Fox

“The fox (animal)” — English origin

Boy's name · #1409 in the US (2025) · 2020s

Fox has appeared in US records since 1888 — best rank #744 (2016) · 3,891 babies named Fox all-time · 1 in 13,000 boys born in 2025.

Around the world: about 1 in 7,200 boys in Canada (2024) · about 1 in 7,400 boys in England & Wales (2025).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 22 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Foxes

Fox Stevenson — English DJ, singer-songwriter and electronic dance music producer
Fox Maule-Ramsay, 11th Earl of Dalhousie — British politician (1801-1874)
Fox Conner — United States Army general (1874-1951)
Fox Harris — American actor (1936-1988)
Fox Butterfield — American journalist, National Book Award and Pulitzer Prize winner

In stories & tradition

Fox Mulder — The X-Files · The X-Files: I Want to Believe
Fox McCloud — Star Fox · Super Smash Bros.
Fox — DC Universe · Blue Ribbon Comics

What Foxes become

Among 23 notable people named Fox:

Entertainers appear 2.52× more often than among typical names — e.g. Fox Stevenson, English DJ, singer-songwriter and electronic dance music producer.

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