Girls' name · since 1885
Felicita
Felicita has 1,884 recorded births since 1885 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1964 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #4,872 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,884
- born since 1885
- 1970s
- peak decade
Felicita sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 1,884 recorded since 1885.
Social Security Administration records show Felicita recorded 1,884 times among girls since 1885, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, 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 1885 to 2021.
- #4,872 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 1,884 born since 1885
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Felicita ranks #4,872 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 1,884 born since 1885, peaking in the 1970s.
- #4,872 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,884
- born since 1885
- 1970s
- peak decade
Felicita's 1,884 recorded births place it above 93.26% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
7 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
Felicita's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Felicita splits its recorded history at 1953: 62% of all births land in the more recent half, 38% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1885 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1964 peak of 36 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Felicita popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1885–2021
- Peak year (1964)
- 36
- Annual births at peak, across 137 years of records
Felicita by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (290 births, 15% of the file).
1970s was Felicita's strongest decade.
290 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 15% of all-time use.
Felicita births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 5
1880s
5 births
- 1890s 32
1890s
32 births
- 1900s 49
1900s
49 births
- 1910s 109
1910s
109 births
- 1920s
1920s
180 births
- 1930s
1930s
142 births
- 1940s
1940s
145 births
- 1950s
1950s
236 births
- 1960s
1960s
280 births
- 1970s
1970s
290 births
- 1980s
1980s
203 births
- 1990s
1990s
124 births
- 2000s 83
2000s
83 births
- 2020s 6
2020s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 290 births (15% of all-time use).
How Felicita 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 Felicita's total volume
Felicita by state
Where Felicita concentrates geographically, total births since 1885
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 391 | 20.8% |
| #2 | New York | | 359 | 19.1% |
| #3 | New Mexico | | 26 | 1.4% |
| #4 | New Jersey | | 19 | 1.0% |
| #5 | California | | 15 | 0.8% |
| #6 | Pennsylvania | | 10 | 0.5% |
| #7 | Illinois | | 5 | 0.3% |
391 of 1,884 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.
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What to do with Felicita's data
- Felicita's decade-level peak was the 1970s (290 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Felicitas (391 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas 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 Felicita: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1964)
Similar record span (~136 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, 1885–2021 (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 Felicita 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.