Félix

Meaning and origin of Félix

Popularity of Félix in France since 1986

• Its record year, in INSEE figures going back to 1900, was 1901.
• Over recent years, Félix has been rising (+8.7% a year).
• In schools of 200 children born in those years, you would find one Félix every 5.7 schools, all spellings combined.

Félix in English-speaking countries

Félix ranks 34^th in New Zealand, 46^th in British Columbia (Canada) and 64^th in Ontario (Canada), against 126^th in France.

• New ZealandDIA · 2023-25

  34^th boys’ name287 babies in 3 years1 boy in 172+4.1% a year

• British Columbia (Canada)BC Vital Statistics · 2021-23

  46^th boys’ name204 babies in 3 years1 boy in 218+5.3% a year

• Ontario (Canada)ServiceOntario · 2022-24

  64^th boys’ name616 babies in 3 years1 boy in 276+1.7% a year

• England and WalesONS · 2023-25

  66^th boys’ name2,326 babies in 3 years1 boy in 355+3.6% a year

• ScotlandNRS · 2023-25

  135^th boys’ name105 babies in 3 years1 boy in 571+4.1% a year

• Northern IrelandNISRA · 2023-25

  176^th boys’ name37 babies in 3 years1 boy in 688

• United StatesSSA · 2023-25

  183^rd boys’ name6,053 babies in 3 years1 boy in 849+4.6% a year

• IrelandCSO · 2023-25

  182^nd boys’ name83 babies in 3 years1 boy in 865+3.8% a year

Official figures from each country, over their latest three published years. The spellings Félix and Felix are counted together; other spellings are counted apart.

Same sound, other spellings

• Felix110
• Feliks5

Births 2023–2025. At school they sound the same: this total tells you whether your child is likely to share the name.

Names similar to Félix

• Lino
• Émile
• Octave
• Marcel
• César
• Alban
• Maxime
• Clément
• Marin
• Luca
• Louka
• Maxence

See also

• →French names of Latin origin