The baby name Felicita is a Female name , 4 syllables long and is pronounced {'italian': '/fe.liˈtʃi.ta/ (feh-lee-CHEE-tah)', 'spanish': '/fe.liˈsi.ta/ (Latin America) or /fe.liˈθi.ta/ (Spain) (feh-lee-SEE-tah)', 'english': '/fəˈlɪsɪtə/ or /fɛlɪˈsiːtə/ (feh-lih-SEE-tah)'}.
Felicita is Latin in Origin.
The baby name Felicita is a Female name , 4 syllables long and is pronounced {'italian': '/fe.liˈtʃi.ta/ (feh-lee-CHEE-tah)', 'spanish': '/fe.liˈsi.ta/ (Latin America) or /fe.liˈθi.ta/ (Spain) (feh-lee-SEE-tah)', 'english': '/fəˈlɪsɪtə/ or /fɛlɪˈsiːtə/ (feh-lih-SEE-tah)'}.
Felicita is Latin in Origin.
Felicita is the Italian - and less commonly Spanish - feminine form derived from Latin Felicitas, from felix (“fortunate, happy, fruitful”). The name carries the sense of happiness, good fortune, and blessed prosperity; in Italian it sits close to the everyday noun felicità, “happiness,” giving it a warm, celebratory feel.
Use spread through Catholic Europe via the cult of early martyrs Saint Felicitas of Rome and Saint Felicity of Carthage (Perpetua’s companion), keeping the name in parish records from late antiquity through the Renaissance, with periodic revivals in 19th–20th‑century Italy. International variants include Felicitas (Latin, German), Felicity (English), Felicia (Italian/Scandinavian/English), Félicité (French), Felicidade or Felicidad (Portuguese/Spanish), Felisa and Feliza (Spanish). Diminutives and nicknames may be Feli, Licia, or Cita. Related masculine forms are Felix and Felice. Felicita blends classical poise with an upbeat, auspicious meaning, appealing to parents seeking a vintage yet radiant choice.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HN | Girls | 0 | #38 | 1 | 884 |
| ID | 0 | #39 | 1 | 2,238 | |
| PR | 0 | #54 | 2 | 1,497 | |
| CM | 0 | #56 | 1 | 2,592 | |
| ID | Girls | 0 | #102 | 1 | 3,319 |
| PH | 0 | #110 | 1 | 5,607 | |
| BN | Girls | 0 | #114 | 1 | 5,459 |
| EC | 0 | #118 | 4 | 2,502 | |
| PR | Girls | 0 | #124 | 39 | 3,171 |
| CY | Girls | 0 | #125 | 1 | 3,755 |
| PA | 0 | #138 | 1 | 3,797 | |
| MT | Girls | 0 | #153 | 1 | 3,773 |
| CR | 0 | #165 | 1 | 5,526 | |
| LT | Girls | 0 | #199 | 2 | 1,904 |
| PL | 0 | #212 | 1 | 2,600 | |
| HU | Girls | 0 | #225 | 1 | 3,308 |
| EC | Girls | 0 | #227 | 13 | 3,650 |
| NA | Girls | 0 | #235 | 3 | 7,146 |
| GR | Girls | 0 | #249 | 1 | 6,293 |
| PT | 0 | #250 | 1 | 4,161 | |
| JP | Girls | 0 | #251 | 1 | 6,592 |
| NG | 0 | #272 | 1 | 5,926 | |
| PE | Girls | 0 | #281 | 1,565 | 14,861 |
| HR | Girls | 0 | #294 | 1 | 3,687 |
| PE | 0 | #300 | 11 | 6,350 | |
| JP | Boys | 0 | #303 | 1 | 7,909 |
