Felicia is a distinctive choice, ranked #2254 in 2024. Your child is likely to be the only Felicia in their class.
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UK Rank 2024
#2254
About the Name Felicia
Felicia has seen a notable decline in recent years, dropping 857 places in five years. It was most popular in 2001 at #1063 — parents choosing it today are making a deliberately counter-trend decision. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1996.
Felicia is distinctive enough that your child will likely be the only one in both their class and their school — standing out on every register.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Felicia
Unlikely. With around 12 UK babies named Felicia per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Felicia in her class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Felicia has been declining in UK popularity, dropping 857 places in the last five years. Its peak was #1063 in 2001. Choosing it now means she is likely to be among the last of her generation with this name.
Felicia is a distinctive choice sitting outside the mainstream UK top names. Parents choosing less common names often find their children appreciate the individuality as they grow up, rarely needing to add an initial to distinguish themselves.
Notable people named Felicia include: Felicia Chin — Felicia Chin Foong Ling is a Singaporean actress, host and content creator who was named as one of the Seven Princesses of Mediacorp in 2006.; Felicia Mabuza-Suttle — Felicia Mabuza-Suttle is a South African talk show hostess and entrepreneur.; Felicia Farr — Felicia Farr is an American former actress and model..
Felicia does not appear in the US top 1,000 baby names, making it a distinctively British choice — your child is unlikely to encounter American Felicias in the wild.
12
UK babies named Felicia (2024)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.0
In a school of 600
↓ 857 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Felicia
Likely around 1 other Felicia in the class
UK Popularity (1996–2024)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
No US data available for this name
✨ Similar names to Felicia
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
Felicia Chin Foong Ling is a Singaporean actress, host and content creator who was named as one of the Seven Princesses of Mediacorp in 2006. In 2013, Chin decided to use her given Chinese name instead for her acting career.
Felicia Nossig was a Polish politician (Social Democrat), sociologist, journalist, feminist and translator. She graduated as a teacher in 1873, and was active as a journalist from 1891, in several different publications.
Felicia Mabuza-Suttle is a South African talk show hostess and entrepreneur. In the TV show Great South Africans, she was voted as the 70th greatest South African of all time in an informal public poll.
Felicia Dorothea Hemans was an English poet (who identified as Welsh by adoption). Regarded as the leading female poet of her day, Hemans was immensely popular during her lifetime in both England and the United States, and was second only to Lord Byron in terms of sales.
The Škoda Felicia (Typ 781 and 791) is a supermini car (B-segment) produced by the Czech carmaker Škoda Auto from 1994 to 2001. It was the last model on Škoda's own platform, but was one of the first models to benefit from Škoda Auto's takeover by the German company Volkswagen Group.