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Boy's nameOrigin: internationalIn Israel: hardly given today

FelixIn Hebrew: פליקס · meaning, pronunciation and popularity in Israel

Felix (Hebrew: פליקס) is a boy's name of international origin. 1,888 people born in Israel between 1949 and 2024 have it today, according to Israel's Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS). Its peak year was 1952, with 68 babies.

People in Israel
1,888
born 1949–2024
Babies in 2024
—
not in the list
Peak year
1952
68 babies
USA, 2025
2,064
rank #175

Writing and saying Felix

In Hebrew letters the name is פליקס, read right to left. Felix is the Latin spelling recorded in Wikidata; families choose their own spelling in passports, so you may also meet other forms.

We have no sourced English explanation of this name yet, so we do not guess one. The Hebrew page has our Hebrew notes when there are any.

Felix by year: Israel and abroad

How many boys out of every 10,000 born each year have the name. For Israel it counts the people born that year who carry the name today (the CBS counts residents by year of birth, not birth registrations).

Felix: rate per 10,000, 1950–2025

per 10,000 babies of the same sex

Felix in English-speaking countries

Felix in each official list: latest year, count, rank and peak
Country / regionYearBabiesRankPeak
United States20252,064#1752024 (2,090)
United Kingdom2025854#662024 (867)
England and Wales2025811#592025 (811)
Scotland202535#1292021 (43)
Northern Ireland20258#2372024 (15)
Ireland202540#1352025 (40)
British Columbia202359#412021 (76)
Alberta202566#562021 (71)
Quebec2025273#222009 (769)
New South Wales2025130#602016 (152)

Counts for boys. The Hebrew page for Felix has every year and the other spellings.

Questions about Felix

How do you write Felix in Hebrew?

Felix is written פליקס in Hebrew. Hebrew is read right to left.

How many people in Israel are named Felix?

1,888 people born between 1949 and 2024 carry the name פליקס: 0 women and 1,888 men. The count comes from the CBS table of current first names by year of birth; years with fewer than 5 people are not published.

Is Felix a boy's or a girl's name?

In Israel it is almost always a boy's name: 100.0% of the people named פליקס are men.

Is Felix used outside Israel?

The name Felix appears in the official baby name lists of English-speaking countries. In the United States 2,064 boys were given it in 2025 (#175), per the Social Security Administration. In the UK 854 in 2025 (ONS, NRS and NISRA combined).

Sources

Israel: Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), current first names of people born 1949–2024 by sex, population group and year of birth, processed 2026-09-27. CBS publications.

Abroad

Counts are copied as published. We only merged accented spellings (Zoë = Zoe) and computed ranks and rates. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia and the Open Government Licence – Alberta.