Knox
#7,885 for girls in 2025, 13 births · #196 for boys in 2025, 1,836 births
Given to boys 99.0% of the time
- Peak · boys
- 2025 · 1,836 births
- Debut · boys
- 8 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 24,142since 1881
Knox over time
Rank among boys' names. Knox has never cracked the top 100 here.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #7,885 | 13 | #196 | 1,836 |
| 2024 | #5,962 | 20 | #209 | 1,706 |
| 2023 | #5,549 | 22 | #208 | 1,783 |
| 2022 | #4,671 | 29 | #199 | 1,902 |
| 2021 | #5,398 | 23 | #220 | 1,737 |
| 2020 | #6,325 | 18 | #238 | 1,530 |
| 2019 | #6,176 | 19 | #241 | 1,563 |
| 2018 | #5,785 | 21 | #219 | 1,707 |
| 2017 | #6,531 | 18 | #233 | 1,640 |
| 2016 | #7,230 | 16 | #245 | 1,539 |
| 2015 | #8,008 | 14 | #258 | 1,403 |
| 2014 | #9,517 | 11 | #286 | 1,244 |
| 2013 | #11,000 | 9 | #344 | 928 |
| 2012 | — | #367 | 822 | |
| 2011 | #13,347 | 7 | #434 | 630 |
| 2010 | — | #459 | 579 | |
| 2009 | — | #704 | 341 | |
| 2008 | — | #1,655 | 93 | |
| 2007 | — | #2,185 | 61 | |
| 2006 | — | #2,150 | 60 | |
| 2005 | — | #2,399 | 48 | |
| 2004 | — | #2,283 | 50 | |
| 2003 | — | #2,922 | 33 | |
| 2002 | — | #3,450 | 25 | |
| 2001 | — | #3,974 | 20 | |
| 2000 | — | #3,640 | 22 | |
| 1999 | — | #3,591 | 21 | |
| 1998 | — | #3,191 | 24 | |
| 1997 | — | #3,877 | 17 | |
| 1996 | — | #3,830 | 17 | |
| 1995 | — | #5,124 | 11 | |
| 1994 | — | #7,770 | 6 | |
| 1993 | — | #5,771 | 9 | |
| 1992 | — | #5,660 | 9 | |
| 1991 | — | #7,271 | 6 | |
| 1990 | — | #6,415 | 7 | |
| 1989 | — | #6,941 | 6 | |
| 1988 | — | #7,270 | 5 | |
| 1987 | — | — | ||
| 1986 | — | #5,926 | 6 | |
| 1985 | — | #4,698 | 8 | |
| 1984 | — | — | ||
| 1983 | — | — | ||
| 1982 | — | #6,385 | 5 | |
| 1981 | — | — | ||
| 1980 | — | — | ||
| 1979 | — | — | ||
| 1978 | — | — | ||
| 1977 | — | — | ||
| 1976 | — | — | ||
| 1975 | — | — | ||
| 1974 | — | — | ||
| 1973 | — | #5,101 | 5 | |
| 1972 | — | — | ||
| 1971 | — | #3,963 | 7 | |
| 1970 | — | #3,521 | 8 | |
| 1969 | — | — | ||
| 1968 | — | — | ||
| 1967 | — | — | ||
| 1966 | — | #3,249 | 7 | |
| 1965 | — | #3,930 | 5 | |
| 1964 | — | #4,039 | 5 | |
| 1963 | — | #3,318 | 7 | |
| 1962 | — | #3,305 | 7 | |
| 1961 | — | #2,706 | 10 | |
| 1960 | — | — | ||
