Felix

#9,457 for girls in 2025, 10 births · #175 for boys in 2025, 2,064 births
Given to boys 99.2% of the time

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Peak · boys
1884 · 102 births
Debut · boys
92 births
In top 100 · boys
never
of 146 years
Total births · boys
83,508
since 1880

Felix over time

boys

Rank among boys' names. Felix has never cracked the top 100 here.

#1#10#100rank188019001920194019601980200020201968peak #137, 1884boys
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

Show data table
Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#9,45710#1752,064
2024#9,55610#1792,090
2023#12,1977#1931,899
2022#10,3839#1931,974
2021#7,63014#1941,959
2020#9,54610#2251,668
2019#7,02516#2221,693
2018#8,14613#2281,657
2017#7,84014#2461,513
2016#11,7818#2471,511
2015#6,97717#2641,377
2014#16,5135#2671,379
2013#8,58013#2971,180
2012#7,80415#3151,039
2011#16,7645#3101,035
2010—#329951
2009—#339927
2008—#353890
2007—#379810
2006#17,1685#395760
2005#13,0107#374770
2004—#392691
2003#8,50512#376691
2002#13,5956#394661
2001#8,75811#380684
2000—#376696
1999#9,4799#388664
1998#9,2609#388637
1997#13,7245#375646
1996#10,5677#380612
1995#13,3865#382622
1994#13,4305#390596
1993#9,5598#380607
1992#6,31414#346691
1991#11,5096#387585
1990—#368634
1989#12,3625#366611
1988—#359570
1987#7,9878#352551
1986#8,5237#376490
1985—#378479
1984#10,4225#364491
1983#6,7059#360492
1982—#351527
1981#5,25413#334555
1980—#341540
1979#6,18910#337541
1978—#332528
1977#6,8928#336534
1976#9,2845#336512
1975#5,9849#328538
1974#6,2588#327537
1973—#315558
1972#5,10910#336527
1971#6,0068#314601
1970#7,9955#308639
1969—#325571
1968#5,1478#319568
1967#6,8045#339488
1966#5,2737#326526
1965—#311593
1964#6,7675#331566
1963#4,5399#319614
1962#5,8606#325582
1961—#323586
1960#4,7738#306655
1959#5,0317#308631
1958#6,1035#303624
1957#3,69611#296648
1956#5,9525#306591
1955#5,8285#308557
1954—#305565
1953#5,0406#296569
1952#5,5635#309539
1951#4,3857#298537
1950—#304498
1949—#302502
1948#4,2057#315457
1947#5,2955#312491
1946—#307448
1945#3,3888#297405
1944—#288422
1943—#301417
1942—#305401
1941#3,9546#297382
1940#2,9639#283390
1939—#275398
1938#3,4507#279393
1937#3,4347#273397
1936#2,8579#270395
1935#4,2045#274389
1934#3,8026#274387
1933#3,1098#261407
1932#4,4115#258438
1931#2,9729#241480
1930#3,6587#243515
1929#4,0536#248498
1928#2,28415#263468
1927#2,55213#234563
1926#3,8737#236559
1925—#217621
1924#5,0615#208662
1923#3,12510#206638
1922#3,6558#202656
1921#3,16410#206667
1920#3,5988#199668
1919—#180725
1918—#178746
1917#3,3448#185660
1916—#173692
1915—#189583
1914—#172526
1913—#186362
1912—#192300
1911—#179173
1910—#176161
1909—#165148
1908—#182118
1907—#188112
1906—#168112
1905—#169115
1904—#175103
1903—#17593
1902—#154114
1901—#20270
1900—#170123
1899—#16493
1898—#162103
1897—#15997
1896—#19683
1895—#141109
1894—#19078
1893—#16886
1892—#16396
1891—#15286
1890—#18672
1889—#16083
1888—#148101
1887—#15182
1886—#15392
1885—#16680
1884—#137102
1883—#17868
1882—#15191
1881—#16872
1880—#14792
First appearance
1880

In the first year the SSA published name data, Felix was already there! It came in at #147, and was given to 92 baby boys.


