US rank #13474 Girls' name Peak 1919 2,249 births

Felipa — #13474 US girls' name

2,249 babies named Felipa in U.S. Social Security records since 1893, with the highest year being 1919. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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#13474
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 24% of names given to girls today.

1920s
Peak decade

22% of everyone ever named Felipa was born in this single decade.

1919
Single peak year

58 babies were named Felipa in 1919 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Felipa

The Social Security Administration has registered 2,249 babies named Felipa between 1893 and 2024, spanning 132 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Felipa currently holds the #13474 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1919, when 58 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Felipa performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 490 births during that ten-year window. Across the 14 decades of recorded activity, Felipa shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 1,290 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and New Mexico. In total, SSA state-level files list Felipa in 3 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Felipa 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 2,249 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.

Felipa at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

2,249

Since 1893

132 years of records

Peak year

1919

58 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

#13,474

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1893

Recorded for 132 years

Last year on file: 2024

Felipa popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1893

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1919)
58
Annual births at peak — across 132 years of records
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Felipa by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
490 births that decade — 22% of Felipa's all-time total
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Felipa by state

Where Felipa concentrates geographically — total births since 1893

Regionally concentrated
Top 3 states by recorded births for the name Felipa
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
1,290 57.4%
#2 California
130 5.8%
#3 New Mexico
30 1.3%
Texas share of Felipa's total US births 57.4%
Even split

1,290 of 2,249 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Felipa?
2,249 babies have been named Felipa since 1893. It currently ranks #13474 among girls. The peak year was 1919 with 58 births.
When was Felipa most popular?
Felipa was most popular in the 1920s decade with 490 total births. The single peak year was 1919.
Where is Felipa most popular?
The top states for the name Felipa are Texas (1,290 births), California (130 births), New Mexico (30 births).
How long has the name Felipa been used?
Felipa has been recorded in Social Security data since 1893, spanning 132 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Felipa?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Felicia, Felicity, Felecia, Felisha, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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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, 1893–2024 (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.