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Felicity

/fɪˈlɪsəti/ · 100% girls · #473 in the US for girls, 2025

Felicity has been given to about 18,565 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2017, which makes it a current name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables4
Pronunciation/fɪˈlɪsəti/
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 18,377
Median age today12 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Felicity per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2017 · 938
  • Born in 2025653
  • All time18,565
  • England & Wales, 2025#152 · 330

How popular is Felicity?

Felicity ranks 473rd among American girls in 2025, with 653 born that year. Its best year was 2017, when 938 babies were given the name, ranking 345th. The typical living American called Felicity is about 12 years old today. It is relatively most common in Nebraska, where it accounts for 0.08% of births.

Names that sound like Felicity

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Felicia0.68
  2. Trinity0.57
  3. Serenity0.57
  4. Felice0.57
  5. Felecia0.54
  6. Kitty0.50
  7. Felisha0.47
  8. Venita0.45

Middle names for Felicity

Ranked by flow score
  1. Felicity Anne0.75
  2. Felicity Alice0.74
  3. Felicity Eve0.74
  4. Felicity Opal0.73
  5. Felicity Noelle0.73
  6. Felicity Belle0.73

Sibling names for Felicity

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Kanebrother · 0.99
  2. Ibrahimbrother · 0.99
  3. Nasirbrother · 0.98
  4. Annalisesister · 0.98
  5. Maiasister · 0.98
  6. Miraclesister · 0.98

Where Felicity is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. Nebraska0.08%
  2. South Dakota0.07%
  3. Wisconsin0.06%
  4. Iowa0.06%
  5. Idaho0.06%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Felicity Evans0.69
  2. Felicity Edwards0.69
  3. Felicity Anderson0.69
  4. Felicity Allen0.69
  5. Felicity Adams0.69
  6. Felicity Reyes0.66

How to read these numbers

Every score on this page is explained
  1. Phonetic similarity0–1
  2. Middle-name flow0–1
  3. Sibling fit0–1
  4. Living population estimatemethod
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Sources for Felicity

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. England & Wales1996–2025
  3. Scotland1974–2020
  4. France1900–2025
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Felicity across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.