Recorded 1908–2012 Girls' name Peak 1963 10,268 births

Felecia — girls' name

10,268 babies named Felecia in U.S. Social Security records since 1908, with the highest year being 1963. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1900s111910s621920s531930s561940s1021950s13841960s34121970s24681980s16671990s8912000s1452010s17
1960s
Peak decade

33% of everyone ever named Felecia was born in this single decade.

1963
Single peak year

421 babies were named Felecia in 1963 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Felecia

The Social Security Administration has registered 10,268 babies named Felecia between 1908 and 2012, spanning 105 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Felecia currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2012. The name reached its historical peak in 1963, when 421 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Felecia performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 3,412 births during that ten-year window. Across the 12 decades of recorded activity, Felecia shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 773 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Georgia and Alabama. In total, SSA state-level files list Felecia in 29 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Felecia in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 10,268 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Felecia at a glance

Last recorded 2012

Total births

10,268

Since 1908

105 years of records

Peak year

1963

421 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2012

Active since

1908

Recorded for 105 years

Last year on file: 2012

Felecia popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2012–1908

Last recorded 2012
Peak year (1963)
421
Annual births at peak — across 105 years of records
-1000100200300400500 201219991987197519631951193819211908 6

Felecia by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
3,412 births that decade — 33% of Felecia's all-time total
1900s111910s621920s531930s561940s1021950s13841960s34121970s24681980s16671990s8912000s1452010s17

Felecia by state

Where Felecia concentrates geographically — total births since 1908

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Felecia
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
773 7.5%
#2 Georgia
749 7.3%
#3 Alabama
733 7.1%
#4 Florida
593 5.8%
#5 North Carolina
529 5.2%
#6 Tennessee
510 5.0%
#7 California
506 4.9%
#8 Mississippi
443 4.3%
Texas share of Felecia's total US births 7.5%
Even split

773 of 10,268 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 29 reporting states.

Felecia appears in 29 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Felecia?
10,268 babies have been named Felecia since 1908. It was last recorded in 2012. The peak year was 1963 with 421 births.
When was Felecia most popular?
Felecia was most popular in the 1960s decade with 3,412 total births. The single peak year was 1963.
Where is Felecia most popular?
The top states for the name Felecia are Texas (773 births), Georgia (749 births), Alabama (733 births).
How long has the name Felecia been used?
Felecia has been recorded in Social Security data since 1908, spanning 105 years of data through 2012.
What names are similar to Felecia?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Felicia, Felicity, Felisha, Felice, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Keep exploring Felecia

Nearby Names Like Felecia

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Felecia

Names with a similar number of total births

Baby Name Guides

Learn more about naming trends and how to use data to choose a name

Explore more names

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1908–2012 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.