Felicia
The name Felicia derives from the Latin adjective felix, meaning "happy, lucky", though in the neuter plural form felicia it literally means "happy things" and often occurred in the phrase tempora felicia, "happy times". The sense of it as a feminine personal name appeared in post-Classical use and is of uncertain origin.
Meaning & Origin of Felicia
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
The name Felicia derives from the Latin adjective felix, meaning "happy, lucky", though in the neuter plural form felicia it literally means "happy things" and often occurred in the phrase tempora felicia, "happy times". The sense of it as a feminine personal name appeared in post-Classical use and is of uncertain origin.
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The Story of Felicia
Felicia first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1880, with 7 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1986, when 3,084 Felicias were born — ranking #90 that year. As of 2026, Felicia ranks #3,961 for baby girls with 37 births, holding steady (+3%). In total, more than 91K Felicias have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1880s through the 2020s.
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Notable people named Felicia
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- Felicia of Sicily (fl. 1097), queen of Hungary
- Felicia of Roucy (d. 1123), queen of Aragon and Navarre
- Felicia Abban (1936/1937–2024), Ghanaian photographer
- Felicia Nimue Ackerman (born 1947), American Brown University Philosophy professor, monthly op-ed columnist, poet and author
- Felicia C. Adams (born 1960), American attorney
- Felicia Adeyoyin (1938–2021), Nigerian academic
- Felicia Adjei (born 1974), Ghanaian politician
- Felicia Afrăsiloaie (born 1954), Romanian rower
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Names that sound like Felicia
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About the name Felicia
Felicia is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1880 and has accumulated 91K births in the dataset. Felicia's peak popularity came in 1986 when it ranked #90. Use the chart and map above to compare Felicia's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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