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Felix

Boy Latin #12556 in 2023

Felix is a boy name of Latin origin.

Meaning of Felix

A generic name given to a cat.

Popularity of Felix

Popularity, 1880–2023

1,904 births in 2023

1880 2023

79,347 U.S. births recorded from 1880–2023. Used for both boys and girls — see notes below.

Peak year

2022

1,983 babies

First recorded

1880

Earliest SSA data

Recent trend

Rising

Last 5 yrs vs. prior 5

Similar names

From patricia; later also seen as the feminine form of the saint's name Patrick

Priceless; highly praiseworthy

A syllogism in which all three propositions are of the form "All X are Y" or "X is a Y"

In the New Testament, Saul, Apostle to the Gentiles and author of fourteen epistles

Also called John Mark, the first patriarch of Alexandria, credited with the authorship of the Gospel of Mark

Boy · Germanic languages

From Frank, partially from Franca; and partially from Franc, and/or Francus, from Franko; both maybe from frankô

Rival; industrious

From Late - saint's name Laura, from the feminine form of laurus

About this page

Popularity counts come from the U.S. Social Security Administration's national dataset. Etymology adapted from Wiktionary under CC BY-SA 4.0. If you spot an error, please let us know.