Fox

Fox: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning: “fox”
Origin: English
Say it: FOKS · 1 syllable
Used for: Boys (97% of all uses)

From the English animal name, also longstanding as a surname. Its use as a first name is modern and word-name based.

English names Names meaning animal Names meaning nature Modern names Surname-style names Short names

How popular is Fox?

202460.0 per million US babies

Drag the line or the slider to read any year. Values are per million US births recorded by Social Security. Records before about 1937 undercount births, so early peaks can look taller than they were.

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Babies named Fox in 2024198

2024 rank#1,110 boys

Peak year2016

Total US babies since 18803,857

Fox is rising: use over the last five years is 2.1× what it was a decade earlier.

Names like Fox

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

JackGod is gracious · English
Hudsonson of Hudd · English
Jacksonson of Jack · English
Cartercart driver · English
Wyattbrave in war · English
Maverickindependent person · English
Masonstoneworker · English
Graysonson of the steward · English

Fox questions

What does the name Fox mean?

Fox means "fox". It comes from English. From the English animal name, also longstanding as a surname. Its use as a first name is modern and word-name based.

Is Fox a boy or girl name?

Fox is mainly a boy's name in US records (98% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Fox?

198 US babies were named Fox in 2024. Its peak year was 2016.

How do you pronounce Fox?

Fox is usually pronounced FOKS.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.