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Fox

Boy

Meaning of Fox: English: 'animal name'

Fox is a boy's name most strongly associated with English naming. It has 3 letters and 1 syllable, and it is familiar but far from overused — 1414th most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 664th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#1414

129 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#664

56 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

3,988

First recorded 1888 · peak 2016

Trend

falling

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 0 babies1982: 0 babies1983: 0 babies1984: 0 babies1985: 0 babies1986: 0 babies1987: 0 babies1988: 0 babies1989: 0 babies1990: 0 babies19901991: 0 babies1992: 0 babies1993: 0 babies1994: 0 babies1995: 19 babies1996: 28 babies1997: 43 babies1998: 42 babies1999: 46 babies2000: 38 babies20002001: 44 babies2002: 28 babies2003: 41 babies2004: 53 babies2005: 55 babies2006: 41 babies2007: 65 babies2008: 81 babies2009: 91 babies2010: 90 babies20102011: 87 babies2012: 96 babies2013: 151 babies2014: 171 babies2015: 201 babies2016: 339 babies2017: 316 babies2018: 295 babies2019: 252 babies2020: 250 babies20202021: 254 babies2022: 230 babies2023: 199 babies2024: 198 babies2025: 129 babies
US babies named Fox per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 339.

Gender split

98% boys · 2% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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