Boys' name · since 2009

Knighton

48 babies named Knighton in U.S. Social Security records since 2009, with the highest year being 2018. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#22,469 of 45,481
all-time among boys
48
born since 2009
2010s
peak decade

Knighton sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 48 recorded since 2009.

Social Security Administration records show Knighton recorded 48 times among boys since 2009, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2009 to 2022.

  • #22,469 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 48 born since 2009
  • 2010s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Knighton ranks #22,469 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 48 born since 2009, peaking in the 2010s.

#22,469 of 45,481
all-time among boys
48
born since 2009
2010s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Knighton's 48 recorded births place it above 50.45% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Knighton's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Divide Knighton's SSA record in two at 2016 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 2019, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2018 peak of 11, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.

Knighton popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2009–2022

Last recorded 2022
Peak year (2018)
11
Annual births at peak, across 14 years of records
4681012 2009201420152016201820192022 5

Knighton by decade

2010s is the heaviest window (37 births, 77% of the file).

2010s was Knighton's strongest decade.

37 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 77% of all-time use.

Knighton births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2010s at 37 births (77% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Knighton? ▼
Knighton has been given to 48 babies in the U.S. since 2009, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #22,469 of 45,481 among boys' names (total births, highest first). Its last appearance in the data was 2022. 11 babies were born in 2018, its single highest year.
Where does Knighton sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Knighton ranks #22,469 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Knighton most popular? ▼
Knighton was most popular in the 2010s decade with 37 total births. The single peak year was 2018.
How long has the name Knighton been used? ▼
Records for Knighton go back to 2009, giving 14 years of history through 2022.
What names are similar to Knighton? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Knight, Knightly, Knixon, Knightley, and 3 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

What to do with Knighton's data

  • Knighton's decade-level peak was the 2010s (37 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Knighton

Nearby Names Like Knighton

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Knighton

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Knightly Boy
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Knixon Boy
#13194 47 births
Knightley Boy
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Kniko Boy
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Knighton: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.

Data Sources

Data as of August 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, 2009–2022 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

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 Knighton 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 August 2026.