Felicity is an English virtue name from the Latin felicitas and means "happiness" or "good fortune". Saint Felicity was an early Christian martyr, the name was favored by the Puritans, and in the United States it belongs to the American Girl doll Felicity and the 1998 television series of the same name. Felicity has stayed in the top 1000 all century, peaked at number 345 in 2017 and ranks number 473 in 2025.