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Felix

Felix ranks #16 out of 682 boy cat names in our data (the #1 boy cat name is Charlie). Across all 4 places, 76 cats carry the name. It's also a dog name: #219 among boy dog names.
Felix's popularity trend

Felix's share of cats, year by year — or toggle to its yearly rank. Peak year by share: 2014.

0.2%0.4%20122014201620182019
Cats in our data
76
across 4 places
Popularity rank
#16
of 682 boy cat names
5-year rank move
−7
2014 → 2019
Gender split
98% male
2% female98% male

Gender split comes from 124 US shelter cats — the one source in our data that records a cat's sex.

What does Felix mean?
/ˈfiːlɪks/2 syllablesOrigin: Latin

Felix comes directly from the Latin word felix, meaning "happy" or "lucky," and was a popular Roman name carried by several early saints and emperors. It's also famously the name of the classic black-and-white cartoon cat, Felix the Cat.

Felix has a bright, spry energy — a fitting name for a companion who seems to land on their feet, lucky and good-humored through anything.

Etymology & pronunciation from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Where Felix shows up

Cats named Felix per place, against that place's total.

PlaceShare
TorontoON, CA0.26%
SeattleWA, US0.17%
Surf Coast ShireVIC, AU0.25%
DarwinNT, AU0.13%

Cat names like Felix

FelipeFelicia

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Felix means, by theme

Joy