Fox vs Wilbur
Fox and Wilburcompared on official birth-registration statistics and Namewise's recorded data. This page states what each name's record shows — it never picks a winner or scores one name against the other.
Head to head
Ranks are only compared within one published list and one year. Two ranks from different years, from a boys' and a girls' list, or from different registrars are not comparable, so they are not placed side by side.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2025, Fox was ranked #856 and Wilbur #578 among boys in England and Wales.
Fox and Wilbur over time
Fox and Wilbur appear together in 1 published list, across 21 years of shared records. Wilbur held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Fox in 0.
The order between them changed and held in one of those lists — a change in that published list, never a claim that one name displaced the other.
Counted list by list. Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale in the same year, so those comparisons are real — but positions from different lists are not, so nothing here is combined into an overall standing.
How this pair is related
The relationship kinds these two qualify for, each under its own stated rule. Every one is drawn from a list they both appear in.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Boys within 2 years — Fox #435 in 2019, Wilbur #429 in 2019.
List by list
England and Wales · Boys21 shared years, 2003–2025
Fox held the stronger position in 5 of those years, Wilbur in 16.
Highest recorded here: Fox #435 in 2019, Wilbur #429 in 2019.
The order changed in 2019: Wilbur moved ahead. In 2018 they stood at #460 and #584; by 2019 that had become #435 and #429.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Fox #856, Wilbur #578.
Two names moving past each other in a ranking is a fact about the ranking. Namewise does not claim one name displaced the other, that families chose between them, or that either influenced the other — none of that is in this data.
Side by side
| Field | Fox | Wilbur |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | male | male |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 1 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE | GB-ENW |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Boys #856 (2025) | England and Wales · Boys #578 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Fox has 1 syllable, compared with 2 for Wilbur.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW.
How each name got here
Fox
Popularity journey
First recorded1996
First recorded at #1168 among boys in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #856 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Boys
Wilbur
Popularity journey
First recorded2003
First recorded at #3467 among boys in England and Wales in 2003 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Boys
Highest recorded2003–2025
Highest recorded position: #429 among boys in England and Wales, in 2019 (recorded 2003–2025).
England and Wales · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #578 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Boys