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Why has Felicity become trendy?

83 replies

Livingintheunknown · 07/08/2026 18:00

I love the name Felicity but have noticed that it's become trendy. It used to be an unusual name but experienced a (seemingly random) sudden rise in popularity. It's quite literally everywhere now. Why is this? Did some celebrity or 'influencer' name their child Felicity? Has there been a character called Felicity? I've had to take it off the list. I just can't do trendy names as they always date terribly. By trendy, I'm referring to names that experience a sudden rise in usage, usually due to a cultural phenomenon, when they were once uncommon.

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DrusillasDoll · 07/08/2026 18:14

I have a Felicity, she's a teenager and the only one l've met - I'm also a midwife, so meet lots and lots of babies but I've not come across it!

itsgettingweird · 07/08/2026 18:13

I don't know about trendy. Just makes top 150 names.

I really like it.

The only time I can’t think I’ve heard it used lately is in Malory towers.

Maybe those people who are having babies now were the right age to watch it when the series was released?!

Shloopie · 07/08/2026 18:13

Quite literally everywhere? The stats say otherwise.

Such a twee, pony club name.

Eifla2o18 · 07/08/2026 18:11

My best friend is called Felicity. We are 47. She was named after FK.

AustenitesUnite · 07/08/2026 18:10

Well, according to BabyCentre UK, it's 141 in the list of names currently. I wouldn't regard that as trendy

I don't know any

Whycantyou · 07/08/2026 18:09

Hatty65 · 07/08/2026 18:01

I don't know a single Felicity (apart from Kendall)

Who says it's trendy?

To be fair, I often see people considering Felicity and asking about it on MN. That might be an indication that it already is or is becoming.

misstwaoyu · 07/08/2026 18:05

It’s not in the top 100 UK baby names, it’s not even in the top 400 in the USA. It’s not trendy in any sense of the word.

Hatty65 · 07/08/2026 18:01

I don't know a single Felicity (apart from Kendall)

Who says it's trendy?