The first name Fox
A boy’s name meaning “a vulpine animal”.
1 syllable Male Also a surname
Meaning and origin
Fox means “a vulpine animal”.
* (surname): From fox (“a vulpine animal”)
From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
In 2025, 37 boys were named Fox, making it the 856th most popular boys’ name. It peaked in 2019, with 94 births (#435).
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Fox with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Fox at birth, 1880–2025
In 2025, 129 boys born in the United States were named Fox, the 1,411th most popular boys’ name that year. It was used most in 2016, when 327 were.
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
Fox in other languages
Equivalent forms of the name, from Wiktionary
Famous people named Fox
4 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Fox Maule-Ramsay, 11th Earl of DalhousieBritish politician (1801-1874)
- Claiborne Fox Jackson15th Governor of Missouri (1806-1862)
- Roy LichtensteinAmerican pop artist (1923–1997)
- Robert BacherAmerican nuclear physicist (1905–2004)
Questions
- What does the name Fox mean?
- Fox means “a vulpine animal”.
- How popular is the name Fox?
- In 2025, 37 boys born in England and Wales were named Fox, ranking 856th. Its peak was 2019, with 94 births.
- Is Fox a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a boy's name: 98% of the 3,988 US babies named Fox since 1880 were boys.
- When was Fox most popular?
- 2016 in the United States, when 327 babies were named Fox, its highest rank at 744th.
- Is Fox also a surname?
- Yes. Fox is used as a surname as well as a first name; its surname page has the origin and how many people carry it.