Boys' name · peaked in 2022
Knox name popularity since 1925
24,135 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Knox (1.0% girls, 99.0% boys). Half of them were born in 2019 or earlier, so the typical Knox is about 7 years old in 2026. Knox peaked in 2022 as the #199 name for boys, and it ranked #196 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 24,135
- Named Knox, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- #196
- for boys in 2025 (1,836 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 99.0% boys
- 240 girls · 23,895 boys
- Most popular in
- Utah
- 3.67× its national share
Peak year is the year Knox made up the largest share of US boys, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Knox births per year, 1925–2025
2022 was the biggest year for Knox both by count and as a share of all babies.
- Fastest rise: Between 2009 and 2014, Knox became 3.8× more common, from 1 in 5,820 baby boys to 1 in 1,540.
Shaded on the chart. This compares Knox's share of all US boys five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Knox.
Decade by decade
Babies named Knox in each decade, and its rank among boys' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 0 | 77 | – |
| 1930s | 0 | 95 | #2,627 |
| 1940s | 0 | 111 | #2,490 |
| 1950s | 0 | 92 | #3,099 |
| 1960s | 0 | 41 | #4,213 |
| 1970s | 0 | 20 | Under 5 |
| 1980s | 0 | 30 | #4,950 |
| 1990s | 0 | 127 | #5,353 |
| 2000s | 0 | 753 | #2,415 |
| 2010s | 115 | 12,055 | #258 |
| 2020–25 | 125 | 10,494 | #196 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 boys that year, so they can go past 1,000. "Under 5" means fewer than 5 boys got the name.
Generation fingerprint
86.0% of babies named Knox from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Gen Alpha years (2013–2025). The full split by generation:
Where Knox is most popular
The index compares Knox's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Knox.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Utah | 3.67× | 717 |
| Nebraska | 2.63× | 424 |
| Tennessee | 2.48× | 1,200 |
| Arkansas | 1.79× | 423 |
| Iowa | 1.75× | 512 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Knox's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Knox.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Knox (2022).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data