Boys' name · peaked in 2024
Felix name popularity since 1925
73,038 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Felix (0.9% girls, 99.1% boys). Half of them were born in 1994 or earlier, so the typical Felix is about 32 years old in 2026. Felix peaked in 2024 as the #179 name for boys, and it ranked #175 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 73,038
- Named Felix, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- #175
- for boys in 2025 (2,064 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 99.1% boys
- 623 girls · 72,415 boys
- Most popular in
- New Mexico
- 3.50× its national share
Peak year is the year Felix made up the largest share of US boys, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Felix births per year, 1925–2025
2024 was the biggest year for Felix both by count and as a share of all babies.
- Fastest rise: Between 2009 and 2014, Felix became 1.5× more common, from 1 in 2,140 baby boys to 1 in 1,390.
Shaded on the chart. This compares Felix's share of all US boys five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Felix.
Decade by decade
Babies named Felix in each decade, and its rank among boys' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 41 | 2,709 | – |
| 1930s | 63 | 4,199 | #274 |
| 1940s | 35 | 4,315 | #297 |
| 1950s | 51 | 5,759 | #308 |
| 1960s | 48 | 5,749 | #311 |
| 1970s | 63 | 5,515 | #328 |
| 1980s | 47 | 5,306 | #378 |
| 1990s | 68 | 6,294 | #382 |
| 2000s | 41 | 7,580 | #374 |
| 2010s | 106 | 13,335 | #264 |
| 2020–25 | 60 | 11,654 | #175 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 boys that year, so they can go past 1,000.
Generation fingerprint
30.3% of babies named Felix from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Gen Alpha years (2013–2025). The full split by generation:
Where Felix is most popular
The index compares Felix's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Felix.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| New Mexico | 3.50× | 1,343 |
| Texas | 2.11× | 11,509 |
| Colorado | 1.80× | 1,541 |
| Arizona | 1.71× | 1,537 |
| New York | 1.68× | 8,835 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Felix's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Felix.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Felix (2024).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data