Knut vs Knute

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

Name A

Knut

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Name B

Knute

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Metric Knut Knute
Current Rank Unranked Unranked
Total Births (all years) 60 681
Peak Year 1968 1931
Peak Year Births 9 19
Peak Decade 1960ss 1950ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1916 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Knut Knute
1880ss — 17
1890ss — 23
1910ss 5 68
1920ss 5 67
1930ss 5 84
1940ss 5 92
1950ss 11 115
1960ss 16 74
1970ss — 39
1980ss 6 25
1990ss — 31
2000ss — 25
2010ss 7 21

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Knut Knute
2014 — 6
2015 — 5
2018 — 5

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, 1916–2013.

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