Feliciti
A feminine name of Latin origin meaning "happiness", "good luck", or "felicity".
Name Census estimates that about 57 living Americans carry the first name Feliciti. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Feliciti today is around 21 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Feliciti births was 1999 (11 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Feliciti. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
Key insights
- • Fewer than 100 living Americans are believed to carry the name Feliciti. It is among the rarest names in the SSA records.
People living today
57
~ 1 in 6,013,234 Americans
Peak year
1999
11 babies that year
Average age
21
years old
2016 SSA rank
#14,939
Tracked since 1999
Popularity
Feliciti: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Feliciti from the 1990s through to the 2010s, spanning 3 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2000s, with 35 total registrations. Although the numbers have come down from the 2000s peak, Feliciti remains solidly in use and shows no sign of disappearing from maternity wards.
Babies born per year
Decades
Feliciti by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Feliciti during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Origin
Meaning and history of Feliciti
The given name Feliciti originated from the Late Latin word "felicitas", which means happiness or good fortune. It was derived from the Latin word "felix", meaning happy or prosperous. The name first appeared in ancient Roman culture during the classical period, around the 1st century AD.
Feliciti was a relatively common name among Roman women, particularly those from affluent families who wished to bestow a sense of good luck and prosperity upon their daughters. The earliest recorded example of the name can be found in Roman inscriptions and historical texts from the 2nd and 3rd centuries AD.
One notable historical figure with the name Feliciti was a Christian martyr from the 2nd century AD. Feliciti, along with her seven sons, was executed during the persecution of Christians under the Roman Emperor Marcus Aurelius in 162 AD. Their story is recounted in various early Christian texts and martyrologies.
During the Middle Ages, the name Feliciti continued to be used among Christian communities, particularly in Italy and other parts of Europe influenced by Latin culture. One notable bearer of the name was Feliciti, a 13th-century Italian woman who was beatified by the Catholic Church for her pious life and charity work.
In the Renaissance period, the name Feliciti experienced a resurgence in popularity, especially among the wealthy and educated classes who appreciated its classical and auspicious connotations. One famous bearer of the name was Feliciti Palma, an Italian painter from the 16th century who was known for her portraiture and religious works.
In the 18th century, Feliciti Bille was a Danish author and translator who played a significant role in introducing Enlightenment ideas to Denmark. She was born in 1738 and is remembered for her translations of works by Voltaire and other French philosophers.
Another notable figure with the name Feliciti was Feliciti de Renneville, a French writer and salonnière who hosted influential literary salons in Paris during the late 18th and early 19th centuries. She was born in 1758 and played a significant role in the cultural and intellectual life of the era.
People
Feliciti + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Feliciti as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Other names starting with F
Other first names starting with F with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Feliciti: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Feliciti?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 57 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Feliciti going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 6,013,234 US residents.
Is Feliciti a common name?
We classify Feliciti as "Very Rare". It ranks above 56.3% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 58 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Feliciti most popular?
The single biggest year for Feliciti was 1999, when 11 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Feliciti is about 21 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Feliciti in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Feliciti a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Feliciti in the SSA data are female. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Feliciti still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Feliciti in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Feliciti can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only covers names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files do not have a published Census demographic snapshot. In those cases, the page still shows the SSA trend, gender history, and state data.
How many people have the name Feliciti?
Our sister site HowManyOfMe.org answers how many Americans are named Feliciti at a glance, with the living-bearer count up front.