Felicity: Meaning, origin and popularity

Pronounced fih-LIS-uh-tee · 4 syllables

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

How popular is Felicity?

Felicity was the #473 name in the US in 2025, given to 653 babies. Its use has been fairly steady over the last decade. It peaked around 2010.

Babies named Felicity in the US by five-year period, relative to its peak (around 2010).

Half of US adults named Felicity are older than 25; most are between 18 and 52. (Estimated from US births by year and life tables.)

Names that real brothers and sisters of people named Felicity have, from family records on Wikidata, most common first.

Chosen by the same families or with a similar style and era.

Felicity is pronounced fih-LIS-uh-tee.

Felicity was the #473 name in the US in 2025, given to 653 babies. Its use has been fairly steady over the last decade. It peaked around 2010.

Half of US adults named Felicity are older than 25. Most are between 18 and 52.