Is Fox a boy or girl name?
Fox is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 6 girls and 192 boys were named Fox, so 3% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 2.5% of the 3,857 US babies named Fox were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #1,111
- Girl rank, 2024
- #13,997
- Babies named Fox since 1888
- 3,857
- Most popular year
- 2016
- 339 babies
Boys and girls named Fox, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 5 | 0 | 0% |
| 1890s | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1910s | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1920s | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1930s | 10 | 0 | 0% |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1950s | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1960s | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1970s | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1980s | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1990s | 178 | 0 | 0% |
| 2000s | 537 | 0 | 0% |
| 2010s | 1,944 | 54 | 2.7% |
| 2020s | 1,086 | 43 | 3.8% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 192 | #1,111 | 6 | #13,997 |
| 2023 | 188 | #1,122 | 9 | #10,584 |
| 2022 | 221 | #1,007 | 9 | #10,640 |
| 2021 | 242 | #933 | 12 | #8,648 |
| 2020 | 243 | #919 | 7 | #12,580 |
| 2019 | 243 | #906 | 9 | #10,763 |
| 2018 | 285 | #794 | 10 | #10,058 |
| 2017 | 306 | #767 | 10 | #10,207 |
| 2016 | 327 | #744 | 12 | #9,067 |
| 2015 | 195 | #1,035 | 6 | #15,124 |
| 2014 | 164 | #1,155 | 7 | #13,536 |
| 2013 | 151 | #1,188 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 96 | #1,620 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 87 | #1,705 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 90 | #1,701 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 91 | #1,711 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 81 | #1,815 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 65 | #2,099 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 41 | #2,803 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 55 | #2,191 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 53 | #2,198 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 41 | #2,521 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 28 | #3,211 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 44 | #2,289 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 38 | #2,494 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 46 | #2,076 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 42 | #2,170 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 43 | #2,072 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 28 | #2,699 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 19 | #3,471 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 5 | #3,838 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 5 | #4,206 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 5 | #1,087 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Fox reached #744 in 2016. As a girl name, it reached #8,648 in 2021. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2010s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Fox
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.