Felix
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Meaning
happy, fortunate
Famously borne by Felix Baumgartner, who broke the sound barrier falling from the stratosphere.
The story
Felix is a small Latin wish: happy, fortunate. Romans used the word as a name and title, Christians carried it through saints and popes, and many languages kept it recognizable without sanding away its ending. Its good luck has also worn whiskers. Felix the Cat appeared on film in 1919 and became one of animation's earliest stars, turning the old Roman word into a black grin and a bottomless bag of tricks. The cartoon never made the name childish; it simply added mischief to the blessing. Catholic, Latino, German, and Jewish families have all found room for Felix, which helps explain why it can sound at home in several places at once. The American record supplies only a supporting detail: it has never disappeared since national counts began. That steadiness suits the name. Felix does not need to shout its promise or chase a fashion. It walks in already carrying happiness, then leaves the bearer to decide what fortunate will look like.
How popular is Felix around the world?
In the United States, 11,714 babies were named Felix between 2020 and 2025. In Austria, 550 boys named Felix were born in 2025, the 6th most common name among boys that year, spellings that differ only by special characters counted together.
Felix is on the official records of the United States, Austria, Norway, Canada, New Zealand, England and Wales, South Australia, Spain, Scotland, New South Wales, Argentina, Ireland, Puerto Rico, Chile, Mexico City, Poland, Brazil, Montevideo and France.
Felix crosses languages: it is in the latest top 300 of an English-speaking birth record and of a Spanish-speaking one. The full list: English and Spanish
United States
1 in 1,900
In the United States, 11,714 babies were named Felix between 2020 and 2025.
Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Felix peaked in the 2020s.
Births with a Social Security record. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration
Austria
1 in 140
In Austria, 550 boys named Felix were born in 2025, the 6th most common name among boys that year, spellings that differ only by special characters counted together.
share of that year’s births on record
Live births in Austria by year of birth, 1984–2025, from Statistik Austria’s first-name statistics; spellings that differ only by special characters are counted together (umlauts stay apart), every name down to a single birth is published, and the count covers babies with Austrian citizenship only until 2009, every baby from 2010, and from 2015 also births abroad to mothers living in Austria. Shares divide by Statistik Austria’s count of live births from 2010, and before that by the file’s own total for the year. Source: Statistik Austria - data.statistik.gv.at (OGDEXT_VORNAMEN_1, updated 2026-07-09)
Norway
1 in 160register 2026
In Norway, 174 boys were given the name Felix in 2025.
share of the boys on the register for that year, SSB’s own figure
People who have or have had a Norwegian ID number, emigrants left out, from Statistics Norway’s name statistics (release of January 2026): by year of birth for 1945–2020 (everyone born that year who was ever registered in Norway, including people who registered later and people who have since died) and by year of naming from 2021; only first names carried by 200 or more living people are listed, counts under 4 are withheld, and SSB merges spellings that differ only by letters outside the Norwegian alphabet. The shares are SSB’s own, of the people of that sex and year in that count; the 2025 figure counts the children named that year, and no year is a count of births. Source: Statistics Norway (SSB), table 10467 (updated 2026-01-28)
Canada
1 in 550
In Canada, 660 boys named Felix were born in 2024, the 29th most common name among boys that year.
share of that year’s name registrations
First given names from provincial and territorial vital statistics across Canada; any name-sex-year under 5 is excluded at source, and small Quebec counts carry a randomized adjustment made at source. Shares divide by Statistics Canada’s count of live births for the year; the 2024 count is preliminary. Source: Statistics Canada, first names at birth (table 17-10-0147-01)
New Zealand
1 in 660
In New Zealand, 88 boys named Felix were registered in 2025.
share of that year’s name registrations
First given names from New Zealand birth registrations, grouped by registration year; any name under 10 in a year is excluded at source. Shares divide by Stats NZ’s count of births registered to mothers living in New Zealand, under 1% below the registry’s own count. Source: Department of Internal Affairs (New Zealand), baby name popularity over time
England and Wales
1 in 720
In England and Wales, 811 boys named Felix were born in 2025, the 59th most common name among boys that year.
share of that year’s name registrations
Birth registrations in England and Wales (not the whole UK); exact spellings are counted separately, and any spelling under 3 in a year is withheld at source. Source: Office for National Statistics, baby names in England and Wales
South Australia
1 in 8802017
In South Australia, 21 boys were registered as Felix in 2017.
share of that year’s name registrations
Births registered in South Australia (not all of Australia) by first name and year of registration, 1944–2017, from the state’s Births, Deaths and Marriages registry, which publishes every name down to a single birth in capitals; a spelling its export repeats inside a year is counted once, and from 2018 only a top 100 is published, so the series ends at 2017. Source: Consumer and Business Services (South Australia), popular baby names
Spain
1 in 920
In Spain, 48,739 residents are named Felix, the 82nd most common name among men, with a mean age of 60 years.
