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    The first name Felicia

    A girl’s name from Latin meaning “happy things”, “happy times”.

    Pronounced /fəˈliʃə/ 3 syllables Female

    Meaning and origin

    Latin origin

    Felicia means “happy things”, “happy times” in Latin.

    From Middle English Felicia, from Latin Fēlīcia, from fēlīcia (literally “happy things”), the neuter plural of fēlīx, which often occurred in the phrase tempora fēlīcia (“happy times”).

    From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    Popularity

    Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025

    In 2025, 11 girls were named Felicia, making it the 2,440th most popular girls’ name. It peaked in 2014, with 29 births (#1,177).

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    528
    babies named Felicia, 1996–2025
    #2,440
    rank in 2025
    2014
    peak year

    Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Felicia with other names.

    Popularity in the United States

    Babies named Felicia at birth, 1880–2025

    In 2025, 22 girls born in the United States were named Felicia, the 5,607th most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 1986, when 3,084 were.

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    91,371
    babies named Felicia since 1880
    #5,607
    rank in 2025
    1986
    peak year

    US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.

    Felicia in other languages

    Equivalent forms of the name, from Wiktionary

    Félicie
    French
    Felizia
    German
    Felicja
    Polish
    Felisa
    Spanish
    Фелікса
    Feliksa
    Ukrainian

    Spelled Felicia in Italian, Romanian and Swedish too.

    Nicknames and spellings

    Nicknames for Felicia

    • Flick

    Other spellings and forms

    Famous people named Felicia

    15 on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Felicia Day
      American actress, born 1979
    • Felicia Hemans
      English poet (1793-1835)
    • Félicia Ballanger
      French cyclist, born 1971
    • Felicia Montealegre
      Chilean Costa Rica-born American stage and television actress (1922-1978)
    • Felicia Farr
      Actress, born 1932
    • Felicia Fox
      American pornographic actress, born 1974
    • Felicia Pearson
      American actress, born 1980
    • Felicia Tang
      American actress and model (1977-2009)
    • Felícia Leirner
      Brazilian sculptor (1904-1996)
    • Felicia Spencer
      Canadian mixed martial arts (MMA) fighter, born 1990
    • Felicia Stancil
      American bicycle racer, born 1995
    • Fefe Dobson
      Canadian singer-songwriter, born 1985

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    Questions

    What does the name Felicia mean?
    Felicia means “happy things”, “happy times” in Latin.
    What is the origin of the name Felicia?
    From Middle English Felicia, from Latin Fēlīcia, from fēlīcia (literally “happy things”), the neuter plural of fēlīx, which often occurred in the phrase tempora fēlīcia (“happy times”).
    How popular is the name Felicia?
    In 2025, 11 girls born in England and Wales were named Felicia, ranking 2,440th. Its peak was 2014, with 29 births.
    What are nicknames for Felicia?
    Common nicknames for Felicia include Flick.
    Is Felicia a boy's or a girl's name?
    Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 91,371 US babies named Felicia since 1880 were girls.
    When was Felicia most popular?
    1986 in the United States, when 3,084 babies were named Felicia, its highest rank at 89th.
    How do you pronounce Felicia?
    Felicia is /fəˈliʃə/, 3 syllables.
    What are other spellings of Felicia?
    Felisha.