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Meaning of the nameFelícia

Felícia is a feminine name of Latin origin, the feminine form of Felicius, derived from Felix, 'fortunate, happy'.

Meaning

“feminine form of Felicius, derived from Felix, 'fortunate, happy'”

Source: Behind the Name: Felicia · Wiktionary: Felix · Behind the Name: Felix

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People (2022)
5,504
Rank in Brazil
#2,573
Median age
49 years
2010 Census
6,712
people

Felícia in the 2022 Census

People with the first name Felícia, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1950s (760 people).

5,463 women 41 men

Source: IBGE, 2022 Demographic Census, Nomes no Brasil. The census counts the first name of people alive in 2022; small counts are not published, and the first group covers everyone born before 1940. How to read these data.

Where the name Felícia is most common

States with the highest share of people named Felícia in the population, in the 2022 Census.

  1. Mato Grosso do Sul 0.006%
  2. Amazonas 0.006%
  3. Rio Grande do Norte 0.004%
  4. Piauí 0.004%
  5. Bahia 0.004%
All states
StatePeople% of population
São Paulo1,0170.002%
Bahia5320.004%
Minas Gerais4450.002%
Rio de Janeiro3660.002%
Paraná2970.003%
Pará2690.003%
Rio Grande do Sul2440.002%
Ceará2430.003%
Maranhão2400.004%
Amazonas2190.006%
Santa Catarina2130.003%
Mato Grosso do Sul1770.006%
Goiás1470.002%
Pernambuco1320.002%
Rio Grande do Norte1300.004%
Piauí1280.004%
Paraíba1120.003%
Mato Grosso1060.003%
Distrito Federal890.003%
Espírito Santo780.002%
Rondônia600.004%
Roraima600.009%
Sergipe470.002%
Alagoas460.002%
Tocantins420.003%
Acre400.005%
Amapá250.003%

States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.

About the name Felícia

According to Behind the Name, Felícia is the Portuguese form of Felicia, the feminine of the Roman name Felicius, derived from Felix. Wiktionary derives the Latin name Fēlīx from the adjective fēlīx, 'fortunate, happy'. The meaning given here is that of the Latin base. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 5,504 people named Felícia, with a median age of 49. It is almost always a woman's name, with records in every decade, from before 1940 to 2020 to 2022, and a new rise among women born since 2010.

Sources

  1. Behind the Name: Felicia · behindthename.com · meaning
  2. Wiktionary: Felix · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
  3. Behind the Name: Felix · behindthename.com · meaning

Questions about the name Felícia

What does the name Felícia mean?

Felícia means “feminine form of Felicius, derived from Felix, 'fortunate, happy'”, according to Behind the Name and Wiktionary.

How many people are named Felícia in Brazil?

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 5,504 people with the first name Felícia, which ranks it number 2,573 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1950s.

Is Felícia a boy's or a girl's name?

Felícia is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 5,463 women and 41 men had this name.

What is the origin of the name Felícia?

Felícia is a name of Latin origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.

In which Brazilian state is Felícia most common?

Proportionally, in Mato Grosso do Sul: 0.006% of the state's population is named Felícia (177 people), according to the 2022 Census.

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