Meaning & origin
A reliable meaning for Phelix isn’t established in our sources yet. Rather than guess, we show what is recorded: how the name is used, how often, and the names it’s connected to.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1924. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Phelix through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 221
- 221 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2017
- 19 babies
- 2025
- 10
- #8,077 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −16%
- Easing
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 10 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 8,077 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 16.4% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 19 in 2017. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 219 as a first name in 2020; 180 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.
Phelix’s family of names
Phelix may belong to the same name family as PHELIXX. This is a tentative spelling connection.
The ring: across languages.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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