Felicity

What Felicity means

From the word “felicity”

From the noun felicity, and also the English form of Latin Felicitas, a name borne by early martyrs.

Source: Wiktionary, “Felicity” (revision 92414497), CC BY-SA 4.0. Quoted from the etymology; we don’t write our own.

How popular is Felicity?

US: Falling: down from #360 in 2015. England & Wales: Falling: down from #111 in 2015.

Biggest US share so far: 2017, when 938 girls got the name (#345 that year). First in the US records in 1935.

How common

• About 1 in 2,461 baby girls in the US in 2025
• About 1 in 768 baby girls in England and Wales in 2025
• About 1 in 1,988 baby girls in Scotland in 2025

“1 in N” divides by all listed births for that sex. The US list leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies, and the UK lists leave out names given to 2 or fewer, so the real figure is a little rarer than shown.

Where in the US

Most popular in NE (1.69 per 1,000 girls), SD (1.64 per 1,000 girls), WI (1.28 per 1,000 girls) in 2025.

SSA state data, 2025. Share of all listed girls born in each state.

US vs UK

Felicity is #473 in the US and #152 in England & Wales (2025).

Same sex as this page (girls). SSA (US), ONS (England and Wales), NRS (Scotland).

Boy or girl?

In 2025, 99.9+% of US babies named Felicity were girls.

Counts below the publishing threshold (US 5, UK 3) are not included.

If you like Felicity

Girls

• Sky#948From the word “sky”^*
• Journey#411Editor’s note More popular in the US than England & Wales: #411 vs #3,333 in 2025
• Journee#258Editor’s note 1,198 US babies in 2025, but under 3 in England & Wales
• Willow#44From the word “willow”^*
• Aspen#266Editor’s note Used for both: 82% of US babies named Aspen in 2025 were girls
• Sage#160“sedge”^*

For a brother

• Deacon#561Editor’s note First shows up in US records in 1971, with 15 babies
• Rowan#59“little red one”^*
• Alden#598“old + friend”^*
• Tate#193Editor’s note Climbing fast in the US: #420 in 2015, #193 in 2025
• Prince#447Editor’s note Down from #386 in 2015 to #447 in 2025 in the US
• Sage#455“sedge”^*

Picked from the US top 1,000 in 2025: names Wiktionary also files under English, whose US popularity since 1990 rose and fell most like Felicity’s. Rank is US 2025.