Entry № 0819 · Latin origin

Felicia Felicia — Meaning, Origin & Baby Name Popularity

/ fee-LEE-shah /
Gender
Girl
Origin
Latin
Meaning
"Happy (Felicia Day, geek-culture pioneer)"
Syllables
3
Rank · US 2025
№ 0
First recorded
Ancient (Latin)

A name that means "happy (felicia day, geek-culture pioneer)".

Felicia is from the Latin felix (happy, fortunate) — the feminine of Felix and the older Latin form of Felicity. **A top-200 US baby name from 1968 to 1991**. **Felicia Day (born 1979)** — **American actress, writer, and producer who in 2007 created, wrote, and starred in *The Guild* — one of the first independent web series and a foundational text of modern internet TV; the show's 6 seasons (2007-2013) made the case that women, geek culture, and online distribution could build sustainable audiences**. **Co-founded Geek & Sundry in 2012 (acquired by Legendary in 2014); regular cast on *Critical Role* the Dungeons & Dragons web series**. **Memoir *You're Never Weird on the Internet (Almost)* (2015) — *New York Times* bestseller**. **Felicia Pearson** — *The Wire* (2004-2008). **"Bye, Felicia!"** — popularized via *Friday* (1995) starring Ice Cube. **Felicia Sanders** — American jazz singer.

Subject of countless internet-TV studies.

Happy. Created The Guild in 2007 — among the first web series; co-founded Geek & Sundry.

The name in its native script.

Felicia
Transliteration
Felicia
Pronunciation
/ fəˈliː.ʃə /
Root
Grammatical form

Where Felicia stands.

Current rank · 2025
№ 0 in the U.S.
All-time peak
№ 117 in 1978
Babies named Felicia · last year
110 in the U.S.
First entered SSA top-1000
1881
Rank, 1995–2025 Lower = more popular
№25 №75 №150 №250 1995 2005 2015 2020 2025 PEAK · #117 NOW · —

Felicias before her.

Real people
Felicia Day
American actress and producer.
born 1979
Felicia Sanders
American jazz singer.
1922 – 1975
In fiction
Felicia
Friday.
1995

Names connected to Felicia.

The number behind Felicia.

4

The Builder

Felicia reduces to four — the number of happy.

Why families chose this name.

"Day's happy. Seven letters. Felicia."
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