Knute

Knute

Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys

Knute first appears in the data in 1880 and has been recorded in 83 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 1931 with 19 babies (rank #1,669 that year). It was not in the 2024 data. The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Knute

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Knute yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

8Destiny numberThe achieverDriven, capable, comfortable wielding influence.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
8Soul urgeThe achieverDriven, capable, comfortable wielding influence.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
9PersonalityThe humanitarianIdealistic, compassionate, thinks in big-picture terms.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

681

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Boys

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1880	5	#997
1886	6	#908
1889	6	#932
1891	5	#1,049
1892	6	#1,023
1893	7	#874
1896	5	#1,185
1913	11	#1,746
1914	8	#2,547
1915	9	#2,733
1916	11	#2,473
1917	11	#2,497
1918	12	#2,469
1919	6	#3,966
1920	5	#4,651
1921	7	#3,716
1922	6	#4,088
1923	6	#4,044
1924	10	#2,931
1926	6	#3,976
1927	9	#3,037
1928	7	#3,547
1929	11	#2,518
1930	9	#2,895
1931	19	#1,669
1932	10	#2,548
1933	8	#2,872
1934	15	#1,895
1935	10	#2,465
1936	6	#3,365
1937	7	#3,049
1940	8	#2,771
1941	12	#2,148
1942	12	#2,210
1943	9	#2,656
1944	8	#2,753
1945	9	#2,491
1946	10	#2,482
1947	6	#3,563
1948	13	#2,174
1949	5	#3,986
1950	9	#2,678
1951	7	#3,221
1952	13	#2,211
1953	10	#2,628
1954	13	#2,264
1955	16	#2,009
1956	17	#1,985
1957	14	#2,236
1958	7	#3,437
1959	9	#2,946
1960	10	#2,781
1961	8	#3,239
1963	6	#3,842
1964	11	#2,605
1965	10	#2,700
1966	9	#2,890
1967	6	#3,785
1968	8	#3,250
1969	6	#4,186
1970	5	#5,115
1971	5	#5,313
1972	5	#5,395
1973	9	#3,585
1974	10	#3,454
1976	5	#6,072
1983	5	#6,820
1984	8	#4,789
1986	5	#7,322
1989	7	#6,616
1991	5	#8,968
1993	7	#7,242
1996	7	#7,597
1997	6	#8,775
1999	6	#9,372
2003	8	#8,277
2004	6	#10,744
2008	5	#13,691
2009	6	#11,817
2011	5	#13,456
2014	6	#11,513
2015	5	#13,167
2018	5	#13,270

Year

Babies

Rank

1880

#997

1886

#908

1889

#932

1891

#1,049

1892

#1,023

1893

#874

1896

#1,185

1913

#1,746

1914

#2,547

1915

#2,733

1916

#2,473

1917

#2,497

1918

#2,469

1919

#3,966

1920

#4,651

1921

#3,716

1922

#4,088

1923

#4,044

1924

#2,931

1926

#3,976

1927

#3,037

1928

#3,547

1929

#2,518

1930

#2,895

1931

#1,669

1932

#2,548

1933

#2,872

1934

#1,895

1935

#2,465

1936

#3,365

1937

#3,049

1940

#2,771

1941

#2,148

1942

#2,210

1943

#2,656

1944

#2,753

1945

#2,491

1946

#2,482

1947

#3,563

1948

#2,174

1949

#3,986

1950

#2,678

1951

#3,221

1952

#2,211

1953

#2,628

1954

#2,264

1955

#2,009

1956

#1,985

1957

#2,236

1958

#3,437

1959

#2,946

1960

#2,781

1961

#3,239

1963

#3,842

1964

#2,605

1965

#2,700

1966

#2,890

1967

#3,785

1968

#3,250

1969

#4,186

1970

#5,115

1971

#5,313

1972

#5,395

1973

#3,585

1974

#3,454

1976

#6,072

1983

#6,820

1984

#4,789

1986

#7,322

1989

#6,616

1991

#8,968

1993

#7,242

1996

#7,597

1997

#8,775

1999

#9,372

2003

#8,277

2004

#10,744

2008

#13,691

2009

#11,817

2011

#13,456

2014

#11,513

2015

#13,167

2018

#13,270

Numerology of Knute

Popularity Over Time — Boys

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