendal · British actress, born 1946
  • Felicity Lott · English soprano, 1947–2026
  • Felicity Galvez · Australian swimmer, Olympic gold medallist, world champion, former world record-holder, born 1985

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record. Events show what happened around then, not why parents chose the name.