Fennec
Boy · FEN-ek · English
Fennec is a boys' name of English origin, meaning “small desert fox”. In 2025 it ranked 4,538th for boys in the US (22 babies).
What does Fennec mean?
English: the fennec fox, a word from Arabic fanak 'fox'
“small desert fox”
The fennec is a small fox of the Sahara, famous for its oversized ears; its name comes from Arabic.
- Say it
- FEN-ek
Is Fennec a girl's or a boy's name?
Fennec is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 22 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Fennec in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #4,538among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 22about 1 in 78,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 83% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 22 boys in the US were named Fennec, making it the 4,538th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 10,599th. Its busiest year was 2022, with 27 boys. It first appears in the records in 2015.
Half of all the boys named Fennec in the US since 1880 were born between 2019 and 2023, the years shaded on the chart below.
Fennec in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 22 | #4,538 |
| 2024 | 12 | #6,827 |
| 2023 | 19 | #5,070 |
| 2022 | 27 | #3,992 |
| 2021 | 13 | #6,330 |
| 2020 | 6 | #10,599 |
| 2019 | 16 | #5,551 |
| 2018 | 7 | #9,664 |
| 2017 | 7 | #9,691 |
| 2016 | 5 | #12,180 |
| 2015 | 5 | #12,080 |
Names like Fennec
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