Felice
Felice was last recorded in 2023, when 7 babies were given it; 4,888 Americans have been recorded with it between 1897 and 2023 (Social Security Administration, published May 2026).
An estimated 2,990 Americans named Felice and born in the U.S. are alive in 2026 (61% of everyone recorded); the median is 59 years old and half are between 48 and 70.
Girls and boys together; gaps are years SSA did not record (fewer than 5 births).
Births of Felice by year: SSA national baby-name file, 1880-2025, published May 8, 2026. SSA’s notes on the data.
What does Felice mean?
Wiktionary, Italian section
Felice is “a male given name, equivalent to English Felix” Its etymology gives the sense “fortunate, lucky, happy” (Felix).
Inherited from Latin Felix (“fortunate, lucky, happy”).
/feˈli.t͡ʃe/
Meaning: Wiktionary, Italian section, as of Sep 25, 2026 (CC BY‑SA 4.0).
How popular is Felice?
Unranked in 2025
Its last girls’ rank on record is #12,562, in 2023; SSA lists a name only in years with 5 or more births.
108 babies in 1970, the peak
Felice peaked in 1970, when 108 babies were given it (97 girls, #1,184 among girls’ names). It was not recorded in 2025.
Births by sex.
| Year | Girls | Girls’ rank | Boys | Boys’ rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 7 | #12,562 | under 5 | |
| 2020 | 6 | #14,010 | under 5 | |
| 2018 | 6 | #14,383 | under 5 | |
| 2014 | 5 | #17,392 | under 5 | |
| 2013 | 8 | #12,382 | under 5 | |
| 2012 | 9 | #11,580 | under 5 | |
| 2010 | 8 | #12,679 | under 5 | |
| 2009 | 13 | #9,060 | under 5 | |
| 2008 | 12 | #9,673 | under 5 | |
| 2007 | 8 | #13,068 | under 5 |
Every recorded year (117)
| Year | Girls | Girls’ rank | Boys | Boys’ rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 11 | #10,129 | under 5 | |
| 2005 | 11 | #9,666 | under 5 | |
| 2004 | 7 | #13,199 | under 5 | |
| 2003 | 14 | #7,713 | under 5 | |
| 2002 | 11 | #9,041 | under 5 | |
| 2001 | 24 | #4,876 | 7 | #8,595 |
| 2000 | 17 | #6,288 | under 5 | |
| 1999 | 17 | #6,001 | under 5 | |
| 1998 | 12 | #7,704 | under 5 | |
| 1997 | 8 | #10,097 | 6 | #8,502 |
| 1996 | 9 | #9,036 | under 5 | |
| 1995 | 19 | #5,080 | under 5 | |
| 1994 | 17 | #5,528 | under 5 | |
| 1993 | 19 | #5,053 | under 5 | |
| 1992 | 20 | #4,909 | under 5 | |
| 1991 | 27 | #3,851 | under 5 | |
| 1990 | 32 | #3,378 | 5 | #8,542 |
| 1989 | 32 | #3,271 | under 5 | |
| 1988 | 30 | #3,244 | 8 | #5,358 |
| 1987 | 37 | #2,677 | 7 | #5,676 |
| 1986 | 26 | #3,380 | under 5 | |
| 1985 | 24 | #3,546 | under 5 | |
| 1984 | 38 | #2,483 | 9 | #4,313 |
| 1983 | 25 | #3,267 | 6 | #5,701 |
| 1982 | 28 | #3,112 | under 5 | |
| 1981 | 28 | #3,093 | 7 | #5,106 |
| 1980 | 35 | #2,665 | under 5 | |
| 1979 | 36 | #2,545 | under 5 | |
| 1978 | 42 | #2,203 | 6 | #5,297 |
| 1977 | 41 | #2,227 | 7 | #4,757 |
| 1976 | 40 | #2,148 | 11 | #3,343 |
| 1975 | 43 | #2,030 | 11 | #3,302 |
