Felix

maleLatin

Traditionally associated with the ideas of 'lucky' or 'fortunate, successful', reflecting its use as a favourable Roman cognomen.

Origin: Latin

Official popularity data is available for 7 regions, from 1964 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #31 in New Zealand in 2023. See regions.

Felix: Recorded since 1964, its highest recorded position is #31, and it was still inside the top 100 in 2025.

7registrars recorded it
181times a registrar ranked it
62years from first to last
#31highest recorded position
29groupings it qualifies for

FEE-liks/ˈfiːlɪks/

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Data Confidence

Evidence: ModerateCompleteness: SubstantialEditorial review: 2026-07-21

Confidence in the evidencebehind this name's data — never a rating of the name itself, and never affected by how well it matches your preferences. How this is assessed

Because: backed by officially or academically authoritative sources, recently verified, popularity data covers multiple regions.

Source authority

Averaged from the real per-claim source-authority assessments already computed for this name's meaning/origin/pronunciation/popularity evidence.

Independent corroboration

Averaged from the real per-claim supporting-source counts already computed for this name's evidence.

See full evidence assessment (8 dimensions, 1 not yet tracked)

Source agreement

No recorded source disagreement for this name's meanings or origins.

Recency

Calculated from how long ago this record was last verified (2026-07-21), against a 270-day staleness threshold.

Geographic relevance

Calculated from the number of geographies with official popularity data (7) — broader official coverage means the evidence base is relevant to more of where the name is actually used.

Completeness

Calculated from how many of the expected data sections (variants, similar names, popularity, notable usage, IPA pronunciation) are actually populated for this name.

Direct observation vs. inference

Averaged from the real per-claim direct-observation-vs-inference ratios already computed for this name's evidence.

Identity & variant resolution quality

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Name Characteristics

How these are calculated

Descriptive attributes of the name itself — not a confidence measurement, and not an overall quality score. Namewise doesn't approve or disapprove of names.

Pronunciation clarity

Editorial judgement of how consistently this name is pronounced correctly on first read, mapped from an easy/moderate/variable rating to a number. Describes the name — not a measure of evidence confidence.

Spelling simplicity

Calculated directly from the name's spelling: shorter names with fewer irregular letter clusters score higher. A disclosed formula, not an editorial opinion — and not a confidence measurement.

Recorded regional spread

Derived from how many geographies' official statistics record this name. It measures where the name is registered, not how well-known it feels to people living there.

International spread

Derived from the same official statistical coverage, scaled to reflect how widely the name crosses national datasets. Not a measure of how easily it is understood in another language.

Trend stability

Derived from the name's traditional/modern classification and its current popularity trend direction.

Overview

Origin: Latin
Meaning: Traditionally associated with the ideas of 'lucky' or 'fortunate, successful', reflecting its use as a favourable Roman cognomen.
Pronunciation: FEE-liks
Syllables: 2
Common nicknames: None recorded
Classification: Traditional & modern
Gender usage: male
Language family: Latin

Popularity

Region

Falling

among girls in England and Wales · 2000–2019

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England and Wales · Girls rank by year
Year	Rank
2000	#3912
2006	#4157
2007	#5201
2018	#4684
2019	#5591

VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

What the data shows

FallingEngland and Wales · Girls

Recorded in official data among boys in Republic of Ireland in 46 of the 62 years from 1964 to 2025.

In 2025: #40 among boys in Norway, #59 among boys in England and Wales, #60 among boys in New South Wales, Australia, #135 among boys in Republic of Ireland.

Official data from 7 national registrars across 7 regions, 1964–2025 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Popularity journey

First recorded1964
First recorded at #164 among boys in Republic of Ireland in 1964 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #59 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Boys

Felix appears in 7 of the published lists Namewise holds. The longest record is Norway · Boys, with 49 ranked years and 3,739 births registered; the earliest is Republic of Ireland · Boys, from 1964.

Felix across 7 official records

Each registrar publishes its own list, so these figures are read down a row, never across one. A position in one country is not comparable with a position in another, and Namewise never combines them into a single ranking. The birth counts do not compare across rows either, for a different reason: England and Wales registers roughly thirty times as many births a year as Northern Ireland, so a larger total says which registrar recorded it as much as how widely the name was given.

