Fox

Animal name

Fox Origin and Meaning

The name Fox is a boy's name.

Fox is one animal name backed by a longish tradition, and then popularized via the lead character Fox Mulder on X Files. Fox is simple, sleek, and a little bit wild, and could make an interesting middle name.

It was reported that the TV character's first name was not a tribute to the Fox network which aired The X-Files, as often assumed; show creator Chris Carter said he had a childhood friend named Fox.

Fox was one of the fastest-rising boys' names of 2016, perhaps because of the popularity of the X-Files revival.

Fox Rank in US Top 1000

# 939 in the US

Fox Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 663 on Nameberry

Popularity of the name Fox

• 939 US 2021
• 663 Nameberry 2025
• 111 Unique 2024
• 465 Future 2028
• 733 England 2023

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Famous People Named Fox

• Fox Butterfield American journalist and author
• Fox Conner American WWII major general
• Fox Atticus Martindale Canadian musician
• Fox Maule Ramsay, 11th Earl of Dalhousie, British politician
• (Walter) Fox McKeithen American politician
• Fox India Owen (b. 2012) daughter of singer Mark Owen of Take That
• Fox William Carter (b. 2015) son of rugby union player Dan Carter & Honor Dillon
• Langley Fox Hemingway (b. 1989) daughter of Mariel Hemingway; great granddaughter of Ernest Hemingway
• Michael J. Fox Canadian actor
• Megan Fox American actress
• Matthew Chandler Fox American actor
• Jorja Fox American actress

The name Fox in Pop Culture

• Reynard the Fox medieval legend and hero/trickster
• Fox William Mulder character on TV's "The X,Files"
• Fox female character from the TV series "The 100"
• Nicholas Foxworth "Fox" Crane character on American soap "Passions"
• Fox O'Dell character in "Series of 7" by Nora Roberts
• Fox McCloud fox main character in video game series "Star Fox"
• Fox character in anime web series "RWBY"
• Lucius Fox character in the "Batman" series
• "The Fox " song by Norwegian band Ylvis
• "Mr. Fox " English fairy tale similar to "Bluebeard"
• Fox TV network
• Fox News conservative news channel
• Fox Wesley one of the Selected in Kierra Cass' book "The Heir"
• CC 1010, nicknamed "Fox", from "Star Wars: The Clone Wars."
• Fox McCloud Main character of the game franchise Star Fox.
• The Fox Wise and gentle character in the Little Prince book.