| 1974 | 64 | #1,523 | 14 | #2,708 |
| 1973 | 71 | #1,390 | 8 | #3,809 |
| 1972 | 56 | #1,610 | 9 | #3,428 |
| 1971 | 84 | #1,302 | 10 | #3,216 |
| 1970 | 97 | #1,184 | 11 | #2,953 |
| 1969 | 77 | #1,281 | 12 | #2,588 |
| 1968 | 71 | #1,315 | 8 | #3,197 |
| 1967 | 67 | #1,337 | 9 | #2,841 |
| 1966 | 74 | #1,254 | 8 | #3,069 |
| 1965 | 69 | #1,310 | 12 | #2,399 |
| 1964 | 75 | #1,286 | 16 | #2,059 |
| 1963 | 82 | #1,213 | 8 | #3,141 |
| 1962 | 80 | #1,230 | 11 | #2,563 |
| 1961 | 85 | #1,200 | under 5 | |
| 1960 | 73 | #1,287 | 5 | #4,227 |
| 1959 | 75 | #1,234 | under 5 | |
| 1958 | 81 | #1,179 | 6 | #3,664 |
| 1957 | 64 | #1,322 | 13 | #2,302 |
| 1956 | 82 | #1,145 | 7 | #3,310 |
| 1955 | 94 | #1,035 | under 5 | |
| 1954 | 92 | #1,022 | under 5 | |
| 1953 | 66 | #1,192 | under 5 | |
| 1952 | 70 | #1,128 | 5 | #3,914 |
| 1951 | 52 | #1,295 | under 5 | |
| 1950 | 44 | #1,382 | 7 | #3,131 |
| 1949 | 49 | #1,310 | under 5 | |
| 1948 | 54 | #1,243 | 8 | #2,860 |
| 1947 | 55 | #1,219 | under 5 | |
| 1946 | 53 | #1,181 | 8 | #2,771 |
| 1945 | 43 | #1,219 | 7 | #2,835 |
| 1944 | 29 | #1,525 | under 5 | |
| 1943 | 49 | #1,157 | 5 | #3,705 |
| 1942 | 31 | #1,484 | 12 | #2,190 |
| 1941 | 28 | #1,482 | 5 | #3,673 |
| 1940 | 38 | #1,192 | 6 | #3,241 |
| 1939 | 34 | #1,274 | 6 | #3,236 |
| 1938 | 26 | #1,489 | 5 | #3,694 |
| 1937 | 30 | #1,340 | 7 | #3,009 |
| 1936 | 28 | #1,392 | 13 | #1,989 |
| 1935 | 24 | #1,523 | 5 | #3,844 |
| 1934 | 37 | #1,175 | 10 | #2,455 |
| 1933 | 27 | #1,416 | 6 | #3,404 |
| 1932 | 32 | #1,301 | 5 | #3,947 |
| 1931 | 23 | #1,607 | 15 | #1,961 |
| 1930 | 41 | #1,168 | 17 | #1,848 |
| 1929 | 33 | #1,320 | 15 | #2,032 |
| 1928 | 32 | #1,374 | 21 | #1,665 |
| 1927 | 41 | #1,220 | 21 | #1,710 |
| 1926 | 33 | #1,392 | 13 | #2,334 |
| 1925 | 47 | #1,126 | 16 | #2,036 |
| 1924 | 40 | #1,263 | 17 | #1,987 |
| 1923 | 48 | #1,103 | 15 | #2,159 |
| 1922 | 34 | #1,382 | 15 | #2,177 |
| 1921 | 36 | #1,313 | 24 | #1,562 |
| 1920 | 45 | #1,126 | 13 | #2,371 |
| 1919 | 35 | #1,301 | 13 | #2,302 |
| 1918 | 36 | #1,266 | 15 | #2,100 |
| 1917 | 48 | #1,020 | 15 | #2,023 |
| 1916 | 31 | #1,307 | 13 | #2,188 |
| 1915 | 33 | #1,206 | 15 | #1,907 |
| 1914 | 33 | #1,044 | 14 | #1,714 |
| 1913 | 28 | #1,030 | 16 | #1,331 |
| 1912 | 16 | #1,378 | 14 | #1,295 |
| 1911 | 21 | #966 | under 5 | |
| 1910 | 11 | #1,455 | 6 | #1,472 |
| 1909 | 9 | #1,511 | under 5 | |
| 1908 | 7 | #1,735 | under 5 | |
| 1907 | 7 | #1,698 | under 5 | |
| 1906 | 6 | #1,808 | under 5 | |
| 1905 | 7 | #1,584 | under 5 | |
| 1903 | 9 | #1,246 | under 5 | |
| 1900 | 6 | #1,803 | under 5 | |
| 1899 | 6 | #1,471 | under 5 | |
| 1898 | 5 | #1,793 | under 5 | |
| 1897 | 7 | #1,307 | under 5 |
Ranks: girls’ names and boys’ names ranked separately in each year’s SSA file; “under 5” is a year SSA did not list the name for that sex.
