Baby name meaning

Felix

Lucky, successful · Latin origin

Meaning & origin

Felix is a male name of Latin origin, meaning “Lucky, successful”.

How popular is Felix?

In England & Wales, Felix ranked #62 among boys' names in 2024, with 810 babies given the name — up from #98 in 2014. That is its best showing in the England & Wales series, which begins in 1996.

In the United States, Felix was the #225 boys' name in the 2020 data, after peaking at #148 in 1880.

The two territories disagree about Felix: #62 in England & Wales against #225 in the US — a markedly more British choice.

Felix — popularity rank over timePopularity rank of the boys' name Felix over time, lower rank number = more popular. England and Wales annual rank 1996 to 2024. United States rank sampled one year per decade, 1950 to 2020.#1#10#100#1,00019501960197019801990200020102024US 1950: #304US 1960: #306US 1970: #308US 1980: #341US 1990: #368US 2000: #377US 2010: #329US 2020: #225England & Wales 2024: #62United StatesEngland & Wales
Felix’s popularity rank over time — England & Wales annual rank (solid) and United States rank sampled once per decade (dashed), #1 at the top. Log scale: each gridline is 10× the rank above it.
Felix in England & Wales: rank and births in sampled years, plus its peak year. Source: ONS ‘Baby names in England and Wales’.
YearE&W rankBirths
1996#210149
2000#145255
2005#143354
2010#122511
2015#95680
2020#77749
2024#62810

Famous Felixs

Names that go well with Felix

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More on Felix

Latin, crisp and cheerfully optimistic, Felix hands your child a bit of good fortune on day one.

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