Names / Boy names
Fox
Current rank
#1,411
and easing
All-time peak
#744
in 2016
First recorded
1888
in U.S. data
Children named
3,900
since 1888
Popularity over time
Annual U.S. children given the name · Peak #744 in 2016 · Source: Social Security Administration
Meaning & background
Fox enters U.S. records in American naming records in 1888, where it reads as a boys' name. It crested in 2016 at #744. It now sits outside the national top 1,000, which keeps it uncommon. Over 3,900 have carried it since records began.