Phelix

#8,073 in 2025Boys' name

Form of Felix

Phelix has been given to 221 babies in the U.S. since 1924. In 2025 it ranked #8,073 of 13,926 boys’ names in use. Its peak year was 2017, with 19 recorded.

Babies named Phelix, 2025

1 in 332,000

Phelix over time, 1880–2025

Boys

Based on births in the U.S. Babies given the name each year. Hover the chart — or focus it and use the arrow keys — for any year. Gaps mean the name was given fewer than 5 times that year; these counts are unpublished.

Phelix: meaning, origin, and history

Form of Felix

Deeper origin not confirmed in the cited records

What Phelix means

Phelix is a form of Felix.

Meaning behind the documented name family

Phelix is a form of Felix. Felix has more than one origin or interpretation.

Related names and everyday forms

Related names include Felix.

American usage and historical context

In the United States, 221 boys were recorded with the name Phelix between 1924 and 2025. Its highest annual count was 19 in 2017; its best national rank was #3,463 in 1966.

Over 5 years its rank rose, from #9,332 in 2020 to #8,073 in 2025. Over 10 years its rank rose, from #11,728 in 2015 to #8,073 in 2025.

Sources & methodologyReferences, data & attribution

Meaning, origin, and language notes draw on the references below.

American popularity figures use published Social Security Administration records for this exact spelling. Counts below five for a name, sex, and year are omitted.

U.S. Social Security Administration: national name data and limitations

How common is Phelix?

Everything below is computed from the 2025 data — the most recent year available.

Among all babies, 2025: 1 in 332,000; 10 of 3,315,165 births
Among boys only: 1 in 171,000; <0.01% of boys
Rank, 2025: #8,073; of 13,926 boys’ names in use
Coin-flip room size: 229,791 kids; Even odds of a second one

Where Phelix sits on the popularity scale

Rarest published (5 a year)#1 — Liam (20,818)

Chance at least one other child shares the name

If the other children were drawn at random from the 2025 national name distribution. Real classrooms cluster by region and community, so treat these as a floor, not a ceiling.

Class of 20Under 1%

Class of 30Under 1%

Grade of 100Under 1%

School of 500Under 1%

Put another way: gather 229,791 children born in 2025 and it's an even bet that one of them is another Phelix. In a class of 30 the chance is Under 1%.

When Phelixs were born

Half of everyone ever recorded as Phelix was born before 2016 — so the typical Phelix is around 9 today.

Median birth year: 2016; About 9 years old
Biggest decade: 2010s; 45.2% of all use
Born in the last 25 years: 79.6%; A modern name
Recorded since 1950: 204; People you could plausibly meet

Choose a decade

2010s — 45.2% of all recorded uses (100).

Is Phelix rising or falling?

Rank movement and count movement can disagree — the number of distinct names in use keeps growing, so a name holding a steady count still slides down the list. Both are shown.

Rank vs 1 year ago: +93; Places climbed
Rank vs 5 years ago: +1,259; Places climbed
Rank vs 10 years ago: +3,655; Places climbed
Births vs 10 years ago: 1.67×; More babies than then
Share of its own peak: 52.6%; Peak was 2017 (19)
Years since peak: 8; Years
Year-to-year steadiness: Volatile; 37.6% average annual change
Best rank ever: #3,463; 1966

Spellings of Phelix

Phelix is not the most common spelling — Philip is, with 75.8% against Phelix's 0.05%.

Philip75.8%344,036
Felix18.4%83,508
Phoenix5.4%24,571
Phelan0.13%581
Pheonix0.13%573
Phenix0.11%510
Phelix0.05%221

Grouped by closeness of spelling (up to two letter changes), same sex, with a floor on all-time use. It catches Sophia/Sofia and Aiden/Ayden, and misses spellings that sound alike but look different, like Sean and Shawn.

Phelix around the world

Where Phelix ranks in official birth records elsewhere in the world. Rankings only — the number of births isn’t comparable between places, so it isn’t shown.

England & Wales
2015–2021
#4,789
in 2021
Canada
2023–2023
#3,103
in 2023

Popularity data from Office for National Statistics and Statistics Canada. ONS data under Open Government Licence v3.0. StatCan data under Statistics Canada Open Licence.

Phelix by the numbers

The raw record for each sex the name is used for.

As a boy's name

Rank in 2025: #8,073
Trend vs 5 yrs ago: Up 1,259
Best rank ever: #3,463; 1966
Peak year: 2017; 19 that year
First recorded: 1924
Last recorded: 2025
All-time count: 221
Count in 2025: 10

Names similar to Phelix

Matched on shared beginnings and endings, similar length, and comparable popularity.

Phenix Phelan Pheonix Helix Kalix Kaylix Phelps Caylix Pheng Phenyx Calix Salix Kaelix Elix Alix Caelix Pheonyx Zaelix Pheenix Malix Kelix Philix Phenious Felix

Sibling names for Phelix

Names from the same era and popularity tier — the two things that make a sibling set feel deliberate — skipping lookalike spellings and shared initials.

For a sister

Annabell Abagail Karleigh Rhianna Adelle Kendyl Anabel Hayleigh

For a brother

Aaden Kale Hamilton Caesar Brennen Tobin Jerimiah Jorden

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