Nox
Nox is a name with a single cultural origin: Roman Mythology.
- Roman Mythology
Meaning & Origin of Nox
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Nox is a name with a single cultural origin: Roman Mythology.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Roman Mythology
The Story of Nox
Nox first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 2010, with 9 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2022, when 37 Noxs were born — ranking #3,215 that year. As of 2026, Nox ranks #3,338 for baby boys with 36 births, rising sharply (+44% over the past five years). In total, more than 373 Noxs have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2010s through the 2020s.
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About the name Nox
Nox is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2010 and has accumulated 373 births in the dataset. Nox's peak popularity came in 2022 when it ranked #3,215. Use the chart and map above to compare Nox's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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