The first name Felicity

In 2025, 330 girls were named Felicity, making it the 152nd most popular girls’ name. It peaked in 2016, with 570 births (#97).

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

In 2025, 653 girls born in the United States were named Felicity, the 473rd most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 2017, when 938 were.

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.

Nicknames for Felicity

• Fliss
• Flic
• Flick
• Flicky

• Felicity Jones
  British actress (born 1983)
• Felicity Huffman
  American actress, born 1962
• Felicity Kendal
  British actress (born 1946)
• Felicity Lott
  English soprano (1947–2026)
• Felicity Galvez
  Australian swimmer, Olympic gold medallist, world champion, former world record-holder, born 1985
• Felicity Montagu
  British actress, born 1960
• Felicity Aston
  British adventurer/climate scientist, born 1977
• Felicity Wilson-Haffenden
  Australian cyclist, born 2005
• Felicity Abram
  Australian triathlete, born 1986
• Felicity Palmer
  English mezzo-soprano and music professor, born 1944

What does the name Felicity mean?

From the noun felicity, and also the English form of Latin Felicitas, a name borne by early martyrs.

How popular is the name Felicity?

In 2025, 330 girls born in England and Wales were named Felicity, ranking 152nd. Its peak was 2016, with 570 births.

What are nicknames for Felicity?

Common nicknames for Felicity include Fliss, Flic, Flick, Flicky.

Is Felicity a boy's or a girl's name?

Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 18,565 US babies named Felicity since 1880 were girls.

When was Felicity most popular?

2017 in the United States, when 938 babies were named Felicity, its highest rank at 345th.