Fox

Last seen for girls in 2024 at #13,477 · #1,409 for boys in 2025, 129 births
Given to boys 97.6% of the time

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Peak · boys
2016 · 327 births
Debut · boys
5 births
In top 100 · boys
never
of 146 years
Total births · boys
3,891
since 1888

Fox over time

boys

Rank among boys' names. Fox has never cracked the top 700 here.

#1#10#100#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020202015peak #744, 2016boys
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025—#1,409129
2024#13,4776#1,114192
2023#10,3129#1,111190
2022#10,3839#1,007221
2021#8,46412#933242
2020#12,1427#920243
2019#10,4739#905243
2018#9,80610#794285
2017#9,94310#767306
2016#8,87512#744327
2015#14,4826#1,035195
2014#13,0697#1,153164
2013—#1,186151
2012—#1,61796
2011—#1,70387
2010—#1,69790
2009—#1,70891
2008—#1,81381
2007—#2,09465
2006—#2,78441
2005—#2,18255
2004—#2,19353
2003—#2,50741
2002—#3,18828
2001—#2,27744
2000—#2,47638
1999—#2,06346
1998—#2,15742
1997—#2,06043
1996—#2,67928
1995—#3,43219
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First appearance
1888

The first year at least five boys were named Fox! It came in at #1,031, and was given to 5 baby boys.


Quietest stretch: 1888–1994, when fewer than 6 boys a year got the name.

Where Fox is popular in 2015

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Fox, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 boys named Fox, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Fox, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Fox, so not publishedNHWashington: #947 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 7,355 boysWAIdaho: fewer than 5 boys named Fox, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Fox, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Fox, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #631 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 4,055 boysMNIllinois: fewer than 5 boys named Fox, so not publishedILWisconsin: fewer than 5 boys named Fox, so not publishedWIMichigan: #974 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 7,961 boysMINew York: #1,348 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 12,856 boysNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 boys named Fox, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Fox, so not publishedRIOregon: #425 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 2,015 boysORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Fox, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Fox, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Fox, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 boys named Fox, so not publishedIAIndiana: fewer than 5 boys named Fox, so not publishedINOhio: #1,076 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 10,049 boysOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 boys named Fox, so not publishedPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 boys named Fox, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Fox, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #720 for boys · 39 births · 1 in 5,803 boysCAUtah: #603 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 3,543 boysUTColorado: fewer than 5 boys named Fox, so not publishedCONebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Fox, so not publishedNEMissouri: fewer than 5 boys named Fox, so not publishedMOKentucky: fewer than 5 boys named Fox, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Fox, so not publishedWVVirginia: fewer than 5 boys named Fox, so not publishedVAMaryland: fewer than 5 boys named Fox, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Fox, so not publishedDEArizona: #883 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 7,393 boysAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Fox, so not publishedNMKansas: fewer than 5 boys named Fox, so not publishedKSArkansas: fewer than 5 boys named Fox, so not publishedARTennessee: #915 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 7,308 boysTNNorth Carolina: #986 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 8,668 boysNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Fox, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Fox, so not publishedDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 boys named Fox, so not publishedOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 boys named Fox, so not publishedLAMississippi: fewer than 5 boys named Fox, so not publishedMSAlabama: fewer than 5 boys named Fox, so not publishedALGeorgia: #1,213 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 10,989 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Fox, so not publishedHITexas: #1,363 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 15,673 boysTXFlorida: #1,375 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 14,050 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Oregon#425 · 1 in 2,015
  2. Utah#603 · 1 in 3,543
  3. Minnesota#631 · 1 in 4,055
  4. California#720 · 1 in 5,803
  5. Arizona#883 · 1 in 7,393

Best ever in a state: #206 in Maine, 2016.

