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Fox

Fox is a male given name: 98% of people named Fox are men, and it is recorded as male in 1 of the 1 countries covered.

MaleMedium
Male 98%Female 2%
Verdict
Male
Male / female split
98% male / 2% female
Confidence
Medium (8 to 63 weighted country observations)
Most common in
United States
US births since 1880
2,141 male / 35 female
Data
nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Updated
2026-09-11

How to address Fox

When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Fox," in English, "Guten Tag Fox," in German. Fox is a male given name: about 98% of people named Fox are men. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.

Ready-made greetings in six languages

English

Dear Fox,

German

Guten Tag Fox,

French

Bonjour Fox,

Spanish

Estimado/a Fox:

Chinese

Fox您好：

Japanese

Fox様

English

Hi Fox,

German

Hi Fox,

French

Salut Fox,

Spanish

Hola Fox,

Chinese

Fox你好：

Japanese

Foxさん

Greeting generator

This is a statistical estimate, not a statement about the gender, identity or correct form of address of any particular person.

Country breakdown

Gender of the name Fox by country (nam_dict, 55 country columns)
CountryHow commonUsuallyMale share
United Statesuncommonman's name98%

United States birth data

2,141 male · 35 female · 2,176 births recorded

Male 98%Female 2%

Since 1980: 98% male.

Frequently asked questions

Is Fox a male or female name?

Fox is a male given name: 98% of people named Fox are men, and it is recorded as male in 1 of the 1 countries covered.

How do I address Fox in an email?

When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Fox," in English, "Guten Tag Fox," in German. Fox is a male given name: about 98% of people named Fox are men. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.

Is Fox a unisex name?

Fox is not a unisex name: 98% of people named Fox are men. Fox leans strongly male overall.

Related names

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Sources

Gender by country: nam_dict, the c't first-names dictionary by Joerg Michael, roughly 44,000 names across 55 countries, licensed GFDL. US frequencies: United States Social Security Administration baby-name data, public domain. Method: how we classify names. Full dataset: data & licences. Data built 2026-09-11.

Cite this page

DearWho, "Is Fox a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/fox (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.

BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_fox,
  title  = {Is Fox a male or female name?},
  author = {{DearWho}},
  year   = {2026},
  url    = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/fox},
  note   = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}