Phelix
Phelix is a high-speed stream cipher with a built-in single-pass message authentication code (MAC) functionality, submitted in 2004 to the eSTREAM contest by Doug Whiting, Bruce Schneier, Stefan Lucks, and Frédéric Muller. The cipher uses only the operations of addition modulo 232, exclusive or, and rotation by a fixed number of bits.
Meaning & Origin of Phelix
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Phelix is a high-speed stream cipher with a built-in single-pass message authentication code (MAC) functionality, submitted in 2004 to the eSTREAM contest by Doug Whiting, Bruce Schneier, Stefan Lucks, and Frédéric Muller. The cipher uses only the operations of addition modulo 232, exclusive or, and rotation by a fixed number of bits.
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The Story of Phelix
Phelix first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1924, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2017, when 19 Phelixs were born — ranking #4,934 that year. As of 2026, Phelix ranks #7,725 for baby boys with 10 births, gradually falling (-10%). In total, more than 211 Phelixs have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1920s through the 2020s.
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Names that sound like Phelix
Phonetically similar names — useful when Phelix is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
- Flicks
- Flix
- Flics
- Flex
- Flux
- Flecks
- Flakes
- Flocks
- Flax
- Flukes
- Phlox
- Flacks
Source: Datamuse . Phonetic similarity ranking, not curated.
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About the name Phelix
Phelix is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1924 and has accumulated 211 births in the dataset. Phelix's peak popularity came in 2017 when it ranked #4,934. Use the chart and map above to compare Phelix's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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