How Many People Are Named Felicity?
An estimated 17,570 people in the United States have the first name Felicity. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 16 years old, and Felicity peaked in popularity in 2017 with 938 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Felicity 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 Felicity paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Felicity is a modern name. With an average bearer age of just 16, it has gained most of its popularity in recent years.
Estimated Living Americans
17,570
About 1 in 19,508 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Uncommon
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
16
years old
Peak Year
2017
938 births
Total Registered
17,905
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Felicity
Felicity is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 17,905 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Felicity as a male name
Ranked #10,391 in 2004
6 male births in 2004
Peak: 2004 (6 births)
Felicity as a female name
Ranked #486 in 2024
628 female births in 2024
Peak: 2017 (938 births)
Felicity: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Felicity span from the 1930s to the 2020s, covering 10 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 6,886 babies were registered. While Felicity is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Felicity by Decade
How has Felicity 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.
Felicity by State
Birth registrations for Felicity span all 50 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, Florida. The lowest are in Hawaii, Wyoming, District of Columbia. On average, about 310 Felicitys were registered per state.
Felicity + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Felicity as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Felicity
Other first names starting with F with a similar number of bearers.
Felicity: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Felicity?
We estimate approximately 17,570 people named Felicity 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 19,508 Americans share this first name.
Is Felicity a common name?
Felicity is classified as "Uncommon" and is more popular than 98.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 17,905 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Felicity most popular?
Felicity reached peak popularity in 2017, when 938 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Felicity is approximately 16 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Felicity a female name?
Felicity is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Felicity Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Felicity Smith, Felicity Johnson, Felicity 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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