Felix
Felix is a male given name: 99% of people named Felix are men, and it is recorded as male in 18 of the 18 countries covered.
Felix · Félix
- Verdict
- Male
- Male / female split
- 99% male / 1% female
- Confidence
- High (64 or more weighted country observations)
- Most common in
- United States, Spain, Switzerland
- Also spelled
- Félix
- US births since 1880
- 68,447 male / 582 female
- Data
- nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
- Updated
- 2026-09-11
How to address Felix
When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Felix," in English, "Guten Tag Felix," in German. Felix is a male given name: about 99% of people named Felix are men. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.
Ready-made greetings in six languages
English
Dear Felix,
German
Guten Tag Felix,
French
Bonjour Felix,
Spanish
Estimado/a Felix:
Chinese
Felix您好：
Japanese
Felix様
English
Hi Felix,
German
Hi Felix,
French
Salut Felix,
Spanish
Hola Felix,
Chinese
Felix你好：
Japanese
Felixさん
This is a statistical estimate, not a statement about the gender, identity or correct form of address of any particular person.
Country breakdown
| Country | How common | Usually | Male share |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | very common | man's name | 99% |
| Spain | common | man's name | 98% |
| Switzerland | uncommon | man's name | 98% |
| Luxembourg | uncommon | man's name | 98% |
| Armenia | uncommon | man's name | 98% |
| Austria | uncommon | man's name | 98% |
| Belgium | uncommon | man's name | 98% |
| Czech Republic | uncommon | man's name | 98% |
| Germany | uncommon | man's name | 98% |
| France | uncommon | man's name | 98% |
| Israel | uncommon | man's name | 98% |
| Netherlands | rare | man's name | 98% |
Show all 18 countries
| Country | How common | Usually | Male share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Portugal | rare | man's name | 98% |
| Ukraine | rare | man's name | 98% |
| East Frisia | rare | man's name | 98% |
| Romania | rare | man's name | 98% |
| Slovakia | rare | man's name | 98% |
| Malta | rare | man's name | 98% |
United States birth data
68,447 male · 582 female · 69,029 births recorded
Since 1980: 99% male.
Frequently asked questions
Is Felix a male or female name?
Felix is a male given name: 99% of people named Felix are men, and it is recorded as male in 18 of the 18 countries covered.
How do I address Felix in an email?
When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Felix," in English, "Guten Tag Felix," in German. Felix is a male given name: about 99% of people named Felix are men. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.
Is Felix a unisex name?
Felix is not a unisex name: 99% of people named Felix are men. Felix leans strongly male overall.
Related names
Sources
Gender by country: nam_dict, the c't first-names dictionary by Joerg Michael, roughly 44,000 names across 55 countries, licensed GFDL. US frequencies: United States Social Security Administration baby-name data, public domain. Method: how we classify names. Full dataset: data & licences. Data built 2026-09-11.
DearWho, "Is Felix a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/felix (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.
BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_felix,
title = {Is Felix a male or female name?},
author = {{DearWho}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/felix},
note = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}