Felix Boy
How popular is Felix?
#175 boy name in 2025
2,064 baby boys were named Felix in the US in 2025, making it the 175th most popular boy name. Another 10 girls got the name (#9,454 for girls).
Felix popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #175 for boys (▲ 4 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 2,064 boys, 10 girls |
| 10-year trend | Rising (+50% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #264 in 2015, #225 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2024 (2,090 boys) |
| Highest rank | #137 in 1884 |
| First recorded | 1880 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 99% boys, 1% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 1% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Felix counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Felix family of names ranked #186 for boys in 2025 (#190 the year before), with 2,087 babies in all.
| Spelling | Boys in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Felix | 2,064 | 99% |
| Phelix | 10 | 0% |
| Feliks | 13 | 1% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Felix is most popular
Babies named Felix per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- Vermont: 5.4 per 1,000 (34 boys)
- District of Columbia: 4.4 per 1,000 (65 boys)
- Wyoming: 3.1 per 1,000 (18 boys)
- Maine: 2.9 per 1,000 (57 boys)
- Washington: 2.6 per 1,000 (427 boys)
Felix by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 863 | #137 |
| 1890s | 903 | #141 |
| 1900s | 1,108 | #154 |
| 1910s | 4,928 | #172 |
| 1920s | 6,000 | #199 |
| 1930s | 4,199 | #241 |
| 1940s | 4,315 | #283 |
| 1950s | 5,759 | #296 |
| 1960s | 5,749 | #306 |
| 1970s | 5,515 | #308 |
| 1980s | 5,306 | #334 |
| 1990s | 6,294 | #346 |
| 2000s | 7,580 | #339 |
| 2010s | 13,335 | #222 |
| 2020s | 11,654 | #175 |
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Questions
- Is Felix a boy or girl name?
- Felix is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 99% of babies named Felix were boys.
- How popular is the name Felix?
- 2,064 baby boys were named Felix in the US in 2025, making it the 175th most popular boy name. Another 10 girls got the name (#9,454 for girls).
- When was Felix most popular?
- Felix peaked in 2024, when 2,090 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #137 in 1884.
- How many people are named Felix?
- 84,180 babies have been named Felix in the US since 1880. We estimate about 60,575 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 23.
- Where is Felix most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Felix was most common in Vermont, at 5.4 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.