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Knox name popularity

In the 2025 US Social Security baby-name data, Knox ranks #196 in male records (1,836 reported) and #8,121 in female records (13 reported). These figures count this exact spelling separately.

US national data through 2025 · Source retrieved

Data updated

Key facts

2025 female rank and count
#8,121 · 13 reported
1-year change, since 2024 (female)
Count decreased by 7 female records (20 to 13); rank moved from #6,056 to #8,121.
5-year change, since 2021 (female)
Count decreased by 10 female records (23 to 13); rank moved from #5,487 to #8,121.
2025 male rank and count
#196 · 1,836 reported
1-year change, since 2024 (male)
Count increased by 130 male records (1,706 to 1,836); rank moved from #209 to #196.
5-year change, since 2021 (male)
Count increased by 99 male records (1,737 to 1,836); rank moved from #220 to #196.
Peak year in available data
2022: 1,902 male records, the highest published count in 2016–2025.

Is Knox becoming more popular?

Knox's reported male count increased by 130 from 2024 to 2025. Its rank changed from #209 to #196. This is an observed US comparison, not a forecast.

Knox in US records, 2016–2025

Annual published counts for the exact spelling. A lower rank number means a higher position in that year’s file.

Annual US counts for KnoxFemale and male recorded-sex categories are plotted separately. The full counts and ranks are in the table below; gaps mean no published observation.1,9020201620252016: 16 female records2017: 18 female records2018: 21 female records2019: 19 female records2020: 18 female records2021: 23 female records2022: 29 female records2023: 22 female records2024: 20 female records2025: 13 female records2016: 1,539 male records2017: 1,640 male records2018: 1,707 male records2019: 1,563 male records2020: 1,530 male records2021: 1,737 male records2022: 1,902 male records2023: 1,783 male records2024: 1,706 male records2025: 1,836 male records
Female recordsMale records · Missing observations are left as gaps.
View all annual counts and ranks
SSA national observations. — means no published observation.
YearFemale countFemale rankMale countMale rank
2025138,1211,836196
2024206,0561,706209
2023225,6561,783208
2022294,7311,902199
2021235,4871,737220
2020186,5061,530238
2019196,3041,563241
2018215,9131,707219
2017186,6901,640233
2016167,4421,539245

Questions about Knox’s popularity

How common is Knox in the US?

In the 2025 US Social Security baby-name data, Knox ranks #196 in male records (1,836 reported) and #8,121 in female records (13 reported). These figures count this exact spelling separately. The rank describes its position among names in this national file; it does not estimate how many children in a particular classroom will share it.

Does this include other spellings of Knox?

No. The SSA counts each exact spelling separately. The table and download on this page include Knox only.

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