How Many People Are Named Felicitas?
An estimated 855 people in the United States have the first name Felicitas. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 51 years old, and Felicitas peaked in popularity in 1928 with 67 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Felicitas 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 Felicitas paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
855
About 1 in 400,882 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
51
years old
Peak Year
1928
67 births
Total Registered
1,990
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Felicitas
Felicitas is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 1,990 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Felicitas as a female name
Ranked #12,555 in 2024
7 female births in 2024
Peak: 1928 (67 births)
Felicitas: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Felicitas span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 431 babies were registered. Felicitas has declined significantly from its peak in the 1920s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Felicitas by Decade
How has Felicitas 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.
Felicitas by State
Birth registrations for Felicitas span all 4 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, California, New Mexico. The lowest are in Arizona, New Mexico, California. On average, about 286 Felicitass were registered per state.
Felicitas + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Felicitas as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Felicitas
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Felicitas: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Felicitas?
We estimate approximately 855 people named Felicitas 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 400,882 Americans share this first name.
Is Felicitas a common name?
Felicitas is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 89.1% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,990 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Felicitas most popular?
Felicitas reached peak popularity in 1928, when 67 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Felicitas is approximately 51 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Felicitas a female name?
Felicitas is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Felicitas Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Felicitas Smith, Felicitas Johnson, Felicitas 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 0 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau estimate. Full methodology.
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