Knoxx
Knoxx was the 2099th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 70 babies. That is its highest rank since records began in 1880. Over the last ten years it has moved up 2,140 places. More babies were named Knoxx in the 2020s than in any other decade.
Meaning (as Knox) round hill (Scottish) · Scottish Gaelic, Old English
- Rank in 2025
- #2,099 boys, up 578 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 70boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 202570 babies
- Total since 1880
- 620babies recorded
What does the name Knoxx mean?
Knoxx is a spelling of Knox, pronounced the same way, so it shares Knox's meaning and origin.
Knox is a Scottish surname from a place name, from Scottish Gaelic cnoc or Old English cnocc, 'a small round hill'; Wiktionary and Wikipedia agree. Wikipedia notes that use of Knox as a boy's first name rose after Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie gave it to their son in 2008. Wikipedia notes that it is used as both a surname and a place name, and that as a first name it is mainly given to boys, with Knoxx as an occasional spelling.
cnoc (Scottish Gaelic, “round hill”)cnocc (Old English, “hillock”)
How sure is this? Well established.
Related names: Knoxx.
See also: Scottish names, names that mean meadow, hill or valley, names from places.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Knox', Wiktionary (Wikimedia Foundation); facts restated, no text reused
- Wikipedia, 'Knox (given name)', Wikipedia (Wikimedia Foundation); facts restated, no text reused
Knoxx popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #2,099 | 70 |
| 2020 | #2,677 | 47 |
| 2010 | #7,902 | 10 |
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How popular is Knoxx, counting every spelling?
Knoxx is a spelling of Knox, a name family that ranked #206 for boys in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #2,099 for Knoxx on its own. Together these spellings went to 1,906 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Knox | 1,836 | #196 | 8,964 |
| Knoxx | 70 | #2,099 | 279 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Knoxx?
70 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Knoxx (0.02 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Knoxx 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 120 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Knoxx.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Knoxx?
About 600 people born in the US named Knoxx are alive today, with a median age of 6; half are between 3 and 10. That makes Knoxx 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.
Knoxx by state
How common Knoxx was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. In 47 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 Knoxx: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Knoxx, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Knoxx
What does Knoxx mean?
Knoxx is a spelling of Knox, which means “round hill (Scottish)” (Scottish Gaelic, Old English origin). Certainty: well established.
How popular is the name Knoxx?
Knoxx was the 2099th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 70 babies. That is its highest rank since records began in 1880. Over the last ten years it has moved up 2,140 places. More babies were named Knoxx in the 2020s than in any other decade.
Is Knoxx a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Knoxx in the US.
Where is Knoxx most popular?
In 2021–2025, Knoxx was most common in Utah (0.06 per 1,000 boys), followed by Ohio and California.