Recorded 2009–2022 Boys' name Peak 2018 48 births

Knighton — boys' name

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.

2000s62010s372020s5
2010s
Peak decade

77% of everyone ever named Knighton was born in this single decade.

2018
Single peak year

11 babies were named Knighton in 2018 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Knighton

The Social Security Administration has registered 48 babies named Knighton between 2009 and 2022, spanning 14 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Knighton currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2022. The name reached its historical peak in 2018, when 11 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Knighton performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 37 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Knighton shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Knighton 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 48 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.

Knighton at a glance

Last recorded 2022

Total births

48

Since 2009

14 years of records

Peak year

2018

11 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2022

Active since

2009

Recorded for 14 years

Last year on file: 2022

Knighton popularity over time

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

Last recorded 2022
Peak year (2018)
11
Annual births at peak — across 14 years of records
4681012 2022201920182016201520142009 6

Knighton by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
37 births that decade — 77% of Knighton's all-time total
2000s62010s372020s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Knighton?
48 babies have been named Knighton since 2009. It was last recorded in 2022. The peak year was 2018 with 11 births.
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?
Knighton has been recorded in Social Security data since 2009, spanning 14 years of data 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.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 2009–2022 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.