Felicity

Primarily a girl's name · 100% girls

Meaning

Felicity is a feminine given name of English origin meaning "happiness". It is derived from the Latin word felicitas meaning "luck, good fortune". It is also used as a form of the Latin name Felicitas, taken from the name of the Ancient Roman goddess Fortuna.

From Wikipedia

Felicity first appears in the data in 1975 and has been recorded in 12 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 1978 with 85 babies (rank #95 that year). It was not in the 2025 data. The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Felicity

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Felicity yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

8Destiny numberThe achieverDriven, capable, comfortable wielding influence.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
3Soul urgeThe creativeExpressive, sociable, lifted by playful energy.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
5PersonalityThe free spiritCurious, restless, energised by change.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

615

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Girls

Famous people named Felicity

Felicity Jonesfilm actor · b. 1983
Felicity Huffmanfilm actor · b. 1962

More popular girls' names

Other girls' names starting with F

Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1975	79	#100
1976	73	#100
1977	84	#94
1978	85	#95
1984	80	#98
2001	43	#112
2002	47	#108
2003	46	#109
2014	7	#231
2015	7	#237
2016	58	#157
2017	6	#248