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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020202024peak #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 2024

  • 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: #529 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 2,501 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: fewer than 5 boys named Fox, so not publishedMNIllinois: #935 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 6,275 boysILWisconsin: fewer than 5 boys named Fox, so not publishedWIMichigan: #1,095 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 7,995 boysMINew York: #1,472 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 12,354 boysNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 boys named Fox, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Fox, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 boys named Fox, so not publishedORNevada: 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: fewer than 5 boys named Fox, so not publishedOHPennsylvania: #781 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 5,225 boysPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 boys named Fox, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Fox, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #1,141 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 10,604 boysCAUtah: #700 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 3,855 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: #693 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 4,075 boysKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Fox, so not publishedWVVirginia: #818 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 5,392 boysVAMaryland: fewer than 5 boys named Fox, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Fox, so not publishedDEArizona: #829 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 5,521 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: fewer than 5 boys named Fox, so not publishedTNNorth Carolina: #1,047 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 7,307 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: #796 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 4,647 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Fox, so not publishedHITexas: #1,331 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 11,920 boysTXFlorida: #1,117 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 8,694 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Washington#529 · 1 in 2,501
  2. Kentucky#693 · 1 in 4,075
  3. Utah#700 · 1 in 3,855
  4. Pennsylvania#781 · 1 in 5,225
  5. Georgia#796 · 1 in 4,647

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Washington#529131 in 2,501
Kentucky#69351 in 4,075
Utah#70051 in 3,855
Pennsylvania#781101 in 5,225
Georgia#796111 in 4,647
Virginia#81871 in 5,392
Arizona#82961 in 5,521
Illinois#93581 in 6,275
North Carolina#1,04771 in 7,307
Michigan#1,09551 in 7,995
Florida#1,117111 in 8,694
California#1,141171 in 10,604
Texas#1,331151 in 11,920
New York#1,47271 in 12,354
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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
1890s0——
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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 2024

girls
#13,477
6 births · 1 in 270,032 girls
boys
#1,114
192 births · 1 in 8,973 boys

Top girls' names in 2024

  1. #1Olivia14,772
  2. #2Emma13,524
  3. #3Amelia12,786
  4. #4Charlotte12,597
  5. #5Mia12,149
  6. #6Sophia12,126
  7. #7Isabella10,810
  8. #8Evelyn9,146
  9. #9Ava8,700
  10. #10Sofia8,113
  11. #13,477Fox6

Top boys' names in 2024

  1. #1Liam22,252
  2. #2Noah20,409
  3. #3Oliver15,396
  4. #4Theodore12,069
  5. #5James11,856
  6. #6Henry11,596
  7. #7Mateo11,349
  8. #8Elijah11,238
  9. #9Lucas10,743
  10. #10William10,647
  11. #1,114Fox192
More about 2024

girls

1,620,190 girls got a published name in 2024; 1 in 270,032 of them was named Fox, which outranked 24.0% of the 17,726 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 7.1% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Fox
  1. #12,161Zymira7
  2. #12,161Zyn7
  3. #12,161Zyomi7
  4. #13,477Fox6
  5. #13,477Aada6
  6. #13,477Aadiya6
  7. #13,477Aalaysia6
  8. #15,293Aabha5
  9. #15,293Aaina5
  10. #15,293Aaisha5

Tied with 1,815 names at #13,477; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 2023
Risers
  1. ↑ 756Ailany#857 → #101
  2. ↑ 439Aylani#1,001 → #562
  3. ↑ 426Marjorie#1,248 → #822
  4. ↑ 414Scottie#616 → #202
  5. ↑ 365Elodie#737 → #372
Fallers
  1. ↓ 605Emryn#887 → #1,492
  2. ↓ 307Zhuri#862 → #1,169
  3. ↓ 301Layne#974 → #1,275
  4. ↓ 273Alitzel#876 → #1,149
  5. ↓ 267Aleyna#964 → #1,231

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

boys

1,722,888 boys got a published name in 2024; 1 in 8,973 of them was named Fox, which outranked 92.2% of the 14,294 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.0% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Fox
  1. #1,108Jovanni193
  2. #1,108Neythan193
  3. #1,108Rishi193
  4. #1,114Fox192
  5. #1,114Bobby192
  6. #1,114Draven192
  7. #1,114Eitan192
  8. #1,119Blaine191
  9. #1,119Dion191
  10. #1,119Jakob191

Tied with 4 names at #1,114; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 2023
Risers
  1. ↑ 9,833Truce#10,821 → #988
  2. ↑ 1,201Colsen#1,832 → #631
  3. ↑ 616Bryer#1,485 → #869
  4. ↑ 470Halo#1,458 → #988
  5. ↑ 348Azaiah#1,230 → #882
Fallers
  1. ↓ 397Khari#827 → #1,224
  2. ↓ 309Karsyn#977 → #1,286
  3. ↓ 256Kye#940 → #1,196
  4. ↓ 225Kole#971 → #1,196
  5. ↓ 224Khai#723 → #947

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

See the top 100 for 2024 →