Girl nameCurrently #486 in the USFalling
Felicity
fuh-LISS-ih-tee//fəˈlɪsɪti//
4 syllablesPeak year: 20178 lettersStarts with F
Meaning & origin
Happiness, good fortune
Felicity is a virtue name from the Latin 'felicitas', meaning happiness or good fortune, favored by the 17th-century Puritans and later revived through popular television and American Girl characters. Its cheerful meaning gives it broad, timeless appeal.
Felicity's popularity over time
| Year | Births named Felicity |
|---|---|
| 1935 | 6 |
| 1936 | 7 |
| 1944 | 5 |
| 1946 | 6 |
| 1947 | 9 |
| 1948 | 5 |
| 1949 | 9 |
| 1950 | 9 |
| 1951 | 10 |
| 1952 | 6 |
| 1953 | 13 |
| 1954 | 13 |
| 1955 | 10 |
| 1956 | 7 |
| 1957 | 9 |
| 1958 | 6 |
| 1959 | 6 |
| 1960 | 14 |
| 1962 | 8 |
| 1963 | 15 |
| 1964 | 16 |
| 1965 | 25 |
| 1966 | 15 |
| 1967 | 18 |
| 1968 | 11 |
| 1969 | 18 |
| 1970 | 29 |
| 1971 | 30 |
| 1972 | 40 |
| 1973 | 37 |
| 1974 | 36 |
| 1975 | 52 |
| 1976 | 33 |
| 1977 | 42 |
| 1978 | 34 |
| 1979 | 45 |
| 1980 | 45 |
| 1981 | 49 |
| 1982 | 49 |
| 1983 | 41 |
| 1984 | 47 |
| 1985 | 40 |
| 1986 | 45 |
| 1987 | 52 |
| 1988 | 51 |
| 1989 | 52 |
| 1990 | 65 |
| 1991 | 68 |
| 1992 | 91 |
| 1993 | 104 |
| 1994 | 103 |
| 1995 | 121 |
| 1996 | 123 |
| 1997 | 147 |
| 1998 | 260 |
| 1999 | 717 |
| 2000 | 634 |
| 2001 | 549 |
| 2002 | 499 |
| 2003 | 430 |
| 2004 | 385 |
| 2005 | 404 |
| 2006 | 468 |
| 2007 | 412 |
| 2008 | 433 |
| 2009 | 360 |
| 2010 | 358 |
| 2011 | 427 |
| 2012 | 436 |
| 2013 | 500 |
| 2014 | 626 |
| 2015 | 911 |
| 2016 | 922 |
| 2017 | 938 |
| 2018 | 896 |
| 2019 | 872 |
| 2020 | 809 |
| 2021 | 709 |
| 2022 | 696 |
| 2023 | 679 |
| 2024 | 628 |
Felicity through the decades
- Felicity peaked in 2017, when 938 babies were named Felicity in the US.
- The 2020s were Felicity's strongest decade, averaging 704 births a year.
- Over the last 10 years of data (2015–2024), use of Felicity has risen 82% compared to the 10 years before that.
- Felicity currently ranks #486 in the US and is cooling off.
Nicknames
FlickLiss
Variants & spellings
Felicia