The name Felix is a girl's name of Latin origin meaning "happy, fortunate".

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Typically used as a boy name, the light, cheerful Felix may appeal to those who like Felicity but want something less frilly, along the lines of Lennox, Lux, and Maddox. Derived from Latin to mean "happy, successful, and fortunate", Felix is given to a handful of girls most years in the US.
 
Actress Debby Ryan and singer Joshua Dun named their daughter Felix Winter in 2025.

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The name Felix peaked for girls at #2318 in 1928. The name is most popular in FELIX. Felix is also used for boys, ranking #175 in 2025.

The name Felix is a boy's name of Latin origin meaning "happy, fortunate".

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Felix is one of those ancient but nontraditional names for boys that have come into favor over the past few decades, a favorite of parents who want a masculine name with history and heft that breaks ranks with the standard Franks and Freds. Felix is also an international darling, ranking in the Top 100 in several European and English-speaking countries.

Felix was originally a Roman surname but was adopted as a nickname by the ancient Roman Sulla, who believed that he was especially blessed with luck by the gods. It is the name of four popes and sixty-seven saints; in the Bible, Felix is a Roman procurator of Judea.
 
Felix, energetic and upbeat with a felicitous meaning, has finally transcended its negative associations to Felix The Cat and the persnickety Felix Unger. 
 
The name appears in literature as the central character in George Eliot's novel Felix Holt, the protagonist of Thomas Mann's Confessions of Felix Krull, in Thomas Hardy's Tess of the D'Urbervilles, Henry James's The Europeans, Kurt Vonnegut's Cat's Cradle, and as a member of the Volturi Guard in the Twilight series. In movies Felix has popped up in everything from several James Bond films to Spy Kids and The Hangover.
 
Gillian Anderson and Elizabeth Banks are two modern celebrities who chose Felix for their baby boys. A notable namesake is Felix Frankfurter, a long-term Supreme Court Justice.
 
Popular in the Hispanic community, Felix is also celebrating a surge abroad. Felix has been on the <a href="https://nameberry.com/popular-names">U.S. popularity list</a> for as long as records have been kept and is rapidly becoming a Nameberry fave.
 
Pronounced as FEE-liks in English, it is said as FEH-liks in German, Swedish and Dutch, and as FEH-leeks in Latin.

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The name Felix is currently ranked #175 in U.S. births. and peaked for boys at #137 in 1884. The name is most popular in FELIX, FELIX, and FELIX. Felix is occasionally used for girls in 2025.

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