Felicity

Felicity: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning: “happiness, good fortune”
Origin: Latin
Say it: fuh-LISS-ih-tee · 4 syllables
Used for: Girls

From Latin felicitas, meaning happiness or good fortune. It entered English use as a virtue name.

English names Names meaning joy Names meaning hope Classic names Virtue names International names

How popular is Felicity?

2024189 per million US babies

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Babies named Felicity in 2024628

2024 rank#486 girls

Peak year2017

Total US babies since 188017,905

Felicity is rising: use over the last five years is 1.6× what it was a decade earlier.

Names like Felicity

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

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Novanew · Latin

Felicity questions

What does the name Felicity mean?

Felicity means "happiness, good fortune". It comes from Latin. From Latin felicitas, meaning happiness or good fortune. It entered English use as a virtue name.

Is Felicity a boy or girl name?

Felicity is mainly a girl's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Felicity?

628 US babies were named Felicity in 2024. Its peak year was 2017.

How do you pronounce Felicity?

Felicity is usually pronounced fuh-LISS-ih-tee.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.