Unisex name · since 1901
Feliz
380 babies named Feliz in U.S. Social Security records since 1901, with the highest year being 1978. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #13,939 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 380
- born since 1901
- 1920s
- peak decade
380 girls have been named Feliz since 1901, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Feliz has been recorded 380 times among girls since 1901, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1920s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1901 to 2015.
- #13,939 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 380 born since 1901
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Feliz ranks #13,939 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 380 born since 1901, peaking in the 1920s.
- #13,939 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 380
- born since 1901
- 1920s
- peak decade
Feliz's 380 recorded births place it above 80.71% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
Feliz's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Feliz splits its recorded history at 1951: 52% of all births land in the more recent half, 48% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1901 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1978 peak of 13 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Feliz popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1901–2015
- Peak year (1978)
- 13
- Annual births at peak, across 115 years of records
Feliz popularity over time - boys
290 total births recorded since 1920 (Feliz as boys' name)
Feliz by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (64 births, 17% of the file).
1920s was Feliz's strongest decade.
64 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 17% of all-time use.
Feliz births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1900s 10
1900s
10 births
- 1910s 21
1910s
21 births
- 1920s
1920s
64 births
- 1930s
1930s
54 births
- 1940s
1940s
30 births
- 1950s 10
1950s
10 births
- 1970s
1970s
51 births
- 1980s
1980s
41 births
- 1990s
1990s
54 births
- 2000s
2000s
27 births
- 2010s 18
2010s
18 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 64 births (17% of all-time use).
Feliz by state
Where Feliz concentrates geographically, total births since 1901
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 100 | 26.3% |
| #2 | New Mexico | | 5 | 1.3% |
100 of 380 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Feliz's data
- Feliz's decade-level peak was the 1920s (64 total births); usage has since declined to 18 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Felizs (100 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Feliz: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1978)
Similar record span (~114 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, 1901–2015 (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 Feliz 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.