Felecia
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- feh-LEE-sha
- Origin
- Latin
Felecia is a girls' name of Latin origin, meaning “lucky, happy”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Felecia mean?
Latin: spelling of Felicia
“lucky, happy”
Felicia is the feminine of Felix, from Latin felix, 'lucky, happy'.
Is Felecia a girl's or a boy's name?
Felecia is a girls' name.
How popular is Felecia in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1963, with 422 girls. It first appears in the records in 1908.
Half of all the girls named Felecia in the US since 1880 were born between 1962 and 1980, the years shaded on the chart below.
Felecia in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 6 | #14,956 |
| 2011 | 5 | #16,756 |
| 2010 | 6 | #14,953 |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 7 | #13,827 |
| 2007 | 14 | #8,516 |
| 2006 | 17 | #7,140 |
| 2005 | 14 | #7,886 |
| 2004 | 15 | #7,386 |
| 2003 | 15 | #7,202 |
| 2002 | 13 | #7,810 |
| 2001 | 22 | #5,169 |
| 2000 | 28 | #4,286 |
| 1999 | 31 | #3,800 |
| 1998 | 43 | #2,970 |
| 1997 | 50 | #2,553 |
| 1996 | 55 | #2,369 |
| 1995 | 70 | #1,950 |
| 1994 | 102 | #1,517 |
| 1993 | 115 | #1,407 |
| 1992 | 146 | #1,192 |
| 1991 | 129 | #1,286 |
| 1990 | 150 | #1,142 |
| 1989 | 173 | #992 |
| 1988 | 190 | #906 |
| 1987 | 183 | #908 |
| 1986 | 203 | #825 |
| 1985 | 180 | #886 |
| 1984 | 121 | #1,133 |
| 1983 | 132 | #1,049 |
| 1982 | 144 | #1,019 |
| 1981 | 161 | #930 |
| 1980 | 180 | #858 |
| 1979 | 203 | #782 |
| 1978 | 167 | #876 |
| 1977 | 233 | #673 |
| 1976 | 244 | #632 |
| 1975 | 255 | #617 |
| 1974 | 241 | #635 |
| 1973 | 224 | #664 |
| 1972 | 290 | #568 |
| 1971 | 298 | #585 |
| 1970 | 313 | #572 |
| 1969 | 291 | #579 |
| 1968 | 236 | #625 |
| 1967 | 271 | #580 |
| 1966 | 300 | #543 |
| 1965 | 367 | #496 |
| 1964 | 392 | #490 |
| 1963 | 422 | #470 |
| 1962 | 399 | #484 |
| 1961 | 391 | #492 |
| 1960 | 343 | #522 |
| 1959 | 270 | #604 |
| 1958 | 240 | #634 |
| 1957 | 309 | #545 |
| 1956 | 178 | #723 |
| 1955 | 125 | #868 |
| 1954 | 70 | #1,196 |
| 1953 | 75 | #1,120 |
| 1952 | 60 | #1,224 |
| 1951 | 33 | #1,664 |
| 1950 | 24 | #1,954 |
| 1949 | 15 | #2,619 |
| 1948 | 8 | #3,881 |
| 1947 | 13 | #2,897 |
| 1946 | 15 | #2,481 |
| 1945 | 11 | #2,741 |
| 1944 | 8 | #3,377 |
| 1943 | 10 | #3,039 |
| 1942 | 11 | #2,815 |
| 1941 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 11 | #2,571 |
| 1939 | 8 | #3,143 |
| 1938 | 6 | #3,845 |
| 1937 | 6 | #3,798 |
| 1936 | 9 | #2,855 |
| 1935 | 7 | #3,429 |
| 1934 | 5 | #4,284 |
| 1933 | 8 | #3,108 |
| 1932 | 7 | #3,566 |
| 1931 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 5 | #4,568 |
| 1928 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 10 | #3,051 |
| 1926 | 5 | #4,849 |
| 1925 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 7 | #4,000 |
| 1923 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 8 | #3,653 |
| 1921 | 10 | #3,163 |
| 1920 | 8 | #3,596 |
| 1919 | 20 | #1,855 |
| 1918 | 16 | #2,208 |
| 1917 | 6 | #4,081 |
| 1916 | 5 | #4,415 |
| 1915 | 10 | #2,687 |
| 1914 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 5 | #2,977 |
| 1911 | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 5 | #2,208 |
| 1908 | 6 | #1,862 |
Names like Felecia
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Maria Monica Claudia Diana Rebecca Cynthia Angela Melissa Regina Amanda Leticia Gloria
Names related to Felecia
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Sources
Figures from Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Felecia: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/felecia, updated 20 October 2026.