Felicity
From Latin felicitas, good fortune or happiness, a quality the Romans personified as a goddess. English took it up as a virtue name.
Felicity in 2025
Felicity was given to 653 babies in the United States in 2025, making it the 952nd most popular name of the year. That is roughly one in every 5,077 babies born.
The history of Felicity
Felicity reached its highest point in 2017, when 938 babies were given the name, ranking 702nd that year.
Across the 91 years of records since 1935, 18,565 babies have been named Felicity. Half of them were born before 2014, which places the name's centre of gravity with Generation Alpha.
Felicity by decade
| Decade | Babies named Felicity | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 13 | 5,800 |
| 1940s | 34 | 5,843 |
| 1950s | 89 | 5,014 |
| 1960s | 140 | 3,797 |
| 1970s | 378 | 2,833 |
| 1980s | 471 | 3,288 |
| 1990s | 1,799 | 744 |
| 2000s | 4,574 | 843 |
| 2010s | 6,888 | 702 |
| 2020s | 4,179 | 781 |
Where Felicity is heading
Felicity has fallen 28% over the past decade, from 911 babies in 2015 to 653 in 2025.
Names like Felicity
Names that rose and fell at the same time as Felicity.