Is Felix a boy or girl name?
Felix is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 10 girls and 2,081 boys were named Felix, so 0.5% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0.8% of the 82,090 US babies named Felix were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #177
- Girl rank, 2024
- #9,752
- Babies named Felix since 1880
- 82,090
- Most popular year
- 2024
- 2,091 babies
Boys and girls named Felix, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 863 | 0 | 0% |
| 1890s | 903 | 0 | 0% |
| 1900s | 1,108 | 0 | 0% |
| 1910s | 4,928 | 8 | 0.2% |
| 1920s | 6,000 | 82 | 1.3% |
| 1930s | 4,199 | 63 | 1.5% |
| 1940s | 4,315 | 35 | 0.8% |
| 1950s | 5,759 | 51 | 0.9% |
| 1960s | 5,749 | 48 | 0.8% |
| 1970s | 5,516 | 63 | 1.1% |
| 1980s | 5,307 | 47 | 0.9% |
| 1990s | 6,294 | 68 | 1.1% |
| 2000s | 7,578 | 41 | 0.5% |
| 2010s | 13,331 | 106 | 0.8% |
| 2020s | 9,578 | 50 | 0.5% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2,081 | #177 | 10 | #9,752 |
| 2023 | 1,897 | #192 | 7 | #12,556 |
| 2022 | 1,974 | #193 | 9 | #10,636 |
| 2021 | 1,958 | #194 | 14 | #7,749 |
| 2020 | 1,668 | #225 | 10 | #9,786 |
| 2019 | 1,692 | #222 | 16 | #7,131 |
| 2018 | 1,654 | #228 | 13 | #8,292 |
| 2017 | 1,513 | #246 | 14 | #7,986 |
| 2016 | 1,511 | #247 | 8 | #12,133 |
| 2015 | 1,377 | #263 | 17 | #7,079 |
| 2014 | 1,379 | #266 | 5 | #17,400 |
| 2013 | 1,180 | #297 | 13 | #8,737 |
| 2012 | 1,039 | #315 | 15 | #7,957 |
| 2011 | 1,035 | #310 | 5 | #17,663 |
| 2010 | 951 | #329 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 927 | #339 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 890 | #353 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 810 | #379 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 760 | #395 | 5 | #18,047 |
| 2005 | 769 | #375 | 7 | #13,470 |
| 2004 | 691 | #392 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 690 | #376 | 12 | #8,687 |
| 2002 | 661 | #394 | 6 | #14,169 |
| 2001 | 684 | #380 | 11 | #8,958 |
| 2000 | 696 | #377 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 664 | #388 | 9 | #9,764 |
| 1998 | 637 | #388 | 9 | #9,541 |
| 1997 | 646 | #375 | 5 | #14,479 |
| 1996 | 612 | #380 | 7 | #10,953 |
| 1995 | 622 | #382 | 5 | #14,161 |
| 1994 | 596 | #390 | 5 | #14,154 |
| 1993 | 607 | #380 | 8 | #9,876 |
| 1992 | 691 | #346 | 14 | #6,415 |
| 1991 | 585 | #387 | 6 | #11,988 |
| 1990 | 634 | #368 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 611 | #366 | 5 | #13,035 |
| 1988 | 570 | #359 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 552 | #352 | 8 | #8,238 |
| 1986 | 489 | #376 | 7 | #8,838 |
| 1985 | 479 | #378 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 491 | #364 | 5 | #10,936 |
| 1983 | 493 | #360 | 9 | #6,888 |
| 1982 | 527 | #351 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 555 | #334 | 13 | #5,352 |
| 1980 | 540 | #341 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 541 | #337 | 10 | #6,338 |
| 1978 | 528 | #333 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 533 | #336 | 8 | #7,080 |
| 1976 | 512 | #336 | 5 | #9,749 |
| 1975 | 538 | #328 | 9 | #6,117 |
| 1974 | 538 | #327 | 8 | #6,424 |
| 1973 | 559 | #315 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 526 | #336 | 10 | #5,210 |
| 1971 | 602 | #313 | 8 | #6,187 |
| 1970 | 639 | #308 | 5 | #8,390 |
| 1969 | 571 | #325 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 569 | #319 | 8 | #5,287 |
| 1967 | 487 | #339 | 5 | #7,105 |
| 1966 | 526 | #327 | 7 | #5,439 |
| 1965 | 593 | #311 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 566 | #331 | 5 | #7,083 |
| 1963 | 613 | #319 | 9 | #4,648 |
| 1962 | 582 | #325 | 6 | #6,091 |
| 1961 | 588 | #323 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 654 | #306 | 8 | #4,900 |
| 1959 | 631 | #308 | 7 | #5,204 |
| 1958 | 624 | #303 | 5 | #6,387 |
| 1957 | 648 | #296 | 11 | #3,770 |
| 1956 | 591 | #307 | 5 | #6,255 |
| 1955 | 557 | #308 | 5 | #6,138 |
| 1954 | 565 | #305 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 569 | #296 | 6 | #5,242 |
