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Felicity

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What official birth registration shows about Felicity: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning, origin or pronunciation yet — what that means.

Felicity: Recorded since 1966, it reached #88 in 1977, and it stood at #152 in 2025.

Rising

among girls in England and Wales · 1996–2025

England and Wales · Girls rank from 1996 to 2025, ranging from #97 to #344.200020052010201520202025#97#344
How to read this chart#1#500no figure publishedUp means a stronger rankBottom is this name's lowest,not zero
  • A rank is a position in one registrar's list for one year.
  • Ranks from different countries are separate scales, so compare shapes, not numbers.
  • A rise in rank can be a small change in births, especially far down a list.
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England and Wales · Girls rank by year
YearRank
1996#295
1997#344
1998#325
1999#337
2000#285
2001#214
2002#243
2003#229
2004#250
2005#265
2006#281
2007#233
2008#231
2009#209
2010#195
2011#178
2012#169
2013#141
2014#132
2015#111
2016#97
2017#102
2018#100
2019#100
2020#103
2021#123
2022#136
2023#141
2024#153
2025#152

VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

What the data shows

RisingEngland and Wales · Girls

Recorded in official data among girls in Republic of Ireland in 33 of the 60 years from 1966 to 2025.

In 2025: #152 among girls in England and Wales, #608 among girls in Republic of Ireland.

Official data from 5 national registrars across 5 regions, 1966–2025 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Year-by-year storyFirst recorded, most recent, each country and each decade

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1966

    First recorded at #380 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1966 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Republic of Ireland · Girls

  2. Highest recorded1975–1984

    Highest recorded position: #88 among girls in New South Wales, Australia, in 1977 (recorded 1975–1984).

    New South Wales, Australia · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #152 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Girls

Full data tableEvery published rank and count

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 5 regions, from 1966 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #88 in New South Wales, Australia in 1977.

Felicity's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
YearRegionCategoryRankBirths registeredConfidenceStatus
2025England and Walesfemale#152330HighVerified
2024England and Walesfemale#153332HighVerified
2023England and Walesfemale#141349HighVerified
2022England and Walesfemale#136375HighVerified
2021England and Walesfemale#123406HighVerified
2020England and Walesfemale#103488HighVerified
2019England and Walesfemale#100519HighVerified
2018England and Walesfemale#100522HighVerified
2017England and Walesfemale#102533HighVerified
2016England and Walesfemale#97570HighVerified
2015England and Walesfemale#111517HighVerified
2014England and Walesfemale#132412HighVerified
2013England and Walesfemale#141373HighVerified
2012England and Walesfemale#169302HighVerified
2011England and Walesfemale#178289HighVerified
2010England and Walesfemale#195262HighVerified
2009England and Walesfemale#209244HighVerified
2008England and Walesfemale#231215HighVerified
2007England and Walesfemale#233219HighVerified
2006England and Walesfemale#281164HighVerified
2005England and Walesfemale#265170HighVerified
2004England and Walesfemale#250179HighVerified
2003England and Walesfemale#229202HighVerified
2002England and Walesfemale#243165HighVerified
2001England and Walesfemale#214186HighVerified
2000England and Walesfemale#285132HighVerified
1999England and Walesfemale#33796HighVerified
1998England and Walesfemale#325109HighVerified
1997England and Walesfemale#34498HighVerified
1996England and Walesfemale#295126HighVerified
1984New South Wales, Australiafemale#9680InsufficientNot yet available
1978New South Wales, Australiafemale#9285InsufficientNot yet available
1977New South Wales, Australiafemale#8884InsufficientNot yet available
1976New South Wales, Australiafemale#10073InsufficientNot yet available
1975New South Wales, Australiafemale#9879InsufficientNot yet available
2022Northern Irelandfemale#2666HighVerified
2021Northern Irelandfemale#4463HighVerified
2020Northern Irelandfemale#2466HighVerified
2019Northern Irelandfemale#18910HighVerified
2018Northern Irelandfemale#2188HighVerified
2015Northern Irelandfemale#3125HighVerified
2014Northern Irelandfemale#2786HighVerified
2013Northern Irelandfemale#2846HighVerified
2012Northern Irelandfemale#2687HighVerified
2008Northern Irelandfemale#3115HighVerified
2007Northern Irelandfemale#4133HighVerified
2005Northern Irelandfemale#3184HighVerified
2004Northern Irelandfemale#3723HighVerified
2003Northern Irelandfemale#3313HighVerified
2025Republic of Irelandfemale#6085HighVerified
2022Republic of Irelandfemale#9053HighVerified
2021Republic of Irelandfemale#7644HighVerified
2020Republic of Irelandfemale#7004HighVerified
2018Republic of Irelandfemale#7344HighVerified
2017Republic of Irelandfemale#7344HighVerified
2016Republic of Irelandfemale#6615HighVerified
2015Republic of Irelandfemale#7514HighVerified
2014Republic of Irelandfemale#5846HighVerified
2013Republic of Irelandfemale#7474HighVerified
2009Republic of Irelandfemale#8933HighVerified
2005Republic of Irelandfemale#6893HighVerified
2004Republic of Irelandfemale#6773HighVerified
1990Republic of Irelandfemale#4464HighVerified
1986Republic of Irelandfemale#5213HighVerified
1983Republic of Irelandfemale#4385HighVerified
1982Republic of Irelandfemale#5233HighVerified
1981Republic of Irelandfemale#4235HighVerified
1980Republic of Irelandfemale#4016HighVerified
1979Republic of Irelandfemale#4205HighVerified
1978Republic of Irelandfemale#3627HighVerified
1977Republic of Irelandfemale#4295HighVerified
1976Republic of Irelandfemale#4973HighVerified
1975Republic of Irelandfemale#4065HighVerified
1974Republic of Irelandfemale#3248HighVerified
1973Republic of Irelandfemale#3497HighVerified
1972Republic of Irelandfemale#4284HighVerified
1971Republic of Irelandfemale#4663HighVerified
1970Republic of Irelandfemale#3266HighVerified
1969Republic of Irelandfemale#3515HighVerified
1968Republic of Irelandfemale#4013HighVerified
1967Republic of Irelandfemale#2687HighVerified
1966Republic of Irelandfemale#3803HighVerified
2024Scotlandfemale#4766HighVerified

