Felipa
A feminine name derived from the Latin word for "happy" or "fortunate".
Name Census estimates that about 831 living Americans carry the first name Felipa. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Felipa today is around 57 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Felipa births was 1919 (58 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Felipa. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
People living today
831
~ 1 in 412,460 Americans
Peak year
1919
58 babies that year
Average age
57
years old
2024 SSA rank
#13,983
Tracked since 1893
Census
Felipa in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 5,536 people with the first name Felipa, which placed it at #3,671 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#3,671
National first-name rank
People counted
5.5K
5,536 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
1.8
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Hispanic or Latino
93.4% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Felipa
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Felipa is Hispanic at 93.4%. The next largest groups are Asian/Pacific Islander (4.7%) and White (1.0%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Felipa described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Felipa at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Hispanic or Latino93.4% · 5,168
- Asian and Pacific Islander4.7% · 261
- White1.0% · 56
- Black or African American0.5% · 26
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.3% · 17
- Two or more races0.1% · 8
Popularity
Felipa: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Felipa from the 1890s through to the 2020s, spanning 14 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1920s, with 490 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 1920s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Felipa by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Felipa during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Felipas live
The SSA's state-level files cover 3 states and territories. Texas, California, New Mexico recorded the most babies named Felipa, while New Mexico, California, Texas recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 483 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Felipa
The name Felipa originated from the Latin word "felix," meaning "happy" or "fortunate." It was initially popular in ancient Rome and later spread throughout Europe during the Middle Ages.
The name Felipa is a feminine form of the masculine name Felipe, which was derived from the Greek name Philipp??s, meaning "lover of horses." The earliest known record of the name Felipa dates back to the 12th century in Spain and Portugal.
In the 13th century, Saint Felipa Mareri, an Italian nun and mystic, became one of the first notable figures to bear the name. She was renowned for her visions and spiritual writings, which influenced the Catholic Church's teachings on mysticism.
During the Renaissance period, Felipa de Vilhena was a Portuguese noblewoman and influential figure at the court of King John II. She played a crucial role in the exploration and colonization of the African coast and the establishment of Portuguese trade routes.
In the 16th century, Felipa Melfi was an Italian painter and one of the first women to be admitted to the prestigious Accademia di San Luca in Rome. Her artwork, primarily religious scenes and portraits, was highly regarded during her lifetime.
Another notable figure with the name Felipa was Felipa de Bourbon, a French princess who lived in the 17th century. She was the daughter of King Henry IV of France and was known for her patronage of the arts and support of the Catholic Church.
Felipa Camilla Dormer, an English writer and poet from the 18th century, was also a significant figure. She was part of the literary circle that included renowned authors such as Alexander Pope and Jonathan Swift.
People
Felipa + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Felipa as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with F
Other first names starting with F with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Felipa: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Felipa?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 831 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Felipa going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 412,460 US residents.
Is Felipa a common name?
We classify Felipa as "Very Rare". It ranks above 88.9% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 2,249 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Felipa most popular?
The single biggest year for Felipa was 1919, when 58 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Felipa is about 57 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Felipa in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 5,536 people with the name Felipa, or 1.83 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #3,671 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Felipa in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Felipa?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Felipa leans strongly female. 5,461 people counted with this name were female (98.7%), compared with 70 male bearers (1.3%). The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Felipa?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Felipa is Hispanic at 93.4%. The next largest groups are Asian/Pacific Islander (4.7%) and White (1.0%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Felipa most often in the Census?
Hispanic is the largest reported group for people named Felipa in the 2020 Census, accounting for 93.4% (5,168 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Felipa in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Felipa a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Felipa in the SSA data are female. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Felipa still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Felipa in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Felipa can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many people are called Felipa?
You can see how many people have the name Felipa on our sister site HowManyOfMe.org — same data roots, lighter UI.