Given name & surname
Felicite
“one who is lucky and successful”
Felicite is a variant of Felicia. In Latin use, Felicia carries the interpretation “one who is lucky and successful.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Felicite is a variant of Felicia. In Latin use, Felicia carries the interpretation “one who is lucky and successful.”
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1916. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Felicite through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 106
- 0 boys · 106 girls
- Most popular year
- 1975
- 8 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 5 in 2008. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 325 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Felicite’s family of names
Felicite has a related form in Felicia.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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