Fox
Fox was the 1411th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 129 babies. Its best year was 2016, when it ranked 744th with 327 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 376 places. More babies were named Fox in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #1,411 boys, down 491 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 129boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2016327 babies
- Total since 1880
- 3,988babies recorded
Fox popularity since 1880
A few girls are given the name too: 97 since 2014.
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,411 | 129 |
| 2020 | #920 | 243 |
| 2010 | #1,701 | 90 |
| 2000 | #2,494 | 38 |
| 1990 | — | — |
| 1980 | — | — |
| 1970 | — | — |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | #4,206 | 5 |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Fox, counting every spelling?
Fox is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #1,292 for boys in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #1,411 for Fox on its own. Together these spellings went to 138 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fox | 129 | #1,411 | 974 |
| Foxx | 9 | #8,472 | 59 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Fox?
129 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Fox (0.04 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Fox born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 65 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Fox.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Fox?
About 3,800 people born in the US named Fox are alive today, with a median age of 9; half are between 5 and 14. That makes Fox a young name: most people with it are children.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Fox by state
How common Fox was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Washington (2.6×), Utah (1.9×). In 25 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Fox: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Fox, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Fox
How popular is the name Fox?
Fox was the 1411th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 129 babies. Its best year was 2016, when it ranked 744th with 327 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 376 places. More babies were named Fox in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Fox a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Fox in the US.
Where is Fox most popular?
In 2021–2025, Fox was most common in Washington (0.29 per 1,000 boys), followed by Oregon and Utah.