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2025 data, released 8 May 2026

Felicita

Felicita was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1885, when it ranked 1096th; the most babies were born in 1964 (36). More babies were named Felicita in the 1970s than in any other decade.

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Rank in 2025
Not rankedgirls
Babies in 2025
0girls
Girls and boys
Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
Peak year
196436 babies
Total since 1880
1,884babies recorded

Felicita popularity since 1880

012.52537.550 1900192019401960198020002020
Girls Babies per year, US, from Social Security records. Years with fewer than 5 babies show as zero.
YearRank (girls)Babies (girls)
2025——
2020——
2010——
2000#10,1639
1990#6,23414
1980#3,89020
1970#2,53429
1960#1,99233
1950#1,92725
1940#2,22714
1930#1,58425
1920#1,77123
1910#2,2386
1900——
1890#1,3995
1880——

How popular is Felicita, counting every spelling?

Felicita has no other common spelling that sounds the same.

How old are people named Felicita?

About 1,200 people born in the US named Felicita are alive today, with a median age of 54; half are between 41 and 66. That makes Felicita mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties.

0–910–1920–2930–3940–4950–5960–6970–7980–8990+
Estimated people alive in the US with the name, by age, mid-2026. The darker bar holds the median age.

Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.

Felicita by state

How common Felicita was among girls born in each state in 1962–1966, around its peak. It is notably more common than nationally in New York (4.9×). In 48 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.

Alaska: fewer than 5 a yearAK–Maine: fewer than 5 a yearME–Wisconsin: fewer than 5 a yearWI–Vermont: fewer than 5 a yearVT–New Hampshire: fewer than 5 a yearNH–Washington: fewer than 5 a yearWA–Idaho: fewer than 5 a yearID–Montana: fewer than 5 a yearMT–North Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearND–Minnesota: fewer than 5 a yearMN–Illinois: fewer than 5 a yearIL–Michigan: fewer than 5 a yearMI–New York: 0.07 per 1,000 babiesNY0.07Massachusetts: fewer than 5 a yearMA–Oregon: fewer than 5 a yearOR–Nevada: fewer than 5 a yearNV–Wyoming: fewer than 5 a yearWY–South Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearSD–Iowa: fewer than 5 a yearIA–Indiana: fewer than 5 a yearIN–Ohio: fewer than 5 a yearOH–Pennsylvania: fewer than 5 a yearPA–New Jersey: fewer than 5 a yearNJ–Connecticut: fewer than 5 a yearCT–Rhode Island: fewer than 5 a yearRI–California: 0.01 per 1,000 babiesCA0.01Utah: fewer than 5 a yearUT–Colorado: fewer than 5 a yearCO–Nebraska: fewer than 5 a yearNE–Missouri: fewer than 5 a yearMO–Kentucky: fewer than 5 a yearKY–West Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearWV–Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearVA–Maryland: fewer than 5 a yearMD–Delaware: fewer than 5 a yearDE–Arizona: fewer than 5 a yearAZ–New Mexico: fewer than 5 a yearNM–Kansas: fewer than 5 a yearKS–Arkansas: fewer than 5 a yearAR–Tennessee: fewer than 5 a yearTN–North Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearNC–South Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearSC–District of Columbia: fewer than 5 a yearDC–Oklahoma: fewer than 5 a yearOK–Louisiana: fewer than 5 a yearLA–Mississippi: fewer than 5 a yearMS–Alabama: fewer than 5 a yearAL–Georgia: fewer than 5 a yearGA–Hawaii: fewer than 5 a yearHI–Texas: 0.02 per 1,000 babiesTX0.02Florida: fewer than 5 a yearFL–
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex, Felicita, girls, 1962–1966. Darker means more common.

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Questions about the name Felicita

How popular is the name Felicita?

Felicita was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1885, when it ranked 1096th; the most babies were born in 1964 (36). More babies were named Felicita in the 1970s than in any other decade.

Is Felicita a boy or girl name?

In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Felicita in the US.

Where was Felicita most popular?

In 1962–1966, Felicita was most common in New York (0.07 per 1,000 girls), followed by Texas and California.