Knight
#5,006 most common boys' name of all time · #12,398 across all names · 100% male / 0% female · used 1923–2025
Rank among boys
#5,006
Rank overall
#12,398 of 105,966
First appeared
1923
Years on the list
28 of 146
All-time
934
Since 2016
605
Peak year
2022 #2,042
Best rank
#2,042 2022
Girls
Boys
peak 74/yr
Knight first appears in 1923. That's the first year it was given to at least 5 US babies, which is the threshold below which the SSA withholds a name.
Year by year
| Year | Girls | Boys | Total | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | — | 56 | 56 | #2,430 |
| 2024 | — | 49 | 49 | #2,687 |
| 2023 | — | 61 | 61 | #2,296 |
| 2022 | — | 74 | 74 | #2,042 |
| 2021 | — | 58 | 58 | #2,355 |
| 2020 | — | 68 | 68 | #2,076 |
| 2019 | — | 70 | 70 | #2,068 |
| 2018 | — | 57 | 57 | #2,334 |
| 2017 | — | 60 | 60 | #2,224 |
| 2016 | — | 52 | 52 | #2,446 |
| 2015 | — | 57 | 57 | #2,308 |
| 2014 | — | 43 | 43 | #2,763 |
| 2013 | — | 40 | 40 | #2,861 |
| 2012 | — | 38 | 38 | #3,025 |
| 2011 | — | 36 | 36 | #3,128 |
| 2010 | — | 24 | 24 | #4,129 |
| 2009 | — | 17 | 17 | #5,376 |
| 2008 | — | 12 | 12 | #6,844 |
| 2007 | — | 6 | 6 | #11,084 |
| 2006 | — | 9 | 9 | #8,098 |
| 2005 | — | 7 | 7 | #9,270 |
| 2003 | — | 5 | 5 | #11,146 |
| 2002 | — | 6 | 6 | #9,574 |
| 2000 | — | 8 | 8 | #7,545 |
| 1998 | — | 5 | 5 | #9,880 |
| 1993 | — | 5 | 5 | #8,970 |
| 1934 | — | 5 | 5 | #4,124 |
| 1923 | — | 6 | 6 | #4,220 |