US rank #5457 Boys' name Peak 1979 2,285 births

Feliciano — #5457 US boys' name

2,285 babies named Feliciano in U.S. Social Security records since 1911, with the highest year being 1979. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s681920s1661930s1541940s1671950s1581960s1901970s3021980s2931990s3052000s2542010s1562020s72
#5457
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 62% of names given to boys today.

1990s
Peak decade

13% of everyone ever named Feliciano was born in this single decade.

1979
Single peak year

40 babies were named Feliciano in 1979 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Feliciano

The Social Security Administration has registered 2,285 babies named Feliciano between 1911 and 2024, spanning 114 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Feliciano currently holds the #5457 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1979, when 40 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Feliciano performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 305 births during that ten-year window. Across the 12 decades of recorded activity, Feliciano shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 830 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Feliciano in 3 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Feliciano 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 2,285 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.

Feliciano at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

2,285

Since 1911

114 years of records

Peak year

1979

40 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

#5,457

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1911

Recorded for 114 years

Last year on file: 2024

Feliciano popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1911

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1979)
40
Annual births at peak — across 114 years of records
01020304050 202420091994197919641949193419191911 5

Feliciano by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
305 births that decade — 13% of Feliciano's all-time total
1910s681920s1661930s1541940s1671950s1581960s1901970s3021980s2931990s3052000s2542010s1562020s72

Feliciano by state

Where Feliciano concentrates geographically — total births since 1911

Regionally concentrated
Top 3 states by recorded births for the name Feliciano
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
830 36.3%
#2 California
389 17.0%
#3 New York
19 0.8%
Texas share of Feliciano's total US births 36.3%
Even split

830 of 2,285 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Feliciano?
2,285 babies have been named Feliciano since 1911. It currently ranks #5457 among boys. The peak year was 1979 with 40 births.
When was Feliciano most popular?
Feliciano was most popular in the 1990s decade with 305 total births. The single peak year was 1979.
Where is Feliciano most popular?
The top states for the name Feliciano are Texas (830 births), California (389 births), New York (19 births).
How long has the name Feliciano been used?
Feliciano has been recorded in Social Security data since 1911, spanning 114 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Feliciano?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Felix, Felipe, Felton, Felice, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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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, 1911–2024 (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.