Girls' name · since 1959
Felina
Since 1959, U.S. Social Security records show 388 babies named Felina, peaking in 1971. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #13,761 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #13,446 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 388
- born since 1959
- 1970s
- peak decade
388 babies have been named Felina since 1959, making it today's #13446 girls' name.
Social Security Administration records show Felina recorded 388 times among girls since 1959, holding rank #13446 nationally today, ahead of 22% 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 1959 to 2025.
- #13,761 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #13,446 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 388 born since 1959
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Felina ranks #13,761 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #13,446 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 388 born since 1959, peaking in the 1970s.
- #13,761 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #13,446 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 388
- born since 1959
- 1970s
- peak decade
Felina's 388 recorded births place it above 80.95% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Felina compares
388 Top 50% higher than 50% 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
Felina's all-time total is 3% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Felina | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 388 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 18 | 21 | 19,840 |
Felina's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Felina's full recorded timeline at 1988, 43% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 57% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1959, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1971 peak of 18 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Felina popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1959–2025
- Peak year (1971)
- 18
- Annual births at peak, across 67 years of records
Felina by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (109 births, 28% of the file).
1970s was Felina's strongest decade.
109 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 28% of all-time use.
Felina births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 5
1950s
5 births
- 1960s 17
1960s
17 births
- 1970s
1970s
109 births
- 1980s
1980s
103 births
- 1990s
1990s
73 births
- 2000s 32
2000s
32 births
- 2010s 27
2010s
27 births
- 2020s 22
2020s
22 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 109 births (28% of all-time use).
Felina by state
Where Felina concentrates geographically, total births since 1959
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 5 | 1.3% |
| #2 | Texas | | 5 | 1.3% |
5 of 388 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Felina's data
- Felina's decade-level peak was the 1970s (109 total births); usage has since declined to 22 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Felinas (5 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
Names with a similar popularity rank to Felina
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Felina: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1971)
Similar record span (~66 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, 1959–2025 (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 Felina 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.