Girls' name · since 1880
Felicia
91,092 babies named Felicia in U.S. Social Security records since 1880, with the highest year being 1986. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #402 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #5,559 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 91,092
- born since 1880
- 1970s
- peak decade
Yes -- Felicia is the #5559 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 91,092 recorded since 1880.
Social Security Administration records show Felicia recorded 91,092 times among girls since 1880, holding rank #5559 nationally today, ahead of 68% of girls, peaking in the 1970s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1880 to 2025.
- #402 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #5,559 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 91,092 born since 1880
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Felicia ranks #402 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,559 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 91,092 born since 1880, peaking in the 1970s.
- #402 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #5,559 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 91,092
- born since 1880
- 1970s
- peak decade
Felicia's 91,092 recorded births place it above 99.44% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
51 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Felicia compares
91,092 Top 3% higher than 97% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Felicia's all-time total is 242x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Felicia | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 91,092 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 3,084 | 21 | 19,840 |
Felicia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Felicia's SSA record in two at 1953 and the more recent half accounts for 94% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 6%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1885, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1986 peak of 3,084, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Felicia popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2025
- Peak year (1986)
- 3,084
- Annual births at peak, across 146 years of records
Felicia popularity over time - boys
279 total births recorded since 1963 (Felicia as boys' name)
Felicia by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (22,330 births, 25% of the file).
1970s was Felicia's strongest decade.
22,330 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 25% of all-time use.
Felicia births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 89
1880s
89 births
- 1890s 131
1890s
131 births
- 1900s 260
1900s
260 births
- 1910s 925
1910s
925 births
- 1920s 1,088
1920s
1,088 births
- 1930s 870
1930s
870 births
- 1940s 1,139
1940s
1,139 births
- 1950s 3,902
1950s
3,902 births
- 1960s
1960s
18,550 births
- 1970s
1970s
22,330 births
- 1980s
1980s
21,949 births
- 1990s
1990s
15,643 births
- 2000s 3,142
2000s
3,142 births
- 2010s 888
2010s
888 births
- 2020s 186
2020s
186 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 22,330 births (25% of all-time use).
How Felicia compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Felicia's total volume
Felicia by state
Where Felicia concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 8,169 | 9.0% |
| #2 | New York | | 7,670 | 8.4% |
| #3 | Texas | | 7,012 | 7.7% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 4,943 | 5.4% |
| #5 | Florida | | 4,113 | 4.5% |
| #6 | Georgia | | 3,799 | 4.2% |
| #7 | Pennsylvania | | 3,678 | 4.0% |
| #8 | North Carolina | | 3,313 | 3.6% |
8,169 of 91,092 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 51 reporting states.
Felicia appears in 51 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Felicia's data
- Felicia's decade-level peak was the 1970s (22,330 total births); usage has since declined to 186 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Felicias (8,169 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Felicia: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1986)
Similar record span (~145 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1880–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Felicia draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.