Felix's first, highest and most recent recorded position in each official list, with the number of births each registrar registered with the name and its largest single year
Published list	First recorded	Highest	Most recent	Years recorded	Births registered	Most in one year
Republic of Ireland · Boys	#164 (1964)	#135 (2025)	#135 (2025)	46 of 62	551 (1964–2025)	40 (2025)
Norway · Boys	#570 (1970)	#33 (2017)	#40 (2025)	49 of 56	3,739 (1970–2025)	190 (2015)
England and Wales · Boys	#210 (1996)	#59 (2025)	#59 (2025)	30 of 30	15,172 (1996–2025)	811 (2025)
Northern Ireland · Boys	#299 (2003)	#144 (2024)	#144 (2024)	21 of 22	173 (2003–2024)	15 (2024)
England and Wales · Girls	#3912 (2000)	#3912 (2000)	#5591 (2019)	5 of 20	17 (2000–2019)	4 (2006)
New Zealand · Boys	#100 (2006)	#31 (2023)	#31 (2023)	17 of 18	1,341 (2006–2023)	106 (2021)
New South Wales, Australia · Boys	#82 (2013)	#57 (2023)	#60 (2025)	12 of 13	1,450 (2013–2025)	152 (2016)

Felix by decade in Norway · Boys

Births registered with the name in each decade of this one list, with the number of years the list covers in that decade. Bars are scaled on births a year, which is the figure that compares between decades — a decade the list only partly covers has a smaller total without being a quieter decade. Figures belong to this registrar alone and do not carry to another.

Births registered with Felix in Norway · Boys, by decade, with years covered and the average per year
Decade	Births registered	Years covered	A year
1970s	26	5 of 10	5
1980s	63	8 of 10	8
1990s	222	10 of 10	22
2000s	899	10 of 10	90
2010s	1,540	10 of 10	154
2020sbusiest	989	6 of 10	165

Across Norway · Boys, the 2020s were its busiest decade — the 6 years of it this list covers, averaging 165 births a year.

Its sharpest single-year move came between 2014 and 2015, when recorded births rose by 47, from 143 to 190.

See the names Norwayhas recorded the most births with →

Felix appears in

Groupings this name qualifies for under their own stated rules, from the same official statistics shown above.

What the record shows

Recorded by 7 registrars between 1964 and 2025, ranked in 60 years of that period.

Its highest recorded position is #31, first reached in 2023.

It held a top-100 place in 23 years, 23 of them consecutive.

Its largest count from any one registrar is 811 births, registered in England and Wales in 2025.

1 registrar publishes it in more than one category list, holding a place in each for at least five years — an observation about those lists rather than about the name.

Its record falls into 3 separate stretches, with a longest absence of 1 year.

A second registrar first ranked it in 1970, and 60 years separate the first registrar to record it from the last.

Every figure here is counted from the seven official registrars Namewise holds. A position is only ever a place within the list that published it, and a record that thins or stops is a fact about what registrars printed — never about how many children received the name.

Felix was ranked #31 in New Zealand · Boys in 2023. These are the names immediately either side of it on that published list — a fact about the registrar's own output, not a similarity judgement.

Archie#27
Levi#28
Max#29
Carter#30
Finn#32
Alexander#33
Lachlan#34
Asher#35

Where to go next

Records with a comparable body of evidence, so the catalogue can be read outward from this one. Each group states the rule it was selected by.

Next in the catalogue

The records either side of this one alphabetically.

Felim · #230, 16y
Felipe · #604, 30y
Fen · #2754, 10y
Fenella · #848, 30y

A comparable record

Records held by the same 7 registrars, over a similar number of ranked years, whose highest position is closest to this one. A similar body of evidence — never a claim that the names themselves are alike.

Clara · #32, 63y
Aiden · #33, 62y
Stella · #29, 60y
Alicia · #34, 63y

Also first recorded in the 1960s

Records whose earliest ranking in Namewise's registrar data also falls between 1960 and 1969.

Brendon · #31, 58y
Cathal · #31, 62y
Emilia · #31, 54y
Lorcan · #31, 62y

Felix and the names beside it

Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale, in the same year, by the same registrar — so these are positions that genuinely passed each other, not a similarity judgement. Drawn from the 2,577 names with a recorded popularity standing (common, familiar, uncommon), so a name outside that set could have passed Felix without appearing here.

Felix moved ahead of

Luca
In 1986 they stood at #615 and #588 in Norway · Boys; by 1987 that had become #358 and #581.
Filip
In 2021 they stood at #249 and #211 in Northern Ireland · Boys; by 2022 that had become #163 and #352.
Denis
In 2011 they stood at #375 and #231 in Northern Ireland · Boys; by 2012 that had become #217 and #403.
Glenn
In 2011 they stood at #291 and #266 in Northern Ireland · Boys; by 2012 that had become #217 and #403.

