Knowledge Boy

How popular is Knowledge?

#1,297 boy name in 2025

150 baby boys were named Knowledge in the US in 2025, making it the 1297th most popular boy name. Another 11 girls got the name (#8,858 for girls).

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2,484living people named Knowledge (est.)
7median age of people named Knowledge
2,499babies named Knowledge since 1880
1 in 20,592US babies born in 2025

Knowledge popularity over time

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Boys Girls

Rank in 2025#1,297 for boys (▼ 162 from 2024)
Babies in 2025150 boys, 11 girls
10-year trendRising fast (+97% babies vs 2015)
Earlier ranks#1,910 in 2015, #1,017 in 2020
Peak year2020 (204 boys)
Highest rank#1,017 in 2020
First recorded1989
Boys vs girls (last 10 years)93% boys, 7% girls
Chance a classmate shares it0.1% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025

Where Knowledge is most popular

Babies named Knowledge per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.

  1. South Carolina: 0.6 per 1,000 (60 boys)
  2. North Carolina: 0.3 per 1,000 (75 boys)
  3. Georgia: 0.3 per 1,000 (72 boys)
  4. Louisiana: 0.3 per 1,000 (26 boys)
  5. Florida: 0.2 per 1,000 (101 boys)

Knowledge by decade

DecadeBaby boysBest rank
1980s5#7,898
1990s31#3,586
2000s340#2,400
2010s895#1,193
2020s1,104#1,017

Boy names about as popular as Knowledge

Questions

Is Knowledge a boy or girl name?
Knowledge is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 93% of babies named Knowledge were boys.
How popular is the name Knowledge?
150 baby boys were named Knowledge in the US in 2025, making it the 1297th most popular boy name. Another 11 girls got the name (#8,858 for girls).
When was Knowledge most popular?
Knowledge peaked in 2020, when 204 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #1,017 in 2020.
How many people are named Knowledge?
2,499 babies have been named Knowledge in the US since 1880. We estimate about 2,484 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 7.
Where is Knowledge most popular?
From 2021 to 2025, Knowledge was most common in South Carolina, at 0.6 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.