Show every state
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Oregon#42591 in 2,015
Utah#60361 in 3,543
Minnesota#63171 in 4,055
California#720391 in 5,803
Arizona#88351 in 7,393
Tennessee#91551 in 7,308
Washington#94751 in 7,355
Michigan#97461 in 7,961
North Carolina#98661 in 8,668
Ohio#1,07661 in 10,049
Georgia#1,21351 in 10,989
New York#1,34881 in 12,856
Texas#1,363121 in 15,673
Florida#1,37571 in 14,050
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Fox
Momentum · boys
Falling
  • 295 spots since 2024 (#1,114 → #1,409)
  • 489 spots since 2020 (#920 → #1,409)
  • 374 spots since 2015 (#1,035 → #1,409)
  • Biggest jump: 291 spots in 2016 (#1,035 → #744)
  • Biggest drop: 111 spots in 2019 (#794 → #905)
Rise & fade · boys
128 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1888
  • Peaked 2016 at #744 (327 births)
  • Births halved by 2025, 9 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 1,000 for 6 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 6 yrs · run 2016–2021
Share of babies · boys
1 in 5,803
  • Highest: 1 in 5,803 boys born in 2016 were named Fox (0.02%)
  • Latest: 1 in 13,241 boys born in 2025 (0.01%)
Era · boys
The 2010s
  • 50.0% of all boys named Fox (1,944) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s5#1,031 (1888)#1,031
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1930s10#3,642 (1933)#3,822
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1990s178#2,060 (1997)#2,478
2000s537#1,708 (2009)#2,322
2010s1,944#744 (2016)#1,160
2020s1,217#920 (2020)#1,082

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Fox in 2015

girls
#14,482
6 births · 1 in 297,516 girls
boys
#1,035
195 births · 1 in 9,829 boys

Top girls' names in 2015

  1. #1Emma20,487
  2. #2Olivia19,729
  3. #3Sophia17,454
  4. #4Ava16,416
  5. #5Isabella15,667
  6. #6Mia14,943
  7. #7Abigail12,422
  8. #8Emily11,808
  9. #9Charlotte11,415
  10. #10Harper10,311
  11. #14,482Fox6

Top boys' names in 2015

  1. #1Noah19,680
  2. #2Liam18,410
  3. #3Mason16,675
  4. #4Jacob16,005
  5. #5William15,950
  6. #6Ethan15,103
  7. #7James14,865
  8. #8Alexander14,584
  9. #9Michael14,504
  10. #10Benjamin13,732
  11. #1,035Fox195
More about 2015

girls

1,785,098 girls got a published name in 2015; 1 in 297,516 of them was named Fox, which outranked 24.3% of the 19,130 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.4% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Fox
  1. #13,006Zyliah7
  2. #13,006Zymira7
  3. #13,006Zyniyah7
  4. #14,482Fox6
  5. #14,482Aafia6
  6. #14,482Aailyah6
  7. #14,482Aala6
  8. #16,419Aabriella5
  9. #16,419Aada5
  10. #16,419Aailiyah5

Tied with 1,936 names at #14,482; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 2014
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,984Alaia#2,648 → #664
  2. ↑ 1,835Meilani#2,781 → #946
  3. ↑ 1,733Aitana#2,648 → #915
  4. ↑ 1,387Aislinn#2,351 → #964
  5. ↑ 1,072Taya#2,049 → #977
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,075Isis#703 → #1,778
  2. ↓ 502Annabell#923 → #1,425
  3. ↓ 500Anabel#911 → #1,411
  4. ↓ 344Cindy#711 → #1,055
  5. ↓ 334Anabella#529 → #863

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

1,916,743 boys got a published name in 2015; 1 in 9,829 of them was named Fox, which outranked 92.6% of the 14,059 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.3% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Fox
  1. #1,032Braylin196
  2. #1,032Foster196
  3. #1,032Mike196
  4. #1,035Fox195
  5. #1,035Koda195
  6. #1,035Makhi195
  7. #1,038Howard194
  8. #1,039Darryl193
  9. #1,039Garrison193

Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 2014
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,348Riaan#2,277 → #929
  2. ↑ 397Huxley#1,355 → #958
  3. ↑ 355Wilder#1,313 → #958
  4. ↑ 284Jaziel#1,218 → #934
  5. ↑ 268Canaan#1,074 → #806
Fallers
  1. ↓ 676Arnav#891 → #1,567
  2. ↓ 262Jayse#906 → #1,168
  3. ↓ 239Neymar#551 → #790
  4. ↓ 228Rylee#877 → #1,105
  5. ↓ 204Johnathon#915 → #1,119

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 2015 →