Knight Boy
How popular is Knight?
#2,421 boy name in 2025
56 baby boys were named Knight in the US in 2025, making it the 2421st most popular boy name.
918living people named Knight (est.)
8median age of people named Knight
934babies named Knight since 1880
1 in 59,203US babies born in 2025
Knight popularity over time
| Rank in 2025 | #2,421 for boys (▲ 253 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 56 boys |
| 10-year trend | Steady (-2% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #2,299 in 2015, #2,069 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2022 (74 boys) |
| Highest rank | #2,038 in 2022 |
| First recorded | 1923 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 100% boys, 0% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Where Knight is most popular
Babies named Knight per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
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- Georgia: 0.1 per 1,000 (13 boys)
- Florida: 0.0 per 1,000 (22 boys)
- New York: 0.0 per 1,000 (11 boys)
- Michigan: 0.0 per 1,000 (5 boys)
- California: 0.0 per 1,000 (21 boys)
Knight by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 6 | #3,819 |
| 1930s | 5 | #3,677 |
| 1990s | 10 | #8,693 |
| 2000s | 70 | #5,332 |
| 2010s | 477 | #2,061 |
| 2020s | 366 | #2,038 |
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Questions
- Is Knight a boy or girl name?
- Knight is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Knight were boys.
- How popular is the name Knight?
- 56 baby boys were named Knight in the US in 2025, making it the 2421st most popular boy name.
- When was Knight most popular?
- Knight peaked in 2022, when 74 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #2,038 in 2022.
- How many people are named Knight?
- 934 babies have been named Knight in the US since 1880. We estimate about 918 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 8.
- Where is Knight most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Knight was most common in Georgia, at 0.1 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.