Felicity

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A few things about Felicity you might not know, from US birth records and Wikipedia. Handy for convincing a partner, or a grandparent.

⭐ Famous Felicity

Felicity Jones

British actress (born 1983)

Choose Felicity and your child shares a first name with Felicity Jones, a British actress. A ready-made answer when someone asks “Felicity, like who?” Felicity Jones's Wikipedia article is available in 66 languages, a good sign of just how widely known they are.

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• 👶How commonAbout 1 in every 2,461 baby girls born in the US in 2025 was named Felicity, 653 babies in all. In a typical school of 500 kids, your Felicity would very likely be the only one.
• 📜HistoryFelicity first shows up in US birth records in 1935, the first year at least 5 babies got it. It has been in use for 90 years since.
• 🏆Best yearIts best year was 2017, when it reached #345.
• 🍂TrendFelicity has slipped 90 places over the last five years and now sits at #473. Good news if you want a familiar name that fewer kids will share.
• 📍Where it's lovedFelicity is most popular in Nebraska, where it ranks #182, followed by Wisconsin (#213) and Iowa (#226). It's in the top 1,000 in 37 states.
• 💬MeaningIn English, Felicity means “happiness”. Our records link it to American, English and Latin roots.

About the name Felicity

Felicity is a girl name of American, English and Latin origin meaning “happiness”. It has 8 letters and 4 syllables, starting with F and ending in “-ity”. US birth records list Felicity for girls from 1935 to 2025, in 82 of those 91 years. Its best year was 2017, when it ranked #345 among girl names. In 2025 it ranked #473, with 653 babies.

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