Knight
Boy name · #2429 in 2025 · Very rare
Knight ranks #2429 among American boys' names as of 2025, with 56 newborns given the name that year. A decade ago it stood at #2300, so the name has been falling over the past ten years. Roughly one in every 32,143 boys born in 2025 was named Knight.
The 102-year story
Knight first appears in the Social Security records in 1923, when 6 boys received the name. Its all-time peak is essentially right now: 2022, with 74 babies and a rank of #2039. Names at their peak can keep climbing — or be one trend cycle from the long slide that eventually hits most popular names. Following the curve matters more than today's snapshot: a name's position on its rise-peak-decline arc is the best predictor of how common it will feel in a kindergarten class five years from now.
Babies named Knight per year. Source: SSA.
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Uniqueness: will there be another Knight in class?
On our rarity read — which blends how common Knight is today with its five-year momentum — the name reads as "very rare". A high score means genuine rarity — your Knight will likely be the only one in the room, with the occasional spelling-out as the price.
Where Knight is most common
State-level data for Knight is too sparse in 2025 to rank by rate — in most states its count falls below the SSA's per-state reporting threshold (counts under 5 are withheld).
Names like Knight
Statistically, parents drawn to Knight tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Advait, Avyukt, Khyree, Kassius, and Kanaan.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Knight | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 56 | #2421 |
| 2024 | 49 | #2674 |
| 2023 | 61 | #2290 |
| 2022 | 74 | #2039 |
| 2021 | 58 | #2349 |
| 2020 | 68 | #2069 |
| 2019 | 70 | #2062 |
| 2018 | 57 | #2325 |
| 2017 | 60 | #2217 |
| 2016 | 52 | #2437 |
| 2015 | 57 | #2300 |
| 2014 | 43 | #2754 |
| 2013 | 40 | #2848 |
| 2012 | 38 | #3002 |
| 2011 | 36 | #3114 |
| 2010 | 24 | #4099 |
| 2009 | 17 | #5334 |
| 2008 | 12 | #6763 |
| 2007 | 6 | #10921 |
| 2006 | 9 | #7998 |
| 2005 | 7 | #9115 |
| 2003 | 5 | #10894 |
| 2002 | 6 | #9392 |
| 2000 | 8 | #7416 |
| 1998 | 5 | #9631 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Knight a popular boy name?
Knight ranked #2429 among boys in 2025 with 56 babies given the name — outside the top 500, making it an uncommon pick. Ten years earlier it ranked #2300.
When was the name Knight most popular?
Knight peaked in 2022, when 74 American boys received the name (ranked #2039 that year). That peak is current — the name is at or near its all-time high right now.
How rare is the name Knight?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 32,143 newborn American boys was named Knight. On our rarity scale (rarity blended with momentum) we classify it as "very rare".
Data source: U.S. Social Security Administration name statistics, 1880–2025, national and state files. Counts reflect Social Security card applications; names with fewer than 5 occurrences in a state-year are suppressed by the SSA.