How Many People Are Named Felix?
An estimated 59,706 people in the United States have the first name Felix. It is predominantly male (99.2%). The average bearer is 32 years old, and Felix peaked in popularity in 2024 with 2,091 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Felix as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Felix paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- While Felix is overwhelmingly male, 662 female births have been registered with this name since 1880.
Estimated Living Americans
59,706
About 1 in 5,741 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Uncommon
Predicted Gender
Male
99.2% confidence
Average Age
32
years old
Peak Year
2024
2,091 births
Total Registered
82,090
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Felix
Felix is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 82,090 total births registered, 99.2% were male.
Felix as a male name
Ranked #177 in 2024
2,081 male births in 2024
Peak: 2024 (2,081 births)
Felix as a female name
Ranked #9,752 in 2024
10 female births in 2024
Peak: 2015 (17 births)
Felix: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Felix span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 13,437 babies were registered. While Felix is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Felix by Decade
How has Felix tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
| Decade | Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 863 | 863 | 0 | |
| 1890s | 903 | 903 | 0 | |
| 1900s | 1,108 | 1,108 | 0 | |
| 1910s | 4,936 | 4,928 | 8 | |
| 1920s | 6,082 | 6,000 | 82 | |
| 1930s | 4,262 | 4,199 | 63 | |
| 1940s | 4,350 | 4,315 | 35 | |
| 1950s | 5,810 | 5,759 | 51 | |
| 1960s | 5,797 | 5,749 | 48 | |
| 1970s | 5,579 | 5,516 | 63 | |
| 1980s | 5,354 | 5,307 | 47 | |
| 1990s | 6,362 | 6,294 | 68 | |
| 2000s | 7,619 | 7,578 | 41 | |
| 2010s | 13,437 | 13,331 | 106 | |
| 2020s | 9,628 | 9,578 | 50 | |
Felix by State
Birth registrations for Felix span all 51 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, California, New York. The lowest are in Delaware, Wyoming, Montana. On average, about 1,455 Felixs were registered per state.
Felix + Last Name Combinations
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Felix: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Felix?
We estimate approximately 59,706 people named Felix are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 5,741 Americans share this first name.
Is Felix a common name?
Felix is classified as "Uncommon" and is more popular than 99.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 82,090 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Felix most popular?
Felix reached peak popularity in 2024, when 2,091 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Felix is approximately 32 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Felix a male name?
Felix is predominantly male. 99.2% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Felix Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Felix Smith, Felix Johnson, Felix Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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