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

Where Felicity is officially recorded

5 official registrars have recorded Felicity, between 1966 and 2025, in 51 of those 60 years. Each registrar publishes for its own population on its own methodology, so the positions below are each one country's own ranking and are not comparable with one another.

Republic of IrelandRepublic of Ireland: recorded in 1966Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1967Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1968Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1969Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1970Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1971Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1972Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1973Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1974Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1975Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1976Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1977Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1978Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1979Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1980Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1981Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1982Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1983Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1986Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1990Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2004Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2005Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2009Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2013Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2014Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2015Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2016Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2017Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2018Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2020Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2021Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2022Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2025Republic of Ireland: highest position in 1967New South Wales, Austra…New South Wales, Australia: recorded in 1975New South Wales, Australia: recorded in 1976New South Wales, Australia: recorded in 1977New South Wales, Australia: recorded in 1978New South Wales, Australia: recorded in 1984New South Wales, Australia: highest position in 1977England and WalesEngland and Wales: recorded in 1996England and Wales: recorded in 1997England and Wales: recorded in 1998England and Wales: recorded in 1999England and Wales: recorded in 2000England and Wales: recorded in 2001England and Wales: recorded in 2002England and Wales: recorded in 2003England and Wales: recorded in 2004England and Wales: recorded in 2005England and Wales: recorded in 2006England and Wales: recorded in 2007England and Wales: recorded in 2008England and Wales: recorded in 2009England and Wales: recorded in 2010England and Wales: recorded in 2011England and Wales: recorded in 2012England and Wales: recorded in 2013England and Wales: recorded in 2014England and Wales: recorded in 2015England and Wales: recorded in 2016England and Wales: recorded in 2017England and Wales: recorded in 2018England and Wales: recorded in 2019England and Wales: recorded in 2020England and Wales: recorded in 2021England and Wales: recorded in 2022England and Wales: recorded in 2023England and Wales: recorded in 2024England and Wales: recorded in 2025England and Wales: highest position in 2016Northern IrelandNorthern Ireland: recorded in 2003Northern Ireland: recorded in 2004Northern Ireland: recorded in 2005Northern Ireland: recorded in 2007Northern Ireland: recorded in 2008Northern Ireland: recorded in 2012Northern Ireland: recorded in 2013Northern Ireland: recorded in 2014Northern Ireland: recorded in 2015Northern Ireland: recorded in 2018Northern Ireland: recorded in 2019Northern Ireland: recorded in 2020Northern Ireland: recorded in 2021Northern Ireland: recorded in 2022Northern Ireland: highest position in 2019ScotlandScotland: recorded in 2024Scotland: highest position in 202419662025
Each mark is a year the registrar recorded the name; the diamond is that registrar's highest position. Gaps can mean a year was not published, not that the name went unused.
RegistrarRecordedYearsIts own highest position
Republic of Ireland1966–202533#268 in 1967
New South Wales, Australia1975–19845#88 in 1977
England and Wales1996–202530#97 in 2016
Northern Ireland2003–202214#189 in 2019
Scotland20241#476 in 2024

Its high point came 57 years earlier in Republic of Ireland (1967) than in Scotland (2024).

No registrar recorded it for 5 years after 1990; it appears again in 1996.

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What is known about Felicity

How to read this
How often it is registered
Official record
5 official registrars, 1966–2025.
Meaning
Not established
Not researched yet.
Origin
Not established
Not researched yet.
Pronunciation
Not established
Not recorded yet.

A claim marked not established does not mean the name lacks a meaning or is not widely used — only that Namewise has not sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.

Official popularity data is available for 5 regions, from 1966 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #88 in New South Wales, Australia in 1977. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.