Name meaning & stats
Feliks
Feliks means “happy, lucky” (Latin origin). 110 US babies since 1940, peak 2025. Notable Felikss are 1.2× over-represented as actors.
What it means
“happy, lucky”
LatinSpelling of Felix
Felix around the world
- Феликс · Russian
- Фелікс · Ukrainian
- Φίλιξ · Greek
- فيليكس · Arabic
- פליקס · Hebrew
- フェリックス · Japanese
- 费利克斯 · Chinese
- Félix · Spanish
- Fèlix · Catalan
- Feliks · Polish
Famous Felixs
- Felix Mendelssohn · German composer, pianist, organist and conductor of Jewish descent (18
- Felix Bloch · Swiss physicist (1905-1983)
- Felix IV · Pope and bishop of Rome from 526 to 530
- Felix I · Pope and bishop of Rome from 269 to 274
In US birth records
Peak year: 2025
110 US babies were named Feliks between 1940 and 2025.
Feliks around the world
- England & Wales: 173 babies since 1996, peak 2015, No. 2,437 in 2025
From official birth registries. Sources are listed on About the data.
Where Felikss end up
| Career | vs expected | Confidence |
|---|---|---|
| Politician | 0.9× | Medium · 10 people |
| Actor | 1.2× | Low · 7 people |
| Professor | 1.1× | Low · 7 people |
| Writer | 1.1× | Low · 6 people |
Among notable men who are actors, Felikss show up 1.2× as often as you'd expect from how common the name is.
Notable people of every nationality born 1940–2005 (Wikidata). Patterns, not destiny.
Other spellings
1 in 603 Felixs spell it Feliks
Names that sound the same, grouped by Heyotag. Share of US babies since 1940.
Name twins (peaked around 2025)