Felicitas
In ancient Roman culture, felicitas is a condition of divinely inspired productivity, blessedness, or happiness. Felicitas could encompass both a woman's fertility and a general's luck or good fortune. The divine personification of Felicitas was cultivated as a Roman goddess, wherein she is a goddess not just of good fortune but also happiness, wealth and success.
- Ancient Roman
- Roman Mythology
- German
- Spanish
Meaning & Origin of Felicitas
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
In ancient Roman culture, felicitas is a condition of divinely inspired productivity, blessedness, or happiness. Felicitas could encompass both a woman's fertility and a general's luck or good fortune. The divine personification of Felicitas was cultivated as a Roman goddess, wherein she is a goddess not just of good fortune but also happiness, wealth and success.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Ancient Roman
- Roman Mythology
- German
- Spanish
- Hungarian
The Story of Felicitas
Felicitas first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1889, with 5 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 1928: 67 births, good for #896 nationwide. The 1920s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 22% of all recorded Felicitass. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2024 (7 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 2K Felicitass have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1880s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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Variants & Related Forms of Felicitas
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Felicitas. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
- Felicidad
- Felizitas
Names that sound like Felicitas
Phonetically similar names — useful when Felicitas is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
- Felicitous
- Felicity
- Felicities
- Felicite
- Solicitous
- Infelicitous
- Felicitously
- Falsities
- Philistia
- Felicitate
- Felicidad
- Falsettos
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About the name Felicitas
Felicitas is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1889 and has accumulated 2K births in the dataset. Felicitas's peak popularity came in 1928 when it ranked #896. Use the chart and map above to compare Felicitas'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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