| 1952 | 539 | #309 | 5 | #5,838 |
| 1951 | 537 | #298 | 7 | #4,514 |
| 1950 | 498 | #304 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 502 | #302 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 458 | #315 | 7 | #4,322 |
| 1947 | 490 | #312 | 5 | #5,572 |
| 1946 | 448 | #308 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 405 | #297 | 8 | #3,479 |
| 1944 | 422 | #288 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 417 | #301 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 401 | #306 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 382 | #297 | 6 | #4,116 |
| 1940 | 390 | #283 | 9 | #3,042 |
| 1939 | 398 | #275 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 393 | #279 | 7 | #3,604 |
| 1937 | 397 | #273 | 7 | #3,564 |
| 1936 | 395 | #270 | 9 | #2,941 |
| 1935 | 389 | #274 | 5 | #4,437 |
| 1934 | 387 | #274 | 6 | #3,979 |
| 1933 | 407 | #262 | 8 | #3,216 |
| 1932 | 438 | #258 | 5 | #4,647 |
| 1931 | 480 | #241 | 9 | #3,057 |
| 1930 | 515 | #244 | 7 | #3,794 |
| 1929 | 498 | #249 | 6 | #4,245 |
| 1928 | 468 | #263 | 15 | #2,318 |
| 1927 | 563 | #234 | 13 | #2,604 |
| 1926 | 559 | #236 | 7 | #4,019 |
| 1925 | 621 | #217 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 662 | #208 | 5 | #5,360 |
| 1923 | 638 | #206 | 10 | #3,207 |
| 1922 | 656 | #202 | 8 | #3,784 |
| 1921 | 667 | #206 | 10 | #3,243 |
| 1920 | 668 | #200 | 8 | #3,732 |
| 1919 | 725 | #180 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 746 | #178 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 660 | #185 | 8 | #3,465 |
| 1916 | 692 | #174 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 583 | #189 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 526 | #172 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 362 | #186 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 300 | #193 | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 173 | #179 | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 161 | #176 | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 148 | #165 | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 118 | #182 | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 112 | #188 | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 112 | #168 | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 115 | #169 | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 103 | #176 | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 93 | #176 | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 114 | #154 | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 70 | #202 | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 123 | #170 | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 93 | #164 | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 103 | #162 | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 97 | #160 | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 83 | #196 | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 109 | #141 | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 78 | #190 | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 86 | #168 | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 96 | #163 | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 86 | #152 | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 72 | #187 | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 83 | #161 | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 101 | #149 | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 82 | #152 | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 92 | #153 | 0 | – |
| 1885 | 80 | #166 | 0 | – |
| 1884 | 102 | #137 | 0 | – |
| 1883 | 68 | #178 | 0 | – |
| 1882 | 91 | #152 | 0 | – |
| 1881 | 72 | #169 | 0 | – |
| 1880 | 92 | #148 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Felix reached #137 in 1884. As a girl name, it reached #2,318 in 1928. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2020s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Felix
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.