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
- Peak · boys
- 1884 · 102 births
- Debut · boys
- 92 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 83,508since 1880
Felix over time
Rank among boys' names. Felix has never cracked the top 100 here.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #9,457 | 10 | #175 | 2,064 |
| 2024 | #9,556 | 10 | #179 | 2,090 |
| 2023 | #12,197 | 7 | #193 | 1,899 |
| 2022 | #10,383 | 9 | #193 | 1,974 |
| 2021 | #7,630 | 14 | #194 | 1,959 |
| 2020 | #9,546 | 10 | #225 | 1,668 |
| 2019 | #7,025 | 16 | #222 | 1,693 |
| 2018 | #8,146 | 13 | #228 | 1,657 |
| 2017 | #7,840 | 14 | #246 | 1,513 |
| 2016 | #11,781 | 8 | #247 | 1,511 |
| 2015 | #6,977 | 17 | #264 | 1,377 |
| 2014 | #16,513 | 5 | #267 | 1,379 |
| 2013 | #8,580 | 13 | #297 | 1,180 |
| 2012 | #7,804 | 15 | #315 | 1,039 |
| 2011 | #16,764 | 5 | #310 | 1,035 |
| 2010 | — | #329 | 951 | |
| 2009 | — | #339 | 927 | |
| 2008 | — | #353 | 890 | |
| 2007 | — | #379 | 810 | |
| 2006 | #17,168 | 5 | #395 | 760 |
| 2005 | #13,010 | 7 | #374 | 770 |
| 2004 | — | #392 | 691 | |
| 2003 | #8,505 | 12 | #376 | 691 |
| 2002 | #13,595 | 6 | #394 | 661 |
| 2001 | #8,758 | 11 | #380 | 684 |
| 2000 | — | #376 | 696 | |
| 1999 | #9,479 | 9 | #388 | 664 |
| 1998 | #9,260 | 9 | #388 | 637 |
| 1997 | #13,724 | 5 | #375 | 646 |
| 1996 | #10,567 | 7 | #380 | 612 |
| 1995 | #13,386 | 5 | #382 | 622 |
| 1994 | #13,430 | 5 | #390 | 596 |
| 1993 | #9,559 | 8 | #380 | 607 |
| 1992 | #6,314 | 14 | #346 | 691 |
| 1991 | #11,509 | 6 | #387 | 585 |
| 1990 | — | #368 | 634 | |
| 1989 | #12,362 | 5 | #366 | 611 |
| 1988 | — | #359 | 570 | |
| 1987 | #7,987 | 8 | #352 | 551 |
| 1986 | #8,523 | 7 | #376 | 490 |
| 1985 | — | #378 | 479 | |
| 1984 | #10,422 | 5 | #364 | 491 |
| 1983 | #6,705 | 9 | #360 | 492 |
| 1982 | — | #351 | 527 | |
| 1981 | #5,254 | 13 | #334 | 555 |
| 1980 | — | #341 | 540 | |
| 1979 | #6,189 | 10 | #337 | 541 |
| 1978 | — | #332 | 528 | |
| 1977 | #6,892 | 8 | #336 | 534 |
| 1976 | #9,284 | 5 | #336 | 512 |
| 1975 | #5,984 | 9 | #328 | 538 |
| 1974 | #6,258 | 8 | #327 | 537 |
| 1973 | — | #315 | 558 | |
| 1972 | #5,109 | 10 | #336 | 527 |
| 1971 | #6,006 | 8 | #314 | 601 |
| 1970 | #7,995 | 5 | #308 | 639 |
| 1969 | — | #325 | 571 | |
| 1968 | #5,147 | 8 | #319 | 568 |
| 1967 | #6,804 | 5 | #339 | 488 |
| 1966 | #5,273 | 7 | #326 | 526 |
| 1965 | — | #311 | 593 | |
| 1964 | #6,767 | 5 | #331 | 566 |
| 1963 | #4,539 | 9 | #319 | 614 |
| 1962 | #5,860 | 6 | #325 | 582 |
| 1961 | — | #323 | 586 | |
| 1960 | #4,773 | 8 | #306 | 655 |
| 1959 | #5,031 | 7 | #308 | 631 |
| 1958 | #6,103 | 5 | #303 | 624 |
| 1957 | #3,696 | 11 | #296 | 648 |
| 1956 | #5,952 | 5 | #306 | 591 |
| 1955 | #5,828 | 5 | #308 | 557 |
| 1954 | — | #305 | 565 | |
| 1953 | #5,040 | 6 | #296 | 569 |
| 1952 | #5,563 | 5 | #309 | 539 |
| 1951 | #4,385 | 7 | #298 | 537 |
| 1950 | — | #304 | 498 | |
| 1949 | — | #302 | 502 | |
| 1948 | #4,205 | 7 | #315 | 457 |
| 1947 | #5,295 | 5 | #312 | 491 |
| 1946 | — | #307 | 448 | |
| 1945 | #3,388 | 8 | #297 | 405 |
| 1944 | — | #288 | 422 | |
