Knight
Knight was the 2435th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 56 babies. Its best year was 2022, when it ranked 2052nd with 74 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 119 places. More babies were named Knight in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #2,435 boys, down 351 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 56boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 202274 babies
- Total since 1880
- 934babies recorded
Knight popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #2,435 | 56 |
| 2020 | #2,084 | 68 |
| 2010 | #4,181 | 24 |
| 2000 | #7,866 | 8 |
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How popular is Knight, counting every spelling?
Knight has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Knight?
56 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Knight (0.02 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Knight born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 150 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Knight.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Knight?
About 900 people born in the US named Knight are alive today, with a median age of 8; half are between 4 and 12. That makes Knight a young name: most people with it are children.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Knight by state
How common Knight was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. In 45 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Knight: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Knight, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Knight
How popular is the name Knight?
Knight was the 2435th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 56 babies. Its best year was 2022, when it ranked 2052nd with 74 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 119 places. More babies were named Knight in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Knight a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Knight in the US.
Where is Knight most popular?
In 2021–2025, Knight was most common in Georgia (0.05 per 1,000 boys), followed by Florida and New York.