Felix

Where Felix comes from

From Latin Fēlīx (literally “happy, lucky”).
— Wiktionary's entry for Felix
  • Latin
  • 2 syllables
Along the way
  1. 1809
    Felix Mendelssohn born
    German composer, pianist, organist and conductor of Jewish descent
  2. 1880
    First SSA year
    Already #147 among boys — 92 babies in the first year on record.
  3. 1884
    Peak, #137
    102 babies named Felix — more than any year before or since.
  4. 1905
    Felix Bloch born
    Swiss physicist
In the dictionary
  • A male given name from Latin.
Namesakes
  • Felix Mendelssohn · German composer, pianist, organist and conductor of Jewish descent, 1809–1847
  • Felix Bloch · Swiss physicist, 1905–1983
  • Felix IV · Pope and bishop of Rome from 526 to 530, died 530
  • Felix I · Pope and bishop of Rome from 269 to 274, 300–274
  • Felix III · pope, 440–492

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.