A FIELD REPORT ON THE NAME
Felicity
plucky · bookish · upbeat
Origin & Meaning
AI-WrittenDerived from the Latin felicitas, meaning good fortune or happiness. English speakers adopted it as a virtue name alongside Prudence and Verity, though it sat quietly in the background of American record-keeping for decades. Late-twentieth-century television and an American Girl doll set in colonial Virginia finally brought it onto birth certificates in volume.
Also answers toFliss, Flick, Liss
Fig. 1 — Births per annum, 1935–2025
SSA Data 1935 peak: 938 souls, A.D. 2017 2025
2025: 653 born, holding steady
Estimated Age
16 yrs
Most Felicitys were born around 2017 — learned to read on a touchscreen.
Peak Reign
2017
№345 that year
Generation
Gen Alpha, 53%
then Gen Z 37% · Millennial 6%
Rarity
Top 2000 all-time
≈19K ever born · holding steady
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Felicity grew up with
SSA DataAlexa as a household member·Cocomelon·Bluey
Data vs. Humans
What the data says
SSA Data
SSA: Felicity peaked in 2017.
Estimated average age: 16.
What people think
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Felicity sounds like someone born in —
Fig. 2 — Style Coordinates
AI Seed · Votes Override at n=30 Vintage Modern
Formal Casual
Soft Strong
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Public Opinion Ledger
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The public has not yet weighed in on Felicity. Early ballots carry the most weight.
* Early ballots — fewer than 30 cast so far. The ledger settles at 30.
First Impressions
AI-WrittenThe name reads as historical and polite, yet the demographic reality is adolescent. With an average age of sixteen, the typical Felicity is far more likely to be cramming for a chemistry quiz than hosting high tea. It carries a faint association with calico dresses and quill pens. It is one of the few four-syllable names that rarely feels heavy.
Field Notes
AI-WrittenField Note 01
The name did not hit its peak until 2017, decades after the television drama of the same name left the air.
Field Note 02
More than half of all living bearers belong to Generation Alpha, making this centuries-old Latin virtue name unexpectedly young.
Field Note 03
With around nineteen thousand records total, it manages to be widely recognized while remaining statistically uncommon.
Notable Felicitys
AI-WrittenFelicity Huffmanactress, b. 1962
Felicity Jonesactress, b. 1983
Felicity Kendalactress, b. 1946
Ephemera — If Felicity were a…
AI-WrittenCity
Williamsburg, Virginia
Color
Sage ribbon green
Object
Hardcover notebook with marbled endpapers
Job
Museum registrar
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