| 1943 | — | #301 | 417 | |
| 1942 | — | #305 | 401 | |
| 1941 | #3,954 | 6 | #297 | 382 |
| 1940 | #2,963 | 9 | #283 | 390 |
| 1939 | — | #275 | 398 | |
| 1938 | #3,450 | 7 | #279 | 393 |
| 1937 | #3,434 | 7 | #273 | 397 |
| 1936 | #2,857 | 9 | #270 | 395 |
| 1935 | #4,204 | 5 | #274 | 389 |
| 1934 | #3,802 | 6 | #274 | 387 |
| 1933 | #3,109 | 8 | #261 | 407 |
| 1932 | #4,411 | 5 | #258 | 438 |
| 1931 | #2,972 | 9 | #241 | 480 |
| 1930 | #3,658 | 7 | #243 | 515 |
| 1929 | #4,053 | 6 | #248 | 498 |
| 1928 | #2,284 | 15 | #263 | 468 |
| 1927 | #2,552 | 13 | #234 | 563 |
| 1926 | #3,873 | 7 | #236 | 559 |
| 1925 | — | #217 | 621 | |
| 1924 | #5,061 | 5 | #208 | 662 |
| 1923 | #3,125 | 10 | #206 | 638 |
| 1922 | #3,655 | 8 | #202 | 656 |
| 1921 | #3,164 | 10 | #206 | 667 |
| 1920 | #3,598 | 8 | #199 | 668 |
| 1919 | — | #180 | 725 | |
| 1918 | — | #178 | 746 | |
| 1917 | #3,344 | 8 | #185 | 660 |
| 1916 | — | #173 | 692 | |
| 1915 | — | #189 | 583 | |
| 1914 | — | #172 | 526 | |
| 1913 | — | #186 | 362 | |
| 1912 | — | #192 | 300 | |
| 1911 | — | #179 | 173 | |
| 1910 | — | #176 | 161 | |
| 1909 | — | #165 | 148 | |
| 1908 | — | #182 | 118 | |
| 1907 | — | #188 | 112 | |
| 1906 | — | #168 | 112 | |
| 1905 | — | #169 | 115 | |
| 1904 | — | #175 | 103 | |
| 1903 | — | #175 | 93 | |
| 1902 | — | #154 | 114 | |
| 1901 | — | #202 | 70 | |
| 1900 | — | #170 | 123 | |
| 1899 | — | #164 | 93 | |
| 1898 | — | #162 | 103 | |
| 1897 | — | #159 | 97 | |
| 1896 | — | #196 | 83 | |
| 1895 | — | #141 | 109 | |
| 1894 | — | #190 | 78 | |
| 1893 | — | #168 | 86 | |
| 1892 | — | #163 | 96 | |
| 1891 | — | #152 | 86 | |
| 1890 | — | #186 | 72 | |
| 1889 | — | #160 | 83 | |
| 1888 | — | #148 | 101 | |
| 1887 | — | #151 | 82 | |
| 1886 | — | #153 | 92 | |
| 1885 | — | #166 | 80 | |
| 1884 | — | #137 | 102 | |
| 1883 | — | #178 | 68 | |
| 1882 | — | #151 | 91 | |
| 1881 | — | #168 | 72 | |
| 1880 | — | #147 | 92 | |
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 2017
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- New Hampshire#127 · 1 in 430
- South Dakota#131 · 1 in 393
- District of Columbia#143 · 1 in 481
- Washington#143 · 1 in 583
- Maine#152 · 1 in 475
Best ever in a state: #24 in New Mexico, 1913.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Hampshire | #127 | 10 | 1 in 430 |
| South Dakota | #131 | 10 | 1 in 393 |
| District of Columbia | #143 | 9 | 1 in 481 |
| Washington | #143 | 61 | 1 in 583 |
| Maine | #152 | 9 | 1 in 475 |
| California | #155 | 312 | 1 in 691 |
| Minnesota | #162 | 44 | 1 in 615 |
| Wisconsin | #162 | 41 | 1 in 634 |
| Oregon | #170 | 27 | 1 in 644 |
| Rhode Island | #175 | 6 | 1 in 592 |
| Colorado | #177 | 39 | 1 in 678 |
| New Mexico | #186 | 12 | 1 in 675 |
| Michigan | #192 | 54 | 1 in 860 |
| Montana | #201 | 6 | 1 in 604 |
| Idaho | #203 | 12 | 1 in 659 |
| New York | #222 | 94 | 1 in 1,038 |
| Nevada | #232 | 15 | 1 in 874 |
| Massachusetts | #233 | 25 | 1 in 1,153 |
| Utah | #235 | 22 | 1 in 924 |
| Maryland | #237 | 25 | 1 in 1,060 |
| Ohio | #266 | 47 | 1 in 1,242 |