| 1959 | — | #3,037 | 8 | |
| 1958 | — | #2,642 | 10 | |
| 1957 | — | #3,552 | 6 | |
| 1956 | — | — | ||
| 1955 | — | #2,964 | 8 | |
| 1954 | — | #2,316 | 12 | |
| 1953 | — | #2,099 | 14 | |
| 1952 | — | #2,680 | 9 | |
| 1951 | — | #1,972 | 15 | |
| 1950 | — | #2,438 | 10 | |
| 1949 | — | #2,225 | 12 | |
| 1948 | — | #3,668 | 5 | |
| 1947 | — | #2,498 | 10 | |
| 1946 | — | #2,919 | 7 | |
| 1945 | — | #2,393 | 9 | |
| 1944 | — | #2,467 | 9 | |
| 1943 | — | #1,986 | 14 | |
| 1942 | — | #1,867 | 15 | |
| 1941 | — | #1,821 | 15 | |
| 1940 | — | #1,802 | 15 | |
| 1939 | — | #3,113 | 6 | |
| 1938 | — | #3,175 | 6 | |
| 1937 | — | #2,479 | 9 | |
| 1936 | — | #2,452 | 9 | |
| 1935 | — | #2,529 | 9 | |
| 1934 | — | #1,932 | 14 | |
| 1933 | — | #2,214 | 11 | |
| 1932 | — | #3,092 | 7 | |
| 1931 | — | #2,328 | 11 | |
| 1930 | — | #2,178 | 13 | |
| 1929 | — | #1,731 | 19 | |
| 1928 | — | #1,960 | 16 | |
| 1927 | — | #2,121 | 15 | |
| 1926 | — | #1,981 | 16 | |
| 1925 | — | #2,588 | 11 | |
| 1924 | — | #2,043 | 16 | |
| 1923 | — | #1,696 | 21 | |
| 1922 | — | #1,695 | 21 | |
| 1921 | — | #1,648 | 22 | |
| 1920 | — | #2,052 | 16 | |
| 1919 | — | #1,752 | 19 | |
| 1918 | — | #1,827 | 18 | |
| 1917 | — | #1,479 | 23 | |
| 1916 | — | #1,698 | 18 | |
| 1915 | — | #2,621 | 9 | |
| 1914 | — | #2,915 | 6 | |
| 1913 | — | #1,803 | 10 | |
| 1912 | — | #1,885 | 8 | |
| 1911 | — | — | ||
| 1910 | — | — | ||
| 1909 | — | #1,277 | 6 | |
| 1908 | — | — | ||
| 1907 | — | #1,200 | 6 | |
| 1906 | — | — | ||
| 1905 | — | — | ||
| 1904 | — | — | ||
| 1903 | — | — | ||
| 1902 | — | — | ||
| 1901 | — | — | ||
| 1900 | — | #968 | 8 | |
| 1899 | — | — | ||
| 1898 | — | — | ||
| 1897 | — | — | ||
| 1896 | — | #1,101 | 5 | |
| 1895 | — | — | ||
| 1894 | — | — | ||
| 1893 | — | — | ||
| 1892 | — | — | ||
| 1891 | — | — | ||
| 1890 | — | — | ||
| 1889 | — | — | ||
| 1888 | — | #815 | 7 | |
| 1887 | — | — | ||
| 1886 | — | — | ||
| 1885 | — | — | ||
| 1884 | — | — | ||
| 1883 | — | — | ||
| 1882 | — | — | ||
| 1881 | — | #653 | 8 | |
| 1880 | — | — | ||
The first year at least five boys were named Knox! It came in at #653, and was given to 8 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1882–1887, when fewer than 5 boys a year got the name.
