Recorded 1953–2003 Girls' name Peak 1975 2,087 births

Felica — girls' name

2,087 babies named Felica in U.S. Social Security records since 1953, with the highest year being 1975. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s581960s4281970s7101980s5571990s3032000s31
1970s
Peak decade

34% of everyone ever named Felica was born in this single decade.

1975
Single peak year

96 babies were named Felica in 1975 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Felica

The Social Security Administration has registered 2,087 babies named Felica between 1953 and 2003, spanning 51 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Felica currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2003. The name reached its historical peak in 1975, when 96 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Felica performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 710 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Felica shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 88 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Georgia and Illinois. In total, SSA state-level files list Felica in 16 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Felica 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 2,087 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.

Felica at a glance

Last recorded 2003

Total births

2,087

Since 1953

51 years of records

Peak year

1975

96 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2003

Active since

1953

Recorded for 51 years

Last year on file: 2003

Felica popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2003–1953

Last recorded 2003
Peak year (1975)
96
Annual births at peak — across 51 years of records
050100150 20031995198819811974196719601953 5

Felica by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
710 births that decade — 34% of Felica's all-time total
1950s581960s4281970s7101980s5571990s3032000s31

Felica by state

Where Felica concentrates geographically — total births since 1953

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Felica
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
88 4.2%
#2 Georgia
68 3.3%
#3 Illinois
60 2.9%
#4 Florida
55 2.6%
#5 Mississippi
54 2.6%
#6 New York
43 2.1%
#7 Alabama
39 1.9%
#8 Ohio
26 1.2%
Texas share of Felica's total US births 4.2%
Even split

88 of 2,087 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 16 reporting states.

Felica appears in 16 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Felica?
2,087 babies have been named Felica since 1953. It was last recorded in 2003. The peak year was 1975 with 96 births.
When was Felica most popular?
Felica was most popular in the 1970s decade with 710 total births. The single peak year was 1975.
Where is Felica most popular?
The top states for the name Felica are Texas (88 births), Georgia (68 births), Illinois (60 births).
How long has the name Felica been used?
Felica has been recorded in Social Security data since 1953, spanning 51 years of data through 2003.
What names are similar to Felica?
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.

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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, 1953–2003 (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.