Quietest stretch: 1880–1894, when fewer than 110 boys a year got the name.

Where Felix is popular in 1968

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Felix, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 boys named Felix, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Felix, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Felix, so not publishedNHWashington: fewer than 5 boys named Felix, so not publishedWAIdaho: fewer than 5 boys named Felix, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Felix, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Felix, so not publishedNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 boys named Felix, so not publishedMNIllinois: #315 for boys · 29 births · 1 in 3,148 boysILWisconsin: fewer than 5 boys named Felix, so not publishedWIMichigan: #487 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 9,525 boysMINew York: #151 for boys · 147 births · 1 in 1,005 boysNYMassachusetts: #246 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 4,559 boysMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Felix, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 boys named Felix, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Felix, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Felix, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Felix, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 boys named Felix, so not publishedIAIndiana: fewer than 5 boys named Felix, so not publishedINOhio: #612 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 18,057 boysOHPennsylvania: #345 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 6,040 boysPANew Jersey: #172 for boys · 36 births · 1 in 1,462 boysNJConnecticut: #249 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 3,207 boysCTCalifornia: #306 for boys · 66 births · 1 in 2,534 boysCAUtah: fewer than 5 boys named Felix, so not publishedUTColorado: #323 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 2,968 boysCONebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Felix, so not publishedNEMissouri: fewer than 5 boys named Felix, so not publishedMOKentucky: fewer than 5 boys named Felix, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Felix, so not publishedWVVirginia: fewer than 5 boys named Felix, so not publishedVAMaryland: #365 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 5,547 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Felix, so not publishedDEArizona: #223 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 1,206 boysAZNew Mexico: #194 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 880 boysNMKansas: fewer than 5 boys named Felix, so not publishedKSArkansas: #289 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 2,488 boysARTennessee: fewer than 5 boys named Felix, so not publishedTNNorth Carolina: #521 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 8,684 boysNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Felix, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Felix, so not publishedDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 boys named Felix, so not publishedOKLouisiana: #305 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 2,149 boysLAMississippi: #314 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 2,519 boysMSAlabama: #351 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 3,623 boysALGeorgia: #315 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 2,729 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Felix, so not publishedHITexas: #199 for boys · 99 births · 1 in 1,034 boysTXFlorida: #299 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 2,498 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. New York#151 · 1 in 1,005
  2. New Jersey#172 · 1 in 1,462
  3. New Mexico#194 · 1 in 880
  4. Texas#199 · 1 in 1,034
  5. Arizona#223 · 1 in 1,206

Best ever in a state: #24 in New Mexico, 1913.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
New York#1511471 in 1,005
New Jersey#172361 in 1,462
New Mexico#194101 in 880
Texas#199991 in 1,034
Arizona#223121 in 1,206
Massachusetts#246101 in 4,559
Connecticut#24971 in 3,207
Arkansas#28961 in 2,488
Florida#299191 in 2,498
Louisiana#305161 in 2,149
California#306661 in 2,534
Mississippi#31481 in 2,519
Georgia#315151 in 2,729
Illinois#315291 in 3,148
Colorado#32361 in 2,968
Pennsylvania#345151 in 6,040
Alabama#35181 in 3,623
Maryland#36551 in 5,547
Michigan#48781 in 9,525
North Carolina#52151 in 8,684
Ohio#61251 in 18,057
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Felix
Momentum · boys
Rising
  • 4 spots since 2024 (#179 → #175)
  • 50 spots since 2020 (#225 → #175)
  • 89 spots since 2015 (#264 → #175)
  • Biggest jump: 49 spots in 1895 (#190 → #141)
  • Biggest drop: 55 spots in 1896 (#141 → #196)
Rise & fade · boys
4 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1880
  • Peaked 1884 at #137 (102 births)
  • Not yet halved from its peak
Top of the charts · boys
Top 1,000 for 146 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 146 yrs · run 1880–2025
Share of babies · boys
1 in 824
  • Highest: 1 in 824 boys born in 2024 were named Felix (0.12%)
  • Latest: 1 in 828 boys born in 2025 (0.12%)
  • Its best rank, #137 in 1884, was only 1 in 1,122 (0.09%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
Era · boys
The 2010s
  • 16.0% of all boys named Felix (13,335) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s863#137 (1884)#156
1890s903#141 (1895)#168
1900s1,108#154 (1902)#175
1910s4,928#172 (1914)#181
1920s6,000#199 (1920)#222
1930s4,199#241 (1931)#265
1940s4,315#283 (1940)#301
1950s5,759#296 (1957)#303
1960s5,749#306 (1960)#322
1970s5,515#308 (1970)#327
1980s5,306#334 (1981)#358
1990s6,294#346 (1992)#378
2000s7,580#339 (2009)#376
2010s13,335#222 (2019)#273
2020s11,654#175 (2025)#193

