Unisex name · since 1913
Felis
Felis has 62 recorded births since 1913 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1948 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #20,640 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 62
- born since 1913
- 1920s
- peak decade
Felis is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 62 have been recorded since 1913.
Felis has 62 recorded births among boys since 1913, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1920s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1913 to 1983.
- #20,640 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 62 born since 1913
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Felis ranks #20,640 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 62 born since 1913, peaking in the 1920s.
- #20,640 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 62
- born since 1913
- 1920s
- peak decade
Felis's 62 recorded births place it above 54.44% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
Felis's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Felis's full recorded timeline at 1938, 56% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 44% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1913, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1948 peak of 9 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Felis popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1913–1983
- Peak year (1948)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 71 years of records
Felis popularity over time - girls
42 total births recorded since 1915 (Felis as girls' name)
Felis by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (17 births, 27% of the file).
1920s was Felis's strongest decade.
17 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 27% of all-time use.
Felis births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
10 births
- 1920s
1920s
17 births
- 1930s 5
1930s
5 births
- 1940s
1940s
15 births
- 1970s
1970s
10 births
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 17 births (27% of all-time use).
Felis by state
Where Felis concentrates geographically, total births since 1913
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 11 | 17.7% |
| #2 | California | | 5 | 8.1% |
11 of 62 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Felis's data
- Felis's decade-level peak was the 1920s (17 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1980s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Feliss (11 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Felis: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1948)
Similar record span (~70 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1913–1983 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Felis draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.