Felix
Felix is ranked 177th among boys in 2024 (2,081 births). Its best rank was 137th, in 1884.
- Rank in 2024
- #177up 15 from 2023
- Births in 2024
- 2,0810.12% of boys
- Peak year
- 20242,081 births
- Best rank
- #137in 1884
- Since 1880
- 81,428people given the name
The story in the numbers
81,428 boys have been named Felix in the United States since 1880, according to Social Security records. The busiest single year was 2024, with 2,081 births — 0.12% of all boys recorded that year.
It has never been more used than now: its record year is 2024, within the last few years of data.
Half of everyone given the name was born by 1982, and the 2010s alone account for 16%. It has spent 145 of 145 years in the top 1,000.
Rank among boys, year by year
By decade
| Decade | boys named Felix | |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 863 | |
| 1890s | 903 | |
| 1900s | 1,108 | |
| 1910s | 4,928 | |
| 1920s | 6,000 | |
| 1930s | 4,199 | |
| 1940s | 4,315 | |
| 1950s | 5,759 | |
| 1960s | 5,749 | |
| 1970s | 5,516 | |
| 1980s | 5,307 | |
| 1990s | 6,294 | |
| 2000s | 7,578 | |
| 2010s | 13,331 | |
| 2020s | 9,578 |
In 2024, its biggest year
Felix was the 177th most given boy’s name that year. The top five boys’ names of 2024 were Liam, Noah, Oliver, Theodore and James. See all of 2024.
Names that rose and fell with Felix
Same sex, most similar popularity curve over 145 years, in five-year steps — the shape of the line, not the size.
- Solomonpeak 2016
- Houstonpeak 2021
- Judsonpeak 2023
- Bentonpeak 2016
- Fletcherpeak 2024
- Lucienpeak 2024
- Everettpeak 2021
- Marcelluspeak 2021
What this page does not tell you. The Social Security data records how many babies were given a name, not what the name means or where it comes from — so neither do we. Counts cover people with a Social Security number; names given to fewer than five babies in a year are withheld. More on the data.