Felix
Meaning of Felix
Felix is a Latin name meaning lucky, fortunate or happy. It was used in ancient Rome as a cognomen, or additional name, and was later borne by several early saints and popes. It is pronounced FEE-liks.
A famous bearer is the German Romantic composer Felix Mendelssohn, whose music for A Midsummer Night's Dream includes the well-known Wedding March. The name is also familiar from Felix the Cat, a cartoon character who first appeared in the silent-film era.
In the U.S., Felix reached its highest rank, 137th, in 1884. Over the following decades its rank slowly declined, reaching a low of 395th in 2006. It has climbed steadily since then: a record 2,090 boys were named Felix in 2024, and in 2025 it ranked 175th.
Pronunciation
English
- Pronunced as FEE-liks (/ˈfiːlɪks/)
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Notable People Named Felix
| Felix Mendelssohn was a German early Romantic composer, pianist, organist, and conductor renowned for the Midsummer Night's Dream music, the Italian and Scottish symphonies, the Hebrides Overture, his Violin Concerto, Songs Without Words, and the oratorios St. Paul and Elijah. |
| Felix Jones Jr. is a former NFL running back who earned 2007 consensus All-American honors with the Arkansas Razorbacks and was a 2008 first round Cowboys pick, later playing for the Steelers. |
| Felix Baumgartner was an Austrian skydiver famed for his 2012 Red Bull Stratos jump over New Mexico, where he broke the sound barrier and set multiple freefall records, though his exit altitude was later surpassed. |
| Felix Ovudoroye Ibru was a Nigerian businessman, architect, and politician who became the first democratically elected Governor of Delta State, later served as Senator for Delta Central, led the Urhobo Progressive Union, and held the traditional title Olorogun. |
| Felix Großschartner is an Austrian professional cyclist for UCI WorldTeam UAE Team Emirates XRG. |
| Felix Jaehn, born Fee Jaehn, is a German DJ and producer whose remix of OMI song Cheerleader topped global charts and reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100 in 2015. |
| Félix Houphouët-Boigny - Felix Houphouet Boigny was an Ivorian physician and statesman who led Ivory Coast as its first president from 1960 to 1993 after rising from chief and French minister, playing a key role in African decolonization. |
| Félix González-Torres - Felix Gonzalez-Torres was a Cuban born American artist whose minimalist conceptual works of everyday materials explored his gay identity and stigma, influencing 1980s and 90s art before his 1996 AIDS related death. |
| Félix Auger-Aliassime - Felix Auger Aliassime is a Canadian tennis player who reached world number 6 in singles in 2022, the second highest ranked Canadian man ever, and peaked at number 60 in doubles in 2021. |
| Félix Vallotton - Felix Edouard Vallotton was a Swiss and French Les Nabis painter and printmaker who advanced modern woodcut and painted unemotional, realistic portraits, landscapes, nudes, and still lifes. |
| Félix Candela - Felix Candela Outerino was a Spanish and Mexican architect, born in Madrid, who emigrated to Mexico at 26 and gained dual nationality. |
| Félix Leclerc - Felix Leclerc was a Canadian singer songwriter, poet, writer, actor, and activist who became an Officer of the Order of Canada in 1968 and was posthumously inducted into the Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2006. |
