How Many People Are Named Felissa?
An estimated 253 people in the United States have the first name Felissa. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 50 years old, and Felissa peaked in popularity in 1970 with 16 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Felissa 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 Felissa paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
253
About 1 in 1,354,760 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
50
years old
Peak Year
1970
16 births
Total Registered
282
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Felissa
Felissa is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 282 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Felissa as a female name
Ranked #14,451 in 2003
6 female births in 2003
Peak: 1970 (16 births)
Felissa: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Felissa span from the 1960s to the 2000s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1970s, when 117 babies were registered. Felissa has declined significantly from its peak in the 1970s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Felissa by Decade
How has Felissa 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.
Felissa + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Felissa as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Felissa
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Felissa: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Felissa?
We estimate approximately 253 people named Felissa 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 1,354,760 Americans share this first name.
Is Felissa a common name?
Felissa is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 77.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 282 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Felissa most popular?
Felissa reached peak popularity in 1970, when 16 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Felissa is approximately 50 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Felissa a female name?
Felissa is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Felissa Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Felissa Smith, Felissa Johnson, Felissa 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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