Is Felice a boy’s or a girl’s name?
Of the 4,888 Americans recorded as Felice, 86% are girls and 14% boys.
Years with fewer than 20 babies given the name are left blank.
Girls and boys named Felice: the SSA national file counts each sex separately.
How many people are named Felice, and how old are they?
2,990 alive in 2026, estimated
That is 61% of the 4,888 Americans ever recorded as Felice. The median Felice alive today is 59 years old; half are between 48 and 70.
The 2020 Census counted 3,705 people named Felice (2,959 women and girls, 746 men and boys). SSA’s births carried forward to Census day, April 1, 2020, predict 3,256 born in the U.S. The Census count is 14% above that prediction. Possible reasons: the Census counts people born abroad, whom SSA’s files leave out, and it records the name people give, which SSA may have recorded under another spelling or as part of a compound name.
Alive today, by age
Alive today, by generation
| Generation | Born | Alive |
|---|---|---|
| Silent Generation | 1928-1945 | 202 |
| Baby Boomers | 1946-1964 | 1,110 |
| Generation X | 1965-1980 | 1,010 |
| Millennials | 1981-1996 | 439 |
| Generation Z | 1997-2012 | 193 |
| Generation Alpha | 2013-2025 | 32 |
An estimate, not a count. SSA’s files count people born in the United States who received a Social Security number, so anyone born abroad is not in them; before 1937 most people got a number as adults, and their survival is counted from that age.
Living estimate: SSA births carried forward with the survival rates in SSA’s cohort life tables (2024 Trustees Report) for each birth year and sex. How the estimate is made. Count: Census Bureau, first names in the 2020 Census (released April 14, 2026; names reported 100 or more times, with the Bureau’s disclosure-avoidance adjustment).
Where are babies named Felice born?
The states with the most babies named Felice are New York, California and New Jersey, with 82% of its births recorded by state since 1910; New Jersey is not among the ten states with the most births.
| State | Since 1910 | Rank, girls | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|
| New York | 1,298 | not ranked | 3.1× |
| California | 237 | not ranked | 0.6× |
| New Jersey | 109 | not ranked | 0.7× |
| Pennsylvania | 109 | not ranked | 0.3× |
| Texas | 104 | not ranked | 0.3× |
| Illinois | 88 | not ranked | 0.3× |
| Florida | 13 | not ranked | 0.1× |
| Michigan | 10 | not ranked | 0.1× |
| Connecticut | 5 | not ranked | 0.1× |
| Georgia | 5 | not ranked | 0.0× |
Where Felice is more common than its national share predicts
Relative to its national share, Felice is most over-represented in New York: since 1910 it was given 3.1 times as often there as its national share each year would predict.
States: SSA state file, 1910-2025, published May 8, 2026; births count girls and boys together, and the rank is among girls’ names in the state in 2025. The file leaves out any state and year with fewer than 5 babies of the name, so small states are undercounted; each ratio compares the state’s births of Felice with the births its national share predicts year by year, for states with at least 100 births of the name.
Names spelled alike
Of these 5 names spelled alike, given to 98,597 babies since 1880, Felice is the second most given (5.0% of them). In 2025 none of their 22 babies recorded by SSA was a Felice (SSA lists a name only with 5 or more babies of one sex).
Spelled alike: names in the SSA national file with the same pattern of letters and sounds and at most two letters apart, and Wiktionary’s listed forms; births since 1880 and in 2025, and each name’s peak year, from the SSA national file, published May 8, 2026. Some are separate names, not spellings of one.
Names that rose and fell in the same decades as Felice
Names whose births rose and fell across the same decades, measured on each decade’s share of births.
Similar histories: each decade’s share of births, from the SSA national file, 1880-2025, published May 8, 2026. SSA’s notes on the data.
More about Felice and names like it
- Compare Felice and FeliciaBirths, ranks, peak and the living estimate side by side.
- The most given names of the 1970sFelice peaked in 1970.
- New York’s most given namesThe state where SSA recorded the most babies named Felice since 1910.
- Italian namesWiktionary’s origin for Felice: every such name, by how often it is given.
- The top names of 1970The year the most babies were named Felice.
- The names of the Baby BoomersMost people named Felice alive today were born 1946-1964.
- Names starting with FMost given first.