Girls' name · since 1916
Felicite
106 babies named Felicite in U.S. Social Security records since 1916, with the highest year being 1975. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #26,473 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 106
- born since 1916
- 1970s
- peak decade
Felicite is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 106 have been recorded since 1916.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Felicite has been recorded 106 times among girls since 1916, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1970s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1916 to 2008.
- #26,473 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 106 born since 1916
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Felicite ranks #26,473 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 106 born since 1916, peaking in the 1970s.
- #26,473 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 106
- born since 1916
- 1970s
- peak decade
Felicite's 106 recorded births place it above 63.3% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Felicite's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Felicite splits its recorded history at 1994: 47% of all births land in the more recent half, 53% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1916 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1975 peak of 8 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Felicite popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1916–2008
- Peak year (1975)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 93 years of records
Felicite by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (34 births, 32% of the file).
1970s was Felicite's strongest decade.
34 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 32% of all-time use.
Felicite births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 5
1910s
5 births
- 1970s
1970s
34 births
- 1980s 11
1980s
11 births
- 1990s
1990s
28 births
- 2000s
2000s
28 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 34 births (32% of all-time use).
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- Felicite's usage has stayed within range of its 1970s decade-level peak (34 total births) through the 2000s (28) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
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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Two nationwide peer axes for Felicite: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1975)
Similar record span (~92 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, 1916–2008 (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 Felicite 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.