My great-grandfather was named Felice. He was born in Italy, but when their family moved to Brazil he instantly became Félix. I love his name and he was a very reproductive man, with 16 sons and daughters with two wives. When he arrived in Brazil he was 9 years old, his father died during the voyage to Brazil, so the beginning of his life here was not easy at all. Even so, he could establish himself as a farmer and formed a big family to help him on the farm. My grandfather is the last son of his first wife (then he married again and had more 5 sons). I love this history of his.
In 2018, 2 is the most common age for an American (U.S.) Felix who is registered male with the Social Security Administration. It is the 896th most common male first name for living U.S. citizens.
― Anonymous User 10/11/2018
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I named my daughter Felix June-Olivea. I get complements on how cute her name is everyday. Modern yet old fashioned. It fits her so well. We call her Fí for short. I love her name, best choice I made. My mom hated it, but now she loves telling everyone her granddaughter's name means happy beautiful beginning.
I think this name is great for humans, but it seems to be used primarily for pets, particularly cats. (My grandma had a cat named Felix and my daddy called him "Flea-lix.")
Felix is normally used as a man's name, but I discovered that my great-grandmother Maria was known as Felix Maria on her marriage certificate in 1880. Very strange!