Knightley — #12976 US unisex name

What the Data Says About Knightley

The Social Security Administration has registered 102 babies named Knightley between 2009 and 2024, spanning 16 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Knightley currently holds the #12976 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2021, when 13 babies received it in a single year. Knightley is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 33 additional births since 2012.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Knightley performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 49 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Knightley shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Knightley in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 102 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.