Fox is an uncommon boys' name that peaked in 2016 and has grown less common since.
Fox is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #1,411 for boy births in the United States (and #2,978 across all names), given to 129 babies. Fox was first reported in SSA data in 1888 and peaked in 2016 (327 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 129 | 129 | — | #1,411 |
| 2024 | 198 | 198 | #14,045 | #1,117 |
| 2023 | 199 | 199 | #10,602 | #1,114 |
| 2022 | 230 | 230 | #10,647 | #1,008 |
| 2021 | 254 | 254 | #8,659 | #933 |
| 2020 | 250 | 250 | #12,590 | #920 |
| 2019 | 252 | 252 | #10,764 | #906 |
| 2018 | 295 | 295 | #10,060 | #795 |
| 2017 | 316 | 316 | #10,212 | #767 |
| 2016 | 339 | 339 | #9,070 | #744 |
| 2015 | 201 | 201 | #15,127 | #1,035 |
| 2014 | 171 | 171 | #13,540 | #1,155 |
| 2013 | 151 | 151 | — | #1,189 |
| 2012 | 96 | 96 | — | #1,621 |
| 2011 | 87 | 87 | — | #1,707 |
| 2010 | 90 | 90 | — | #1,701 |
| 2009 | 91 | 91 | — | #1,711 |
| 2008 | 81 | 81 | — | #1,815 |
| 2007 | 65 | 65 | — | #2,099 |
| 2006 | 41 | 41 | — | #2,803 |
| 2005 | 55 | 55 | — | #2,192 |
| 2004 | 53 | 53 | — | #2,198 |
| 2003 | 41 | 41 | — | #2,521 |
| 2002 | 28 | 28 | — | #3,211 |
| 2001 | 44 | 44 | — | #2,289 |
| 2000 | 38 | 38 | — | #2,494 |
| 1999 | 46 | 46 | — | #2,076 |
| 1998 | 42 | 42 | — | #2,170 |
| 1997 | 43 | — | — | #2,072 |
| 1996 | 28 | — | — | #2,699 |
| 1995 | 19 | — | — | #3,471 |
| 1933 | 5 | — | — | #3,838 |
| 1930 | 5 | — | — | #4,206 |
| 1888 | 5 | — | — | #1,087 |