Fox is a boy name with a modern feel, drawn from real birth records. Below you'll find what Fox means and where it comes from, plus how many babies have been named Fox across the United States, UK, Ireland and New Zealand, how popular Fox has been over the decades, and the year it peaked.
Fox is a boy name of English origin meaning “the animal fox”. An English surname and nature name adopted as a given name.
| Country | Births on record |
|---|---|
| United States since 1880 | 3,988 births |
| England & Wales since 1996 | 868 births |
| Scotland since 1974 | 32 births |
| Northern Ireland since 1997 | 3 births |
| Ireland since 1964 | 4 births |
Counts come from official national birth-registration statistics: U.S. Social Security Administration, England & Wales (Office for National Statistics), Scotland (National Records of Scotland), Northern Ireland (NISRA), Ireland (Central Statistics Office) and New Zealand (Dept. of Internal Affairs). Coverage spans differ, so totals aren't directly comparable across countries.
Babies named Fox per year, United States (1888 to 2025). United States peaked in 2016 (339/yr) · England & Wales peaked in 2019 (94/yr) · Scotland peaked in 2018 (5/yr) · Ireland peaked in 2021 (4/yr) · Northern Ireland peaked in 2019 (3/yr).
Fox is an uncommon baby name in the United States. It was most common in 2016, when it ranked #1,550 nationally (given to 414 babies that year).
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