Given name & surname
Felix
“lucky”·“one who is happy and prosper- OuS”
Felix is used as a given name and a surname. Interpretations include “lucky” and “one who is happy and prosper- OuS” (Latin). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Original GreekΦηλιξ
Meaning & origin
What it means
Interpretations include “lucky” and “one who is happy and prosper- OuS” (Latin). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Latin.
How it developed
In Cebuano usage, Felix developed from the Spanish form Félix.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1880. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
In the Bible
In the Bible, the name Felix appears in Acts 24:22, Acts 9:2, John 14:6 and 5 other passages.
- Acts 24:22
- Acts 9:2
- John 14:6
- Isaiah 26:7-8
- Matthew 3:3
- Acts 24:24
- Acts 24:14
- Acts 24:27
From biblical name research
Felix through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 84,180
- 83,508 boys · 672 girls
- Most popular year
- 2024
- 2,100 babies
- 2025
- 2,074
- #175 for boys · #9,667 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +24%
- Rising
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 2,064 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 175 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 24.2% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. It also appeared in 10 birth records for girls in 2025. In 2025, California had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (377). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 80,554 as a first name in 2020; 40,449 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Felix’s family of names
In Czech usage, Felix has a diminutive in Felíček. Felix has a feminine form in Felicia. Felix has a related form in Feliciano.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Felix has relatives in 14 languages. Lines run from its Latin roots to each of them.
17 related names in 14 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 14
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 3
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 21
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
See also 3
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
People named Felix
- PewDiePieSwedish YouTuber (born 1989)
- Felix BlochSwiss physicist (1905-1983)
- Felix DzerzhinskyBolshevik revolutionary and founder of the first Soviet secret police organs (1877-1926)
- Pope Felix IVPope and bishop of Rome from 526 to 530
- Pope Felix IPope and bishop of Rome from 269 to 274300–274
- Pope Felix IIIpope (483-492)440–492
- Felix KleinGerman mathematician, author of the Erlangen Program (1849-1925)
- Felix BaumgartnerAustrian skydiver, daredevil and BASE jumper (1969–2025)
- Felix SaltenAustro-Hungarian author and critic in Vienna (1869–1945)
Characters named Felix: Felix Leiter (ficional character in James Bond novels and films), Felix Gaeta (Battlestar Galactica (2004)).
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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