Baby Names US
girls' name ★ peaked 2017

Felicity

Gender Girl Rank 2025 #473 Trend ↓ Falling 21%

From the noun felicity, and also the English form of Latin Felicitas, a name borne by early martyrs.

Rank 2025
#473
among girls · ↑12 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
653
named Felicity · +3% vs 2024
How common
1 in 2,461
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2017
938 babies
All-time total
18,565
#1,120 all-time among girls
First recorded
1935
in Social Security records

Felicity popularity over time

18,565 babies have been named Felicity since 1935, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.190.380.560.7518801900192019401960198020002020GirlsBoys
GirlsBoys

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – – – –
1890s – – – – – –
1900s – – – – – –
1910s – – – – – –
1920s – – – – – –
1930s 13 – 13 1 – #3,487
1940s 34 – 34 3 +162% #3,708
1950s 89 – 89 9 +162% #3,169
1960s 140 – 140 14 +57% #2,425
1970s 378 – 378 38 +170% #1,787
1980s 471 – 471 47 +25% #2,084
1990s 1,799 – 1,799 180 +282% #390
2000s 4,568 6 4,574 457 +154% #447
2010s 6,888 – 6,888 689 +51% #345
2020s (to 2025) 4,179 – 4,179 697 +1% #384

Where Felicity is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 629 0.39 #482
2027 608 0.38 #488
2028 592 0.37 outside top 500
2029 578 0.36 outside top 500
2030 567 0.35 outside top 500

Where Felicity is most popular

Girls named Felicity per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.415 per 1,000. Strongest in Idaho, Alaska, and Delaware.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Felicity born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Girls 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
Idaho 56 1.67 +303%
Alaska 11 1.28 +208%
Delaware 13 1.15 +176%
Kansas 65 1.13 +171%
Wisconsin 103 1.000 +141%
North Dakota 13 0.989 +138%
Oregon 59 0.906 +118%
Nebraska 32 0.890 +114%
Virginia 147 0.862 +108%
Utah 71 0.853 +105%
Indiana 111 0.791 +90%
Minnesota 80 0.741 +78%
Connecticut 43 0.739 +78%
Pennsylvania 171 0.723 +74%
Colorado 80 0.717 +73%
Kentucky 60 0.702 +69%
Missouri 84 0.697 +68%
South Carolina 57 0.634 +53%
Oklahoma 45 0.611 +47%
Washington 88 0.609 +47%
Ohio 144 0.607 +46%
Michigan 109 0.598 +44%
Iowa 34 0.582 +40%
Louisiana 49 0.560 +35%
Tennessee 81 0.511 +23%
Maryland 53 0.500 +20%
Illinois 112 0.489 +18%
Massachusetts 56 0.463 +12%
North Carolina 105 0.461 +11%
Arkansas 22 0.416 ≈ national
Arizona 56 0.399 ≈ national
Georgia 87 0.383 -8%
West Virginia 10 0.382 -8%
Alabama 35 0.373 -10%
Montana 5 0.369 -11%
South Dakota 5 0.350 -16%
Texas 278 0.346 -17%
Florida 141 0.330 -21%
New Mexico 8 0.329 -21%
Maine 5 0.323 -22%
New Jersey 55 0.305 -27%
New York 118 0.298 -28%
California 237 0.282 -32%
New Hampshire 5 0.271 -35%
Nevada 10 0.215 -48%
District of Columbia – – –
Hawaii – – –
Mississippi – – –
Rhode Island – – –
Vermont – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Felicity

Felicity is moderately common for girls in the United States, ranked #473 in 2025 with 653 babies given the name. It is currently holding steady compared with a decade ago.

Since 1935, 18,565 American babies have been named Felicity. Its peak came in 2017, when 938 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2010s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Felicity stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Felicity?

The median living Felicity is about 11 years old; half are between 6 and 22. An estimated 18 thousand people named Felicity are alive in the United States today.

median 11 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Felicity year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 653 #473 – –
2024 631 #485 – –
2023 681 #455 – –
2022 696 #454 – –
2021 709 #439 – –
2020 809 #384 – –
2019 873 #361 – –
2018 896 #355 – –
2017 938 #345 – –
2016 922 #356 – –
2015 911 #360 – –
2014 626 #499 – –
2013 500 #576 – –
2012 437 #651 – –
2011 427 #664 – –
2010 358 #764 – –
2009 360 #786 – –
2008 433 #697 – –
2007 412 #710 – –
2006 468 #621 – –
2005 404 #686 – –
2004 379 #707 6 #10,392
2003 430 #624 – –
2002 499 #549 – –
2001 549 #503 – –
2000 634 #447 – –
1995 121 #1,360 – –
1990 65 #2,056 – –
1985 40 #2,450 – –
1980 45 #2,226 – –
1975 52 #1,787 – –
1970 29 #2,535 – –
1965 25 #2,425 – –
1960 14 #3,411 – –
1955 10 #3,869 – –
1950 9 #3,771 – –
1945 – – – –
1940 – – – –
1935 6 #3,918 – –
1930 – – – –
1925 – – – –
1920 – – – –
1915 – – – –
1910 – – – –
1905 – – – –
1900 – – – –
1895 – – – –
1890 – – – –
1885 – – – –
1880 – – – –

Famous people named Felicity

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Felicity Jones Felicity Jones British actress (born 1983) Contemporary
  2. 2 Felicity Huffman Felicity Huffman American actress (born 1962) Contemporary
  3. 3 Felicity Kendal Felicity Kendal English actress (born 1946) Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Felicity, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Felicity?

The median living Felicity is about 11 years old. Half of all living Felicitys are between 6 and 22 years old.

How many people named Felicity are alive today?

An estimated 18 thousand people named Felicity are alive in the United States, based on 18,565 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Felicity mean?

From the noun felicity, and also the English form of Latin Felicitas, a name borne by early martyrs.

How popular is the name Felicity in 2025?

Felicity ranked #473 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 653 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Felicity?

18,565 babies have been named Felicity in the United States since 1935, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Felicity most popular?

Felicity peaked in 2017, when 938 newborns received the name.

Is Felicity a boy or girl name?

Felicity is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Felicity rising or falling?

Felicity has been roughly stable over the past decade.

Will Felicity become more popular?

Felicity is trending downward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 567 girls named Felicity in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Felicity?

Well-known people named Felicity include Felicity Jones (actor), Felicity Huffman (actor), Felicity Kendal (actor).

Names like Felicity

Names that sound and feel close to Felicity: shared sounds, similar era, similar popularity. Each links to its full history.

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