Recorded 1924–1951 Girls' name Peak 1929 57 births

Felisitas — girls' name

57 babies named Felisitas in U.S. Social Security records since 1924, with the highest year being 1929. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1920s281930s221950s7
1920s
Peak decade

49% of everyone ever named Felisitas was born in this single decade.

1929
Single peak year

10 babies were named Felisitas in 1929 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Felisitas

The Social Security Administration has registered 57 babies named Felisitas between 1924 and 1951, spanning 28 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Felisitas currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1951. The name reached its historical peak in 1929, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Felisitas performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 28 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Felisitas 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 Felisitas in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Felisitas 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 57 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.

Felisitas at a glance

Last recorded 1951

Total births

57

Since 1924

28 years of records

Peak year

1929

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1951

Active since

1924

Recorded for 28 years

Last year on file: 1951

Felisitas popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1951–1924

Last recorded 1951
Peak year (1929)
10
Annual births at peak — across 28 years of records
4681012 19511934193119301929192819271924 5

Felisitas by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
28 births that decade — 49% of Felisitas's all-time total
1920s281930s221950s7

Felisitas by state

Where Felisitas concentrates geographically — total births since 1924

Regionally concentrated
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Felisitas
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
22 38.6%
Texas share of Felisitas's total US births 38.6%

22 of 57 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Felisitas?
57 babies have been named Felisitas since 1924. It was last recorded in 1951. The peak year was 1929 with 10 births.
When was Felisitas most popular?
Felisitas was most popular in the 1920s decade with 28 total births. The single peak year was 1929.
Where is Felisitas most popular?
The top states for the name Felisitas are Texas (22 births).
How long has the name Felisitas been used?
Felisitas has been recorded in Social Security data since 1924, spanning 28 years of data through 1951.
What names are similar to Felisitas?
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, 1924–1951 (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.