Felicity

“Happiness, luck, or good fortune” — Latin via English origin

Girl's name · #473 in the US (2025) · 2020s

Felicity has appeared in US records since 1935 — best rank #345 (2017) · 18,559 babies named Felicity all-time · 1 in 2,400 girls born in 2025.

Around the world: about 1 in 770 girls in England & Wales (2025) · about 1 in 1,000 girls in N. Ireland (2025) · about 1 in 2,000 girls in Scotland (2025).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 43 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Felicitys

Felicity Jones — English actress
Felicity Huffman — American actress
Felicity Kendal — British actress (born 1946)
Felicity Lott — English soprano (1947–2026)
Felicity Galvez — Australian swimmer, Olympic gold medallist, world champion, former world record-holder

In stories & tradition

Felicity (Miss Lemon) — Agatha Christie's Poirot · Parker Pyne Investigates
Felicity Smoak — Green Arrow
Felicity Fieldmouse — Topolino

What Felicitys become

Among 164 notable people named Felicity:

Entertainers appear 1.77× more often than among typical names — e.g. Felicity Jones, English actress.

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