Felix is a boy's name of Hebrew and Biblical origin meaning “happy.” In 2024 it was given to 2,081 boys in the United States.
Felix belongs to the Biblical & Christian tradition. Its meaning — “happy” — is the sense carried by its Hebrew and Biblical roots, and it is the meaning we verified against published sources for this page.
In the United States, Felix first appears in Social Security records in 1880. It climbed to its best-ever rank of #137 in 1884, and in 2024 2,081 babies received the name — 81,428 in total since 1880. Those are the official counts, not estimates.
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Felix means “happy” in its Hebrew and Biblical roots. We check every meaning against published sources before it appears here.
Felix is a boy name. In 2024, 2,081 babies received the name in the US.
Felix comes from the Biblical & Christian tradition.
Felix first appears in US records in 1880. Its best-ever ranking was #137 in 1884, and 2,081 babies were given the name in 2024.
Felix is pronounced /ˈfiːlɪks/ (IPA).
Meaning and origin for this page were checked against this source. US popularity figures are from the Social Security Administration's public baby-names data. If you spot an error, write to [email protected] — accuracy is the whole point of this site, and corrections are made fast.
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