Fox
Boy name · 32 babies recorded · 1974–2025
Fox: 32 babies born in Scotland since 1974, given to boys, peaking at 5 births in 2018.
The name Fox springs directly from the Old English word for the clever, red-furred animal, originally a byname for someone with fox-like traits or red hair. It gained modern popularity as a distinctive first name, famously worn by the fictional FBI agent Fox Mulder from *The X-Files*, and in real life by Fox Butterfield, a Pulitzer-winning journalist. The name also appears in place names like the Fox Islands off Scotland and numerous Fox Rivers worldwide, all sharing the animal's Old English root. Once purely a surname, Fox now sits among a rising trend of nature-inspired first names, appealing to parents who want something sharp, lively, and a little wild for their child.
Boy 8 of 52 years
- Peak year
- 20185 babies
- Latest (2024)
- #6194 babies
- Total births
- 32since 2011
- 5-year trend
- ▲ 15%vs prior 5y