Knox

Knox

Primarily a boy's name · 99% boys

Knox first appears in the U.S. data in 1881 and has been recorded in 102 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 2022 with 1,900 babies (rank #199 that year). In 2024 it was given to 1,701 boys (rank #209). Its popularity has been fairly steady recently.

22,521

Total babies (all years)

102

Years in the data

1,900

Peak in a single year

Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1881	8	#677
1888	7	#874
1896	5	#1,184
1900	8	#1,006
1907	6	#1,269
1909	6	#1,377
1912	8	#1,969
1913	10	#1,882
1914	6	#3,095
1915	9	#2,732
1916	18	#1,733
1917	23	#1,506
1918	18	#1,863
1919	19	#1,782
1920	16	#2,096
1921	22	#1,678
1922	21	#1,729
1923	21	#1,726
1924	16	#2,094
1925	11	#2,677
1926	16	#2,032
1927	15	#2,156
1928	16	#2,009
1929	19	#1,761
1930	13	#2,241
1931	11	#2,398
1932	7	#3,235
1933	11	#2,295
1934	14	#1,975
1935	9	#2,628
1936	9	#2,539
1937	9	#2,588
1938	6	#3,362
1939	6	#3,297
1940	15	#1,853
1941	15	#1,860
1942	15	#1,912
1943	14	#2,035
1944	9	#2,555
1945	9	#2,490
1946	7	#3,044
1947	10	#2,583
1948	5	#3,953
1949	12	#2,282
1950	10	#2,507
1951	15	#2,014
1952	9	#2,788
1953	14	#2,150
1954	12	#2,377
1955	8	#3,098
1957	6	#3,785
1958	10	#2,732
1959	8	#3,156
1961	10	#2,808
1962	7	#3,484
1963	7	#3,505
1964	5	#4,348
1965	5	#4,213
1966	7	#3,394
1970	8	#3,689
1971	7	#4,180
1973	5	#5,510
1982	5	#6,911
1985	8	#4,950
1986	6	#6,362
1988	5	#7,959
1989	6	#7,480
1990	7	#6,842
1991	6	#7,811
1992	9	#5,917
1993	9	#6,012
1994	6	#8,328
1995	11	#5,353
1996	17	#3,937
1997	17	#3,976
1998	24	#3,247
1999	21	#3,651
2000	22	#3,712
2001	20	#4,051
2002	25	#3,515
2003	33	#2,968
2004	50	#2,297
2005	48	#2,415
2006	60	#2,163
2007	61	#2,201
2008	93	#1,661
2009	341	#704
2010	579	#459
2011	630	#434
2012	822	#367
2013	928	#344
2014	1,244	#286
2015	1,403	#258
2016	1,539	#245
2017	1,640	#233
2018	1,706	#219
2019	1,562	#241
2020	1,529	#238
2021	1,737	#220
2022	1,900	#199
2023	1,781	#208
2024	1,701	#209

Year

Babies

Rank

1881

#677

1888

#874

1896

#1,184

1900

#1,006

1907

#1,269

1909

#1,377

1912

#1,969

1913

#1,882

1914

#3,095

1915

#2,732

1916

#1,733

1917

#1,506

1918

#1,863

1919

#1,782

1920

#2,096

1921

#1,678

1922

#1,729

1923

#1,726

1924

#2,094

1925

#2,677

1926

#2,032

1927

#2,156

1928

#2,009

1929

#1,761

1930

#2,241

1931

#2,398

1932

#3,235

1933

#2,295

1934

#1,975

1935

#2,628

1936

#2,539

1937

#2,588

1938

#3,362

1939

#3,297

1940

#1,853

1941

#1,860

1942

#1,912

1943

#2,035

1944

#2,555

1945

#2,490

1946

#3,044

1947

#2,583

1948

#3,953

1949

#2,282

1950

#2,507

1951

#2,014

1952

#2,788

1953

#2,150

1954

#2,377

1955

#3,098

1957

#3,785

1958

#2,732

1959

#3,156

1961

#2,808

1962

#3,484

1963

#3,505

1964

#4,348

1965

#4,213

1966

#3,394

1970

#3,689

1971

#4,180

1973

#5,510

1982

#6,911

1985

#4,950

1986

#6,362

1988

#7,959

1989

#7,480

1990

#6,842

1991

#7,811

1992

#5,917

1993

#6,012

1994

#8,328

1995

#5,353

1996

#3,937

1997

#3,976

1998

#3,247

1999

#3,651

2000

#3,712

2001

#4,051

2002

#3,515

2003

#2,968

2004

#2,297

2005

#2,415

2006

#2,163

2007

#2,201

2008

#1,661

2009

341

#704

2010

579

#459

2011

630

#434

2012

822

#367

2013

928

#344

2014

1,244

#286

2015

1,403

#258

2016

1,539

#245

2017

1,640

#233

2018

1,706

#219

2019

1,562

#241

2020

1,529

#238

2021

1,737

#220

2022

1,900

#199

2023

1,781

#208

2024

1,701

#209

Popularity Over Time — Boys

More popular boys' names

Names ranked near Knox in 2024

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Year-by-Year Detail