Felix
Boy name · #175 in 2025 · Well-known
In 2025, 2,064 baby boys were named Felix, placing it at #175 in the official national rankings. A decade ago it stood at #264, so the name has been rising over the past ten years. Roughly one in every 872 boys born in 2025 was named Felix.
Babies named Felix per year. Source: SSA.
The 145-year story
Felix first appears in the Social Security records in 1880, when 92 boys received the name. Its all-time peak is essentially right now: 2024, with 2,090 babies and a rank of #179. Names at their peak can keep climbing — or be one trend cycle from the long slide that eventually hits most popular names. Following the curve matters more than today's snapshot: a name's position on its rise-peak-decline arc is the best predictor of how common it will feel in a kindergarten class five years from now.
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Uniqueness: will there be another Felix in class?
On our rarity read — which blends how common Felix is today with its five-year momentum — the name reads as "well-known". A low score means broad familiarity: teachers will spell it right, and your child may share it with a classmate. For many families that's a feature, not a bug.
Where Felix is most common
Geography matters for names, and Felix is no exception. Adjusted for how many boys are born in each state, Felix is most common in DC (5.1 per 1,000), ME (3.4 per 1,000), MT (3.2 per 1,000), MN (2.7 per 1,000), WA (2.7 per 1,000) — against a national average of about 1.4 per 1,000 boys. These are per-capita rates, so they show where Felix is a genuine regional favorite rather than just where the most babies are born.
Names like Felix
Statistically, parents drawn to Felix tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Emilio, Rory, Ellis, Cyrus, and Elliot.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Felix | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2,064 | #175 |
| 2024 | 2,090 | #179 |
| 2023 | 1,899 | #193 |
| 2022 | 1,974 | #193 |
| 2021 | 1,959 | #194 |
| 2020 | 1,668 | #225 |
| 2019 | 1,693 | #222 |
| 2018 | 1,657 | #228 |
| 2017 | 1,513 | #246 |
| 2016 | 1,511 | #247 |
| 2015 | 1,377 | #264 |
| 2014 | 1,379 | #267 |
| 2013 | 1,180 | #297 |
| 2012 | 1,039 | #315 |
| 2011 | 1,035 | #310 |
| 2010 | 951 | #329 |
| 2009 | 927 | #339 |
| 2008 | 890 | #353 |
| 2007 | 810 | #379 |
| 2006 | 760 | #395 |
| 2005 | 770 | #374 |
| 2004 | 691 | #392 |
| 2003 | 691 | #376 |
| 2002 | 661 | #394 |
| 2001 | 684 | #380 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Felix a popular boy name?
Felix ranked #175 among boys in 2025 with 2,064 babies given the name — inside the top 500: established but not ubiquitous. Ten years earlier it ranked #264.
When was the name Felix most popular?
Felix peaked in 2024, when 2,090 American boys received the name (ranked #179 that year). That peak is current — the name is at or near its all-time high right now.
How rare is the name Felix?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 872 newborn American boys was named Felix. On our rarity scale (rarity blended with momentum) we classify it as "well-known".
Data source: U.S. Social Security Administration name statistics, 1880–2025, national and state files. Counts reflect Social Security card applications; names with fewer than 5 occurrences in a state-year are suppressed by the SSA.