How Many People Are Named Felisa?
An estimated 1,685 people in the United States have the first name Felisa. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 50 years old, and Felisa peaked in popularity in 1970 with 92 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Felisa 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 Felisa paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,685
About 1 in 203,415 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
50
years old
Peak Year
1970
92 births
Total Registered
2,021
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Felisa
Felisa is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 2,021 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Felisa as a female name
Ranked #16,022 in 2024
5 female births in 2024
Peak: 1970 (92 births)
Felisa: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Felisa span from the 1910s to the 2020s, covering 12 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1970s, when 602 babies were registered. Felisa has declined significantly from its peak in the 1970s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Felisa by Decade
How has Felisa 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.
Felisa by State
Birth registrations for Felisa span all 17 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, Georgia. The lowest are in South Carolina, Missouri, Louisiana. On average, about 36 Felisas were registered per state.
Felisa + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Felisa as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Felisa
Other first names starting with F with a similar number of bearers.
Felisa: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Felisa?
We estimate approximately 1,685 people named Felisa 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 203,415 Americans share this first name.
Is Felisa a common name?
Felisa is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 93% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 2,021 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Felisa most popular?
Felisa reached peak popularity in 1970, when 92 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Felisa is approximately 50 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Felisa a female name?
Felisa is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Felisa Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Felisa Smith, Felisa Johnson, Felisa 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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