Meaning & origin
A reliable meaning for Phelicia isn’t established in our sources yet. Rather than guess, we show what is recorded: how the name is used, how often, and the names it’s connected to.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1965. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Phelicia through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 202
- 0 boys · 202 girls
- Most popular year
- 1987
- 13 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 1997. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 237 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.
Phelicia’s family of names
The ring: spellings.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Similar names
If you love Phelicia, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
Yesenia
“resembling a flower”
>99% girls
Leticia
“one who brings joy to others”
>99% girls
Fabiola
“one who grows beans”
>99% girls
Erica
“ever the ruler”
>99% girls
Alicia
“noble” · “kind”
>99% girls
Olympia
“from Mount Olympus; a goddess”
>99% girls
Estefania
“crowned with laurel”
>99% girls
Elissa
“God is my oath” · “My God is bountiful”
>99% girls