Residents of Spain on 1 January 2025. Spain publishes how old a name’s living bearers are, not a birth series, so there is no year chart. Source: INE (Spain), Censo de Población anual, 1 January 2025
Scotland
1 in 1,100
In Scotland, 42 boys named Felix were registered in 2024, the 118th most common name among boys that year.
share of that year’s name registrations
Births registered in Scotland; different spellings count separately but accents are merged at source, and any spelling under 3 in total is suppressed. Source: National Records of Scotland, babies' first names
New South Wales
#60 · 2025
In New South Wales, 130 boys named Felix were registered in 2025, ranked 60th in that year’s top 100 for boys.
share of that year’s top-100 registrations
New South Wales (not all of Australia) publishes only each year’s 100 most popular names per sex, so a missing year means below that top 100, not rare. Source: NSW Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages, popular baby names
Argentina
1 in 1,300
In Argentina, 502 newborns were given the name Felix in 2024.
share of that year’s name registrations
Given-name components of births in Argentina 2012–2024; national cells are lower bounds and no sex split is published. Source: RENAPER (Argentina), Dirección Nacional de Población, given names 2012-2024
Ireland
1 in 1,400
In Ireland, 40 boys named Felix were born in 2025, the 135th most common name among boys that year.
share of that year’s name registrations
Exact registered spellings from Irish vital statistics; any name under 3 in a year is withheld at source, and accented spellings (fadas) are recorded reliably only from 2018. This registry counts each spelling separately; the figures above are for the exact spelling Felix, and accented spellings are separate names. Source: Central Statistics Office (Ireland), Irish babies' names
Puerto Rico
1 in 2,000
In Puerto Rico, 9 babies were named Felix in 2025, and 1,581 have carried the name since 1998.
share of that year’s births on record
First given name only, from Social Security records of births in Puerto Rico; any name-sex-year under 5 births is withheld at source. Shares divide by the Puerto Rico Demographic Registry’s count of births on the island; the 2025 count is provisional. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, territory name file (Puerto Rico)
Chile
1 in 2,100
In Chile, 85 boys were registered as Felix in 2021, every accent spelling counted together, most often written Félix.
share of that year’s name registrations
First-name registrations with Chile’s civil registry by year of registration, 1920–2021, counted as spelling groups (Sofía, Sofia and Sofìa are one name, shown with its most-registered spelling); the registry withholds nothing, nametree keeps the groups that reached 5 registrations in some year, and shares divide by every registration of the year. Source: Servicio de Registro Civil e Identificación (Chile) via the guaguas package, first-name registrations 1920-2021
Mexico City City
1 in 5,100
In Mexico City, there were 23 registrations of Felix in 2022.
share of that year’s registrations in the city
Civil-registry acts in Mexico City by registration year. Counts are lower bounds (names under 6 in a month and borough are removed at source) and count name-instances, not people; compound names are split, so “Maria Jose” counts under each part. 2023 (2 registrations through 3 Mar) is excluded as partial. Source: Registro Civil of Mexico City, open data portal, registered given names 2000-2023
Poland
1 in 6,500
In Poland, 38 boys named Felix were born in 2025, the 202nd most common name among boys that year.
share of that year’s name registrations
First names given to children born in Poland by year of birth, 2000–2025, from the PESEL population register (Ministry of Digital Affairs); exact spellings count separately (Łukasz and Lukasz are different names), names given fewer than 5 times in a year were left off the list through 2012 and fewer than 2 times from 2013, and the register also counts children born abroad, so its yearly sums run above Poland’s live births. Shares divide by the register’s own published total for the year, never by births. This registry counts each spelling separately; the figures above are for the exact spelling Felix, and accented spellings are separate names. Source: Ministry of Digital Affairs, PESEL register (dane.gov.pl)
Brazil
1 in 12,000
At the 2022 census, 16,740 people in Brazil were named Felix, ranked 1,192nd, with a median age of 46.
Among people named Felix living in Brazil at the 2022 census, more were born in the 1990s than in any other decade.
people alive at the 2022 census, by decade of birth
The census also counted 216 born between 2020 and August 2022, too recent a span to chart. People alive and resident in Brazil at the 2022 census, a living-population count, not births; names under 20 are withheld at source. Source: IBGE, Censo Demográfico 2022
Montevideo City
1 in 12,0002011
In Montevideo, 2 boys named Felix were born in 2011, spelling variants counted together.
share of that year’s births on record
Births in the department of Montevideo (not all of Uruguay) by first name and year of birth, 1940–2011, from the city’s civil registry, which writes names in capitals, almost always without accents; counted as spelling groups (accent and punctuation variants merged), nothing is withheld at source, and 2012 is excluded as a partial year. Source: Servicio de Registro Civil, Intendencia de Montevideo, Partidas de Registro Civil de Montevideo (Licencia de Datos Abiertos - Uruguay); 2012 dropped as partial
France
1 in 21,000
In France, about 30 boys named Felix were born in 2025, ranked 1,151st among boys that year.
share of that year’s births on record
Births in France by year of birth, from INSEE’s fichier des prénoms (1900–2025; Mayotte from 2012); exact spellings count separately (Léo and Leo are different names), any spelling under 3 in a year and sex is withheld at source, every count is rounded to the nearest 5 at source, and nametree keeps the spellings that reached 20 in some year. Shares divide by INSEE’s count of births in France from 1957, and before that by the file’s own total for the year; INSEE says the file is not complete before 1946. This registry counts each spelling separately; the figures above are for the exact spelling Felix, and accented spellings are separate names. Source: Insee, fichier des prénoms (last updated 2026-07-16)
Where Felix travels
Chinese American · a rising modern pick that sounds sharp alongside Chinese surnames
Global crossover · a top-20 name in Germany and Austria and a fast-rising vintage revival in the US
Keep exploring
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