Girls' name · since 1946
Rox
330 babies named Rox in U.S. Social Security records since 1946, with the highest year being 1955. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #15,134 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 330
- born since 1946
- 1950s
- peak decade
Rox is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 330 have been recorded since 1946.
Social Security Administration records show Rox recorded 330 times among girls since 1946, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1950s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1946 to 1980.
- #15,134 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 330 born since 1946
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rox ranks #15,134 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 330 born since 1946, peaking in the 1950s.
- #15,134 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 330
- born since 1946
- 1950s
- peak decade
Rox's 330 recorded births place it above 79.07% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by Ohio.
Rox's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Rox's full recorded timeline at 1958, 41% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 59% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1946, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1955 peak of 42 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Rox popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1946–1980
- Peak year (1955)
- 42
- Annual births at peak, across 35 years of records
Rox popularity over time - boys
5 total births recorded since 1942 (Rox as boys' name)
Rox by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (208 births, 63% of the file).
1950s was Rox's strongest decade.
208 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 63% of all-time use.
Rox births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 21
1940s
21 births
- 1950s
1950s
208 births
- 1960s
1960s
89 births
- 1970s 7
1970s
7 births
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 208 births (63% of all-time use).
Rox by state
Where Rox concentrates geographically, total births since 1946
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What to do with Rox's data
- Rox's decade-level peak was the 1950s (208 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1980s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Ohio records the most Roxs (12 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Ohio 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 Rox: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1955)
Similar record span (~34 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, 1946–1980 (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 Rox 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.