About the name Felix
Felix is a boy name with Latin roots, meaning “Lucky, happy”.
It has a vintage feel. In 2025, Felix ranked #175 for boys in the US, with 2,064 babies given the name. Its peak year since 1940 was 2024. Since 2000, 99% of US babies named Felix were boys.
Etymology
From Latin, meaning literally “happy, lucky”.
Name meaning adapted from Wiktionary (“Felix”) by Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- US rank 2025
- #175
- In 2015
- #264
- Babies in 2025
- 2,064
Popularity of Felix, 1940–2025
Latest SSA data: 2025.
Popularity data: U.S. Social Security Administration national baby names (public domain; names given to at least 5 babies of one sex per year).
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