Recorded 1960–1975 Girls' name Peak 1972 87 births

Felesia — girls' name

87 babies named Felesia in U.S. Social Security records since 1960, with the highest year being 1972. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s551970s32
1960s
Peak decade

63% of everyone ever named Felesia was born in this single decade.

1972
Single peak year

9 babies were named Felesia in 1972 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Felesia

The Social Security Administration has registered 87 babies named Felesia between 1960 and 1975, spanning 16 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Felesia currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1975. The name reached its historical peak in 1972, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Felesia performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 55 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Felesia shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Felesia 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 87 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.

Felesia at a glance

Last recorded 1975

Total births

87

Since 1960

16 years of records

Peak year

1972

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1975

Active since

1960

Recorded for 16 years

Last year on file: 1975

Felesia popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1975–1960

Last recorded 1975
Peak year (1972)
9
Annual births at peak — across 16 years of records
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Felesia by decade

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

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
55 births that decade — 63% of Felesia's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Felesia?
87 babies have been named Felesia since 1960. It was last recorded in 1975. The peak year was 1972 with 9 births.
When was Felesia most popular?
Felesia was most popular in the 1960s decade with 55 total births. The single peak year was 1972.
How long has the name Felesia been used?
Felesia has been recorded in Social Security data since 1960, spanning 16 years of data through 1975.
What names are similar to Felesia?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Felicia, Felicity, Felecia, Felisha, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1960–1975 (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.