Felix
A boys’ name of Latin origin, meaning happy; fortunate.
Babies a year
811
England and Wales, 2025
Rarity
Common
among names in use
US popularity
#175
up from #177
UK popularity
#59
811 babies · up from #62
How Felix has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #263 |
| 2016 | #248 |
| 2017 | #246 |
| 2018 | #229 |
| 2019 | #222 |
| 2020 | #225 |
| 2021 | #194 |
| 2022 | #192 |
| 2023 | #192 |
| 2024 | #177 |
| 2025 | #175 |
In 2025, 811 babies in England and Wales were named Felix. In the US, 1,511 were, though that figure is from 2017 — the most recent full year we hold.
Looking further back: between 1880 and 2008, Felix was most common in 1895, when it went to 0.09% of American babies of that sex. Squarely vintage-revival territory.
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