How Many People Are Named Felicita?
An estimated 1,148 people in the United States have the first name Felicita. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 53 years old, and Felicita peaked in popularity in 1964 with 36 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Felicita as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Felicita paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,148
About 1 in 298,566 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
53
years old
Peak Year
1964
36 births
Total Registered
1,884
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Felicita
Felicita is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 1,884 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Felicita as a female name
Ranked #14,053 in 2021
6 female births in 2021
Peak: 1964 (36 births)
Felicita: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Felicita span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 14 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1970s, when 290 babies were registered. Felicita has declined significantly from its peak in the 1970s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Felicita by Decade
How has Felicita tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Felicita by State
Birth registrations for Felicita span all 7 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, New York, New Mexico. The lowest are in Illinois, Pennsylvania, California. On average, about 118 Felicitas were registered per state.
Felicita + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Felicita as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Felicita: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Felicita?
We estimate approximately 1,148 people named Felicita are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 298,566 Americans share this first name.
Is Felicita a common name?
Felicita is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 91% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,884 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Felicita most popular?
Felicita reached peak popularity in 1964, when 36 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Felicita is approximately 53 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Felicita a female name?
Felicita is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Felicita Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Felicita Smith, Felicita Johnson, Felicita Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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