Girls' name · since 1889
Felicitas
Since 1889, U.S. Social Security records show 1,990 babies named Felicitas, peaking in 1928. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #4,719 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,990
- born since 1889
- 1920s
- peak decade
Felicitas is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 1,990 have been recorded since 1889.
Felicitas has 1,990 recorded births among girls since 1889, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1920s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1889 to 2024.
- #4,719 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 1,990 born since 1889
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Felicitas ranks #4,719 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 1,990 born since 1889, peaking in the 1920s.
- #4,719 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,990
- born since 1889
- 1920s
- peak decade
Felicitas's 1,990 recorded births place it above 93.47% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
Felicitas's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Felicitas's SSA record in two at 1959 and the more recent half accounts for 34% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 66%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 1889, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1928 peak of 67, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Felicitas popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1889–2024
- Peak year (1928)
- 67
- Annual births at peak, across 136 years of records
Felicitas by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (431 births, 22% of the file).
1920s was Felicitas's strongest decade.
431 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 22% of all-time use.
Felicitas births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 5
1880s
5 births
- 1890s 17
1890s
17 births
- 1900s 49
1900s
49 births
- 1910s
1910s
200 births
- 1920s
1920s
431 births
- 1930s
1930s
271 births
- 1940s
1940s
208 births
- 1950s 151
1950s
151 births
- 1960s 143
1960s
143 births
- 1970s 131
1970s
131 births
- 1980s 130
1980s
130 births
- 1990s 106
1990s
106 births
- 2000s 87
2000s
87 births
- 2010s 41
2010s
41 births
- 2020s 20
2020s
20 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 431 births (22% of all-time use).
How Felicitas 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 Felicitas's total volume
Felicitas by state
Where Felicitas concentrates geographically, total births since 1889
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 886 | 44.5% |
| #2 | California | | 240 | 12.1% |
| #3 | New Mexico | | 11 | 0.6% |
| #4 | Arizona | | 6 | 0.3% |
886 of 1,990 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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- Felicitas's decade-level peak was the 1920s (431 total births); usage has since declined to 20 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Felicitass (886 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
Names with a similar number of total births
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Felicitas: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1928)
Similar record span (~135 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, 1889–2024 (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 Felicitas 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.