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Felix in 1968

girls
#5,147
8 births · 1 in 205,049 girls
boys
#319
568 births · 1 in 3,060 boys

Top girls' names in 1968

  1. #1Lisa49,534
  2. #2Michelle33,223
  3. #3Kimberly31,906
  4. #4Jennifer26,853
  5. #5Melissa21,733
  6. #6Mary21,727
  7. #7Angela20,670
  8. #8Tammy20,058
  9. #9Karen19,560
  10. #10Susan19,503
  11. #5,147Felix8

Top boys' names in 1968

  1. #1Michael81,968
  2. #2David63,679
  3. #3John60,903
  4. #4James60,665
  5. #5Robert58,174
  6. #6William36,927
  7. #7Mark35,401
  8. #8Richard32,976
  9. #9Christopher31,468
  10. #10Brian29,922
  11. #319Felix568
More about 1968

girls

1,640,389 girls got a published name in 1968; 1 in 205,049 of them was named Felix, which outranked 37.2% of the 8,198 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.1% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Felix
  1. #4,779Yana9
  2. #4,779Yavonne9
  3. #4,779Yevonne9
  4. #5,147Felix8
  5. #5,147Adra8
  6. #5,147Adrean8
  7. #5,147Adrienna8
  8. #5,642Adair7
  9. #5,642Adine7
  10. #5,642Agripina7

Tied with 494 names at #5,147; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1967
Risers
  1. ↑ 3,132Coretta#3,656 → #524
  2. ↑ 1,257Tamika#1,980 → #723
  3. ↑ 1,150Tamiko#1,702 → #552
  4. ↑ 607Chantel#1,348 → #741
  5. ↑ 490Chantal#1,441 → #951
Fallers
  1. ↓ 602Wende#857 → #1,459
  2. ↓ 545Zina#959 → #1,504
  3. ↓ 341Evonne#970 → #1,311
  4. ↓ 294Portia#902 → #1,196
  5. ↓ 285Mariann#973 → #1,258

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

1,737,974 boys got a published name in 1968; 1 in 3,060 of them was named Felix, which outranked 93.3% of the 4,746 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 28.3% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Felix
  1. #316Grant573
  2. #317Sidney572
  3. #318Loren570
  4. #319Felix568
  5. #319Sam568
  6. #321Cecil564
  7. #322Scot555
  8. #322Toby555

Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1967
Risers
  1. ↑ 649Dustin#1,018 → #369
  2. ↑ 567Damion#1,411 → #844
  3. ↑ 490Korey#1,388 → #898
  4. ↑ 434Darby#1,364 → #930
  5. ↑ 393Jamal#1,181 → #788
Fallers
  1. ↓ 926Illya#968 → #1,894
  2. ↓ 357Maury#925 → #1,282
  3. ↓ 298Cedrick#885 → #1,183
  4. ↓ 290Dell#875 → #1,165
  5. ↓ 257Faron#843 → #1,100

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1968 →