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Fox

/ˈfɑks/ · 98% boys · 129 born in 2025

Fox has been given to about 3,988 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2016, which makes it a current name.

Meaning
Origin
Syllables1
Pronunciation/ˈfɑks/
Nicknames
Living in the US≈ 3,923
Median age today9 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Fox per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2016 · 339
  • Born in 2025129
  • All time3,988
  • England & Wales, 2025#865 · 37

How popular is Fox?

Its best year was 2016, when 339 babies were given the name, ranking 744th. The typical living American called Fox is about 9 years old today. It is relatively most common in Utah, where it accounts for 0.02% of births.

Names that sound like Fox

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Knox0.76
  2. Maddox0.52
  3. Ford0.53
  4. Lennox0.52
  5. Von0.49
  6. Phoenix0.46
  7. Floyd0.45

Middle names for Fox

Ranked by flow score
  1. Fox James0.74
  2. Fox Miles0.73
  3. Fox Wilder0.72
  4. Fox Thomas0.71
  5. Fox Cole0.70
  6. Fox Paul0.55

Sibling names for Fox

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Lochlanbrother · 0.98
  2. Emilianasister · 0.98
  3. Seraphinasister · 0.97
  4. Yahyabrother · 0.97
  5. Jaxxonbrother · 0.97
  6. Maisysister · 0.97

Where Fox is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. Utah0.02%
  2. Oregon0.02%
  3. Oklahoma0.02%
  4. Arizona0.01%
  5. California0.01%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Fox Evans0.73
  2. Fox Edwards0.73
  3. Fox Anderson0.73
  4. Fox Allen0.73
  5. Fox Adams0.73
  6. Fox Wilson0.69

How to read these numbers

Every score on this page is explained
  1. Phonetic similarity0–1
  2. Middle-name flow0–1
  3. Sibling fit0–1
  4. Living population estimatemethod
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Sources for Fox

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. England & Wales1996–2025
  3. Scotland1974–2020
  4. France1900–2025
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Fox across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.