Total births
25
Boys' name · since 2017
Knash
25 babies named Knash in U.S. Social Security records since 2017, with the highest year being 2024. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #9765
- among boys today
- 25
- born since 2017
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 32%
- more common than other boys
25 babies have been named Knash since 2017, making it today's #9765 boys' name.
Social Security Administration records show Knash recorded 25 times among boys since 2017, holding rank #9765 nationally today, ahead of 32% of boys, peaking in the 2020s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2017 to 2024.
- #9765 among boys today
- 25 born since 2017
- 2020s peak decade
- 32% more common than other boys
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
Knash is currently the #9765 boys' name in America, more common than 32% of boys - 25 born since 2017, peaking in the 2020s.
- #9765
- among boys today
- 25
- born since 2017
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 32%
- more common than other boys
Knash vs. every other boys name in current SSA rankings
#9765
of 14,294 boys in use
More common than 32% of names given to boys today.
2020s
Peak decade
56% of everyone ever named Knash was born in this single decade.
2024
Single peak year
8 babies were named Knash in 2024 - its busiest year on record.
How Knash compares
25 9th percentile among 14,294 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Knash's all-time total is 93% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Knash | Median boys name (Elchonon) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 25 | 367 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 8 | 23 | 22,252 |
Knash's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Knash's SSA record in two at 2023 and the more recent half accounts for 56% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 44%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2017, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2024 peak of 8, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Knash at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
2024
Current rank
#9,765
Active since
2017
Knash popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2017–2024
- Peak year (2024)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 8 years of records
Knash by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2020s was Knash's strongest decade.
14 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 56% of all-time use.
Knash births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2010s
2010s
11 births
- 2020s
2020s
14 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 14 births (56% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Knash? ▼
Since 2017, Social Security records show 25 babies named Knash. Today it holds rank #9765 among boys. Its busiest year on record was 2024, with 8 births.
When was Knash most popular? ▼
Knash was most popular in the 2020s decade with 14 total births. The single peak year was 2024.
How long has the name Knash been used? ▼
Records for Knash go back to 2017, giving 8 years of history through 2024.
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Data Sources
Data as of June 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 2017–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Knash: #9765 Boys' Name - 25 Births, Peak 2024." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/knash. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Knash draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of June 2026.