Gender
Origin
- English
- fox
Nature name
Syllables
1
Themes
- Animal
- Green
- Nature
- Surname
Pronunciation
fox
Popularity in the USA
- Boys: peak in 2016 (rank #744, 327 births); most recent 2025 (rank #1409, 129 births)
- Girls: peak in 2021 (rank #8457, 12 births); most recent 2024 (rank #13427, 6 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 129 | – |
| 2024 | 192 | 6 |
| 2023 | 188 | 9 |
| 2022 | 221 | 9 |
| 2021 | 242 | 12 |
| 2020 | 243 | 7 |
| 2019 | 243 | 9 |
| 2018 | 285 | 10 |
| 2017 | 306 | 10 |
| 2016 | 327 | 12 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data
Popularity in England and Wales
- Boys: peak in 2019 (rank #435, 94 births); most recent 2025 (rank #856, 37 births)
- Girls: peak in 2018 (rank #3984, 5 births); most recent 2023 (rank #5685, 3 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 37 | – |
| 2024 | 56 | – |
| 2023 | 46 | 3 |
| 2022 | 71 | – |
| 2021 | 74 | 4 |
| 2020 | 75 | 3 |
| 2019 | 94 | – |
| 2018 | 88 | 5 |
| 2017 | 81 | 3 |
| 2016 | 75 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in Ireland
- Boys: peak in 2021 (rank #603, 4 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2025 | – |
| 2024 | – |
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | 4 |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | – |
| 2016 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in Ireland (2025)
Source: Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland, Irish Babies' Names (tables VSA50 and VSA60), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Changes: spellings that differ only by accents (for example Rian and Rían) are counted together. Data years: 1964 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in Scotland
- Boys: peak in 2019 (rank #516, 5 births); most recent 2024 (rank #619, 4 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2025 | – |
| 2024 | 4 |
| 2023 | 4 |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | 4 |
| 2020 | 4 |
| 2019 | 5 |
| 2018 | 5 |
| 2017 | – |
| 2016 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in Scotland (2025)
Source: National Records of Scotland (NRS), Babies' First Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1974 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in Northern Ireland
- Boys: peak in 2019 (rank #418, 3 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2025 | – |
| 2024 | – |
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | 3 |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | – |
| 2016 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in Northern Ireland (2025)
Source: Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA), Baby Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1997 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in British Columbia (Canada)
- Boys: peak in 2017 (rank #266, 15 births); most recent 2023 (rank #354, 9 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 9 |
| 2022 | 11 |
| 2021 | 5 |
| 2020 | 11 |
| 2019 | 7 |
| 2018 | 13 |
| 2017 | 15 |
| 2016 | 10 |
| 2015 | 13 |
| 2014 | 7 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in British Columbia (Canada) (2023)
Source: British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency, Most popular baby names for the past 100 years. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia. Changes: names are shown in title case. Data years: 1924 to 2023. Original data · Licence