boy's name
Felicien
- Gender Boy
- Letters 8
- Births on record 7,440
Felicien is a boy's name. In 2015 it was given to 5 babies in France. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.
- Peaked in France in 1908, when 190 babies were given the name.
- It has largely dropped out of use in France.
- First appears in birth records in 1900.
Felicien over time
Births per decade in France, 1900s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2010s, still in progress — it covers 2010 to 2015, not a full ten years. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2015, not a full ten years.
Show the numbers
| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1900s | 1,620 |
| 1910s | 1,290 |
| 1920s | 1,195 |
| 1930s | 695 |
| 1940s | 350 |
| 1950s | 260 |
| 1960s | 125 |
| 1970s | 120 |
| 1980s | 290 |
| 1990s | 405 |
| 2000s | 605 |
| 2010s (to 2015) | 335 |
| 2020s (to 2015) | 150 |
How popular is Felicien?
In 2015, Felicien was given to 5 babies in France. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.
French counts are rounded to the nearest five and nothing below five is published, so these figures show the shape of the name's use rather than an exact tally. Data & sources.
How Felicien is spelled
Birth registers count each spelling separately, so every one has its own ranking.
| Spelling | What it is | Births on record |
|---|---|---|
| Félicien | Félicien is Felicien written with an acute accent in France, and the spelling parents there overwhelmingly choose: it ranks #1,265 in France, against #5,126 for Felicien. | 590 |
Names that peaked alongside Felicien
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Felicien also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Felicien over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Felicien
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Felicien — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Felicien
Is Felicien a girl's or a boy's name?
Felicien is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
When was Felicien most popular?
Felicien peaked in 1908, when 190 babies were given the name. It has largely dropped out of use.
Is Felicien a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Felicien currently ranks #1,265 in France. It has largely dropped out of use. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.