Moved ahead of Felix

Cooper
In 2010 they stood at #248 and #303 in Northern Ireland · Boys; by 2011 that had become #375 and #188.
Jake
In 1990 they stood at #222 and #272 in Republic of Ireland · Boys; by 1991 that had become #288 and #116.
Rian
In 1993 they stood at #298 and #337 in Republic of Ireland · Boys; by 1994 that had become #342 and #192.
Darragh
In 1968 they stood at #156 and #208 in Republic of Ireland · Boys; by 1969 that had become #270 and #125.

Moved the opposite way to Felix

Arild
Between 1970 and 2025 in Norway · Boys, Felix went from #570 to #40 while Arild went from #45 to #489.
Arne
Between 1970 and 2025 in Norway · Boys, Felix went from #570 to #40 while Arne went from #37 to #222.
Bjørn
Between 1970 and 2025 in Norway · Boys, Felix went from #570 to #40 while Bjørn went from #4 to #56.
Dag
Between 1970 and 2025 in Norway · Boys, Felix went from #570 to #40 while Dag went from #33 to #426.

Moved the same way as Felix

Dylan
Between 1969 and 2025 in Republic of Ireland · Boys, Felix went from #270 to #135 and Dylan from #246 to #69.
Evan
Between 1969 and 2025 in Republic of Ireland · Boys, Felix went from #270 to #135 and Evan from #291 to #80.
Adam
Between 1970 and 2025 in Norway · Boys, Felix went from #570 to #40 and Adam from #133 to #29.
Adrian
Between 1970 and 2025 in Norway · Boys, Felix went from #570 to #40 and Adrian from #368 to #70.

Meaning & Origin

Traditionally associated with the ideas of 'lucky' or 'fortunate, successful', reflecting its use as a favourable Roman cognomen.

VerifiedSource: Behind the Name, Online Etymology Dictionary.Confidence: high.

Latin

VerifiedSource: Behind the Name.Confidence: medium.

Other names with a researched meaning and origin →

Where Felix is officially recorded

7 official registrars have recorded Felix, between 1964 and 2025, in 60 of those 62 years. Each registrar publishes for its own population on its own methodology, so the positions below are each one country's own ranking and are not comparable with one another.

Registrar	Recorded	Years	Its own highest position
Republic of Ireland	1964–2025	46	#135 in 2025
Norway	1970–2025	49	#33 in 2017
England and Wales	1996–2025	30	#59 in 2025
Northern Ireland	2003–2024	21	#144 in 2024
New Zealand	2006–2023	17	#31 in 2023
New South Wales, Australia	2013–2025	12	#57 in 2023
Scotland	2024	1	#118 in 2024

Variants

No spelling variants or nicknames recorded yet.

Similar Names

No similar names recorded yet for this name.

Similarity is a demonstration score — see methodology.

Spelling

Spelling simplicity

Calculated directly from the name's spelling — see Name Characteristics above.

No commonly used alternate spellings recorded.

Pronunciation

FEE-liks/ˈfiːlɪks/

Syllables: 2
Ease: easy

VerifiedSource: Behind the Name.Confidence: medium.

Where Felix Is Recorded

National statistical agencies have recorded Felix in these places. This shows where the name is used — not where it comes from, and not that it carries particular cultural significance there.

New South Wales, AustraliaEngland and WalesNorthern IrelandScotlandRepublic of IrelandNorwayNew Zealand

Notable Usage

No safely-sourced notable usage recorded for this name yet.

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Felix

Felix at a glance

Overview

Popularity

What the data shows

Popularity journey

Felix across 7 official records

Felix by decade in Norway · Boys

Felix appears in

What the record shows

Names published alongside Felix

Where to go next

Next in the catalogue

A comparable record

Also first recorded in the 1960s

Felix and the names beside it

Felix moved ahead of

Moved ahead of Felix

Moved the opposite way to Felix

Moved the same way as Felix

Meaning & Origin

Where Felix is officially recorded

Variants

Similar Names

Spelling

Pronunciation

Where Felix Is Recorded

Notable Usage

Sibling & Surname Compatibility

Felix at a glance

Felix across 7 official records

Felix by decade in Norway · Boys

Felix appears in

What the record shows

Names published alongside Felix

Where to go next

Next in the catalogue

A comparable record

Also first recorded in the 1960s

Felix and the names beside it

Felix moved ahead of

Moved ahead of Felix

Moved the opposite way to Felix

Moved the same way as Felix