Boys' name · since 2010
Nox
336 babies named Nox in U.S. Social Security records since 2010, with the highest year being 2022. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #9,988 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,443 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 336
- born since 2010
- 2020s
- peak decade
336 babies have been named Nox since 2010, making it today's #3443 boys' name.
Nox has 336 recorded births among boys since 2010, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #3443 as of the latest data, more common than 75% of boys, busiest in the 2020s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2010 to 2025.
- #9,988 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #3,443 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 336 born since 2010
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nox ranks #9,988 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,443 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 336 born since 2010, peaking in the 2020s.
- #9,988 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,443 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 336
- born since 2010
- 2020s
- peak decade
Nox's 336 recorded births place it above 78.02% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Florida.
How Nox compares
336 48th percentile among 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Nox's all-time total is 9% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Nox | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 336 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 37 | 34 | 22,252 |
Nox's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Nox splits its recorded history at 2018: 68% of all births land in the more recent half, 32% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 2012 (7 births) -- compare that against the 2022 peak of 37 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Nox popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2010–2025
- Peak year (2022)
- 37
- Annual births at peak, across 16 years of records
Nox popularity over time - girls
5 total births recorded since 2023 (Nox as girls' name)
Nox by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (187 births, 56% of the file).
2020s was Nox's strongest decade.
187 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 56% of all-time use.
Nox births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2010s
2010s
149 births
- 2020s
2020s
187 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 187 births (56% of all-time use).
Nox by state
Where Nox concentrates geographically, total births since 2010
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- Florida records the most Noxs (11 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Florida names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Nox: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2022)
Similar record span (~15 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 2010–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Nox draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.