Given name & surname
Felicia
“one who is lucky and successful”·“lucky”·“one who is happy and prosper- OuS”
Felicia is a feminine form of Felix. Interpretations include “lucky” and “one who is happy and prosper- OuS” (Latin). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Meaning & origin
What it means
In Latin use, Felicia carries the interpretation “one who is lucky and successful.” Felicia is a feminine form of Felix. Interpretations include “lucky” and “one who is happy and prosper- OuS” (Latin). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Latin.
How it developed
Felicia is used as a feminine counterpart of Felix.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1880. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Felicia through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 91,371
- 279 boys · 91,092 girls
- Most popular year
- 1986
- 3,095 babies
- 2025
- 22
- #5,607 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −18%
- Easing
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 22 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 5,607 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 17.9% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 3,084 in 1986. In 2025, California had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (5). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 78,101 as a first name in 2020; 329 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Felicia’s family of names
In English usage, Felicia has a diminutive in Flick. Felicia is a feminine form of Felix. Felicia has a related form in Felecia.
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Around the world
Felicia has relatives in 8 languages. Lines run from its Latin roots to each of them.
10 related names in 8 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 30
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
- Felicityvariant
- Fellicialikely variant
- Felishavariant · English
- Feliziavariant · German
- Felicitasvariant · German
- Feliceavariant
- Felicievariant
- Felitavariant
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- Felisevariant
- Felicitevariant
- Felicitavariant
- Filiciavariant
- Felavariant
- Felciavariant
- Feleciavariant
- Felisavariant · Galician, Spanish
- Felicevariant
- Falishavariant
- Flickdiminutive · English
- Lichadiminutive · Spanish
- Feliceevariant
- Feliceyvariant
- Felicyvariant
- Felicivariant
- Felkavariant
- Felisbertavariant
- Felidtasvariant
- Felicionavariant
- Feliciennevariant
- Feletavariant
Spellings & scripts 5
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 9
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
- Felixmasculine form
- Felisiaequivalent
- Felicijaequivalent
- FelíciaPortuguese
- FelicjaPolish
- FélicieFrench
- Felicinaequivalent
- ФеліксаUkrainian
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See also 3
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
People named Felicia
- Felicia HemansEnglish poet (1793-1835)
- Felicia ErikssonSwedish singer (born 2001)
- Félicia BallangerFrench cyclistborn 1971
- Fefe DobsonCanadian singer-songwriterborn 1985
- Felicia MontealegreChilean Costa Rica-born American stage and television actress (1922-1978)
- Felicia Farractressborn 1932
- Felicia LangerIsraeli lawyer and activist (1930–2018)
- Felicia Țilea-MoldovanRomanian athletics competitor (1967–2025)
- Felicia SchröderSwedish footballerborn 2007
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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