Where Knox is popular in 2016
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- South Dakota#64 · 1 in 215
- Iowa#95 · 1 in 331
- Tennessee#109 · 1 in 464
- North Dakota#118 · 1 in 343
- Utah#130 · 1 in 446
Best ever in a state: #42 in South Dakota, 2018.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Dakota | #64 | 19 | 1 in 215 |
| Iowa | #95 | 46 | 1 in 331 |
| Tennessee | #109 | 78 | 1 in 464 |
| North Dakota | #118 | 12 | 1 in 343 |
| Utah | #130 | 47 | 1 in 446 |
| Nebraska | #138 | 22 | 1 in 452 |
| Kentucky | #142 | 40 | 1 in 545 |
| Indiana | #150 | 61 | 1 in 583 |
| Montana | #156 | 8 | 1 in 492 |
| Oklahoma | #165 | 34 | 1 in 596 |
| Kansas | #166 | 26 | 1 in 602 |
| Arkansas | #170 | 24 | 1 in 599 |
| West Virginia | #182 | 12 | 1 in 651 |
| Colorado | #183 | 40 | 1 in 689 |
| Georgia | #183 | 72 | 1 in 747 |
| Ohio | #184 | 74 | 1 in 802 |
| Mississippi | #187 | 18 | 1 in 746 |
| South Carolina | #203 | 25 | 1 in 848 |
| North Carolina | #215 | 56 | 1 in 928 |
| Texas | #219 | 194 | 1 in 955 |
| Illinois | #220 | 66 | 1 in 972 |
| Virginia | #221 | 42 | 1 in 991 |
| Missouri | #224 | 36 | 1 in 878 |
| Idaho | #235 | 10 | 1 in 805 |
| Alabama | #237 | 23 | 1 in 1,004 |
| Oregon | #237 | 20 | 1 in 919 |
| Louisiana | #244 | 25 | 1 in 982 |
| Minnesota | #245 | 27 | 1 in 1,037 |
| Wisconsin | #248 | 26 | 1 in 1,036 |
| New Mexico | #270 | 8 | 1 in 1,048 |
| Nevada | #278 | 12 | 1 in 1,121 |
| Arizona | #284 | 29 | 1 in 1,243 |
| Pennsylvania | #291 | 40 | 1 in 1,481 |
| Florida | #313 | 60 | 1 in 1,632 |
| Michigan | #343 | 28 | 1 in 1,705 |
| California | #383 | 98 | 1 in 2,283 |
| Massachusetts | #412 | 11 | 1 in 2,676 |
| Maryland | #480 | 10 | 1 in 2,756 |
| Washington | #547 | 12 | 1 in 3,086 |
| New York | #628 | 23 | 1 in 4,348 |
| New Jersey | #986 | 5 | 1 in 8,305 |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
| Connecticut | — | — | — |
| Delaware | — | — | — |
| District of Columbia | — | — | — |
| Hawaii | — | — | — |
| Maine | — | — | — |
| New Hampshire | — | — | — |
| Rhode Island | — | — | — |
| Vermont | — | — | — |
| Wyoming | — | — | — |
Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Knox
- 13 spots since 2024 (#209 → #196)
- 42 spots since 2020 (#238 → #196)
- 62 spots since 2015 (#258 → #196)
- Biggest jump: 951 spots in 2009 (#1,655 → #704)
- Biggest drop: 22 spots in 2019 (#219 → #241)
- Debuted 1881
- Peaked 2025 at #196 (1,836 births)
- Not yet halved from its peak
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 20 yrs · run 2009–2025
- Highest: 1 in 918 boys born in 2022 were named Knox (0.11%)
- Latest: 1 in 930 boys born in 2025 (0.11%)
- Its best rank, #196 in 2025, was only 1 in 930 (0.11%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
- 49.9% of all boys named Knox (12,055) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 15 | #653 (1881) | #734 |
| 1890s | 5 | #1,101 (1896) | #1,101 |
| 1900s | 20 | #968 (1900) | #1,148 |
| 1910s | 111 | #1,479 (1917) | #1,998 |
| 1920s | 173 | #1,648 (1921) | #1,952 |
| 1930s | 95 | #1,932 (1934) | #2,549 |
| 1940s | 111 | #1,802 (1940) | #2,365 |
| 1950s | 92 | #1,972 (1951) | #2,633 |
| 1960s | 41 | #2,706 (1961) | #3,425 |
| 1970s | 20 | #3,521 (1970) | #4,195 |
| 1980s | 30 | #4,698 (1985) | #6,244 |
| 1990s | 127 | #3,191 (1998) | #5,250 |
| 2000s | 753 | #704 (2009) | #2,536 |
| 2010s | 12,055 | #219 (2018) | #309 |
| 2020s | 10,494 | #196 (2025) | #212 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Knox in 2016
Top girls' names in 2016
Top boys' names in 2016
More about 2016
girls
1,772,022 girls got a published name in 2016; 1 in 110,751 of them was named Knox, which outranked 61.7% of the 18,885 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #6,901Zillah17
- #6,901Zoila17
- #6,901Zully17
- #7,230Knox16
- #7,230Aalani16
- #7,230Aariana16
- #7,230Aariya16
- #7,602Aalyah15
- #7,602Aamilah15
- #7,602Abeeha15
Tied with 371 names at #7,230; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,897,738 boys got a published name in 2016; 1 in 1,233 of them was named Knox, which outranked 98.3% of the 14,207 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.2% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.