Knight vs Knighton

Side-by-side comparison of Knight and Knighton — popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Knight

Boy name · Rank #2677

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Name B

Knighton

Boy name

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Metric Knight Knighton
Current Rank #2677 Unranked
Total Births (all years) 878 48
Peak Year 2022 2018
Peak Year Births 74 11
Peak Decade 2010ss 2010ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1923 2009

Births by Decade

Decade Knight Knighton
1920ss 6 —
1930ss 5 —
1990ss 10 —
2000ss 70 6
2010ss 477 37
2020ss 310 5

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Knight Knighton
2014 43 8
2015 57 7
2016 52 6
2017 60 —
2018 57 11
2019 70 5
2020 68 —
2021 58 —
2022 74 5
2023 61 —
2024 49 —

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1923–2024.

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