Meaning & origin
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Latin.
The story
In mythological stories, Nox is associated with the personification of night.
Nox through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 341
- 336 boys · 5 girls
- Most popular year
- 2023
- 40 babies
- 2025
- 34
- #3,425 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +71%
- Rising fast
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 34 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 3,425 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 66.3% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Nox’s family of names
Nox has a related form in Noxea. Nox has a related form in Noxee. Nox has a related form in Noxey.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 7
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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