Recorded 1924–1942 Girls' name Peak 1931 42 births

Felisita — girls' name

42 babies named Felisita in U.S. Social Security records since 1924, with the highest year being 1931. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1920s201930s171940s5
1920s
Peak decade

48% of everyone ever named Felisita was born in this single decade.

1931
Single peak year

9 babies were named Felisita in 1931 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Felisita

The Social Security Administration has registered 42 babies named Felisita between 1924 and 1942, spanning 19 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Felisita currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1942. The name reached its historical peak in 1931, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Felisita performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 20 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Felisita shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 22 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Felisita in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Felisita 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 42 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.

Felisita at a glance

Last recorded 1942

Total births

42

Since 1924

19 years of records

Peak year

1931

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1942

Active since

1924

Recorded for 19 years

Last year on file: 1942

Felisita popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1942–1924

Last recorded 1942
Peak year (1931)
9
Annual births at peak — across 19 years of records
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Felisita by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
20 births that decade — 48% of Felisita's all-time total
1920s201930s171940s5

Felisita by state

Where Felisita concentrates geographically — total births since 1924

Regionally concentrated
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Felisita
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
22 52.4%
Texas share of Felisita's total US births 52.4%

22 of 42 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Felisita?
42 babies have been named Felisita since 1924. It was last recorded in 1942. The peak year was 1931 with 9 births.
When was Felisita most popular?
Felisita was most popular in the 1920s decade with 20 total births. The single peak year was 1931.
Where is Felisita most popular?
The top states for the name Felisita are Texas (22 births).
How long has the name Felisita been used?
Felisita has been recorded in Social Security data since 1924, spanning 19 years of data through 1942.
What names are similar to Felisita?
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.

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, 1924–1942 (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.