| Florida | #275 | 71 | 1 in 1,362 |
| Illinois | #276 | 48 | 1 in 1,290 |
| Arkansas | #277 | 12 | 1 in 1,143 |
| Connecticut | #278 | 10 | 1 in 1,405 |
| Oklahoma | #279 | 18 | 1 in 1,074 |
| Pennsylvania | #288 | 39 | 1 in 1,493 |
| Texas | #288 | 133 | 1 in 1,325 |
| Indiana | #291 | 28 | 1 in 1,230 |
| Virginia | #301 | 28 | 1 in 1,455 |
| Missouri | #305 | 22 | 1 in 1,391 |
| Georgia | #306 | 37 | 1 in 1,451 |
| North Carolina | #307 | 36 | 1 in 1,426 |
| Iowa | #312 | 12 | 1 in 1,238 |
| Kentucky | #316 | 15 | 1 in 1,442 |
| South Carolina | #337 | 13 | 1 in 1,615 |
| Arizona | #338 | 23 | 1 in 1,506 |
| New Jersey | #368 | 20 | 1 in 2,043 |
| Tennessee | #380 | 19 | 1 in 1,909 |
| Alabama | #471 | 9 | 1 in 2,541 |
| Kansas | #551 | 5 | 1 in 3,009 |
| Louisiana | #795 | 5 | 1 in 4,771 |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
| Delaware | — | — | — |
| Hawaii | — | — | — |
| Mississippi | — | — | — |
| Nebraska | — | — | — |
| North Dakota | — | — | — |
| Vermont | — | — | — |
| West Virginia | — | — | — |
| Wyoming | — | — | — |
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
- 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)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1884 at #137 (102 births)
- Not yet halved from its peak
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 146 yrs · run 1880–2025
- 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
- 16.0% of all boys named Felix (13,335) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 863 | #137 (1884) | #156 |
| 1890s | 903 | #141 (1895) | #168 |
| 1900s | 1,108 | #154 (1902) | #175 |
| 1910s | 4,928 | #172 (1914) | #181 |
| 1920s | 6,000 | #199 (1920) | #222 |
| 1930s | 4,199 | #241 (1931) | #265 |
| 1940s | 4,315 | #283 (1940) | #301 |
| 1950s | 5,759 | #296 (1957) | #303 |
| 1960s | 5,749 | #306 (1960) | #322 |
| 1970s | 5,515 | #308 (1970) | #327 |
| 1980s | 5,306 | #334 (1981) | #358 |
| 1990s | 6,294 | #346 (1992) | #378 |
| 2000s | 7,580 | #339 (2009) | #376 |
| 2010s | 13,335 | #222 (2019) | #273 |
| 2020s | 11,654 | #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 2017
Top girls' names in 2017
Top boys' names in 2017
More about 2017
girls
1,726,461 girls got a published name in 2017; 1 in 123,319 of them was named Felix, which outranked 57.5% of the 18,448 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.4% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #7,442Zoa15
- #7,442Zula15
- #7,442Zyaira15
- #7,840Felix14
- #7,840Aava14
- #7,840Aaylah14
- #7,840Abbi14
- #8,299Aala13
- #8,299Aamani13
- #8,299Aaryahi13
Tied with 458 names at #7,840; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
- ↓ 263Julianne#919 → #1,182
- ↓ 243Milania#947 → #1,190
- ↓ 240Wendy#858 → #1,098
- ↓ 238Montserrat#808 → #1,046
- ↓ 224Nathaly#930 → #1,154
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,850,956 boys got a published name in 2017; 1 in 1,223 of them was named Felix, which outranked 98.3% of the 14,262 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.0% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.