Felix Meaning

What does Felix mean?

The name Felix is of Latin origin.

The meaning of Felix is "happy, lucky, prosperous".

It is also of English and French origin, where its meaning is "lucky".

Felix is generally used as a boy's name.

It consists of 5 letters and 2 syllables and is pronounced Fe-lix.

The Given Name Felix

Felix is good for parents who want a name that is valiant and simple.

A wonderfully classic name.

Felix has no variant spellings.

Some famous bearers of this name include: Felix Bloch, and Felix Faure.

Felix Popularity

In the U.S. in 2018, it ranked 231 in baby name popularity for boys with 1,638 occurrences. It ranked 8,241 in baby name popularity for girls with 13 occurrences.

In contrast, the year before it ranked 244 in baby name popularity for boys with 1,511 occurrences. It ranked 7,966 in baby name popularity for girls with 14 occurrences.

View the Felix Name Popularity Page to see how the popularity trend for Felix has changed since 1880, or to compare the popularity of Felix to other names.

Felix Related Names

The names Feel, Felcia, Felice, Felicia, Felicjan, Feliks, Felis, Felyse, Peli are all forms of Felix.

Famous Felixs

Felix ~ 4 hurricanes, Saint, Pope (1440-1449), Biblical Character (Acts 24:25)
Felix Bloch ~ Nobel Prize for Physics 1952
Felix Faure ~ French President (1895-1899)
Felix Gaillard ~ French Prime Minister (1957-1958)
Felix I ~ Pope (269-274), Saint
Felix II ~ Pope (355-365)
Felix III ~ Saint, Pope (483-492)
Felix IV ~ Pope (526-530), Saint
Felix Mendelssohn ~ Classical Musician
Felix Neureuther ~ Skier
Felix of Bologna ~ Saint
Felix of Bourges ~ Saint
Felix of Brescia ~ Saint
Felix of Como ~ Saint
Felix of Fritzlar ~ Saint
Felix of Nantes ~ Saint
Felix of Nola ~ Saint
Felix of Rhuys ~ Saint
Felix of Spoleto ~ Saint
Felix of Thibiuca ~ Saint
Felix of Valois ~ Saint

Felix Numerology

What will your new littleFelix be like?

It may all be in the numbers.

The numbers that make up your child's name.

Numerology may give you some insight.

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Felix Name Fun

Would you like to fingerspell the name Felix in American Sign Language?

Then just follow the diagram below.

Be creative with the name Felix.

Just for fun, see the name Felix in Hieroglyphics, learn about ancient Egyptian Hieroglyphics and write a Hieroglyphic message.

Learn about nautical flags and see your name or message written in nautical flags, on the Felix in Nautical Flags page.