| France | Girls | 1969 | #306 | 3 | 1,252 |
| SA | 0 | #312 | 1 | 10,560 | |
| GT | 0 | #330 | 9 | 5,948 | |
| KZ | Girls | 0 | #332 | 1 | 5,862 |
| JO | Girls | 0 | #339 | 1 | 7,570 |
| CZ | Girls | 0 | #350 | 2 | 5,378 |
| MY | 0 | #353 | 2 | 12,352 | |
| CN | Girls | 0 | #359 | 1 | 8,829 |
| PA | Girls | 0 | #363 | 122 | 9,861 |
| PL | Girls | 0 | #364 | 1 | 5,096 |
| BO | 0 | #405 | 4 | 6,868 | |
| PH | Boys | 0 | #408 | 1 | 11,440 |
| PH | Girls | 0 | #426 | 4 | 13,098 |
| CL | 0 | #434 | 1 | 6,867 | |
| MX | 0 | #444 | 2 | 8,339 | |
| PT | Girls | 0 | #469 | 3 | 7,952 |
| GT | Girls | 0 | #472 | 34 | 7,500 |
| CR | Girls | 0 | #503 | 30 | 11,342 |
| PA | Boys | 0 | #504 | 2 | 9,305 |
| CO | 0 | #510 | 1 | 7,768 | |
| CR | Boys | 0 | #510 | 1 | 10,188 |
| RU | Girls | 0 | #520 | 4 | 11,913 |
| RU | Boys | 0 | #526 | 1 | 12,621 |
| CM | Girls | 0 | #528 | 13 | 11,671 |
| UY | Girls | 0 | #530 | 7 | 6,731 |
| IR | Girls | 0 | #541 | 5 | 8,334 |
| AR | Girls | 0 | #542 | 58 | 8,289 |
| PS | Girls | 0 | #546 | 2 | 10,981 |
| HK | Boys | 0 | #557 | 1 | 12,905 |
| LY | 0 | #559 | 1 | 12,703 | |
| PS | Boys | 0 | #561 | 1 | 10,655 |
| BO | Girls | 0 | #564 | 48 | 9,488 |
| CM | Boys | 0 | #575 | 1 | 12,054 |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #595 | 3 | 20,968 |
| BO | Boys | 0 | #622 | 1 | 9,244 |
| SG | Girls | 0 | #632 | 1 | 18,916 |
| IL | Girls | 0 | #645 | 1 | 11,648 |
| HK | Girls | 0 | #648 | 3 | 16,104 |
| IN | Girls | 0 | #653 | 2 | 13,121 |
| IT | 0 | #675 | 40 | 4,183 | |
| CL | Boys | 0 | #699 | 2 | 13,390 |
| CL | Girls | 0 | #734 | 118 | 14,098 |
| NG | Girls | 0 | #738 | 49 | 15,093 |
| IT | Girls | 0 | #793 | 831 | 9,415 |
| Germany | Girls | 0 | #820 | 19 | 4,949 |
| Spain | Girls | 0 | #852 | 132 | 5,561 |
| PE | Boys | 0 | #852 | 27 | 14,506 |
| TN | 0 | #865 | 1 | 13,765 | |
| United States | Girls | 2021 | #915 | 6 | 8,741 |
| EG | Boys | 0 | #925 | 1 | 15,035 |
| NL | Girls | 0 | #940 | 16 | 5,933 |
| BR | Girls | 0 | #985 | 8 | 12,708 |
| CO | Girls | 0 | #992 | 87 | 16,140 |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #1,001 | 1 | 16,906 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #1,012 | 3 | 25,931 |
| MX | Boys | 0 | #1,030 | 4 | 16,355 |
| MX | Girls | 0 | #1,055 | 129 | 17,781 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #1,069 | 4 | 24,821 |
| MA | 0 | #1,199 | 1 | 20,986 | |
| DZ | 0 | #1,234 | 1 | 20,130 | |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,236 | 1 | 25,928 |
| TR | 0 | #1,251 | 4 | 19,440 |
Felicita is popular in 56 countries — most recent births per country:
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