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Velicia
How to Pronounce Velicia
Pronounced vuh-LEE-shuh /vəˈliːʃə/Medium
Meaning: Velicia mirrors Felicia, the Latin name from felix meaning lucky or happy, with the opening F swapped for a V; it carries that same sense of good fortune through its parent.Low
Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data
U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.
SSA data updated May 2026. How we source & verify this data.
History & Origin
Velicia never stood far from its parent. Felicia gained ground through the nineteen-sixties and seventies, and this V-spelling shadowed it, reaching a slim high around 1971.
It was never common, given to only a couple dozen girls a year at most, and it faded near the turn of the century. A girl named Velicia at that peak would be in her mid fifties today. The spelling reads as a fresh take on Felicia rather than a separate name.
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Frequently Asked
What does the name Velicia mean?
It appears to be a variant of Felicia, from the Latin felix meaning lucky or happy.
How do you pronounce Velicia?
It is said vuh-LEE-shuh /vəˈliːʃə/, three syllables with the stress in the middle.
Is Velicia a boy or girl name?
Velicia is recorded as a girl's name, shadowing Felicia.
How popular is Velicia?
It has always been very rare, given to only a couple dozen girls a year at its brief peak in the early nineteen-seventies.