Boys' name · since 1999
Knoah
325 babies named Knoah in U.S. Social Security records since 1999, with the highest year being 2014. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #10,158 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,979 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 325
- born since 1999
- 2010s
- peak decade
Knoah currently ranks #4979 among boys' names in America, with 325 babies recorded since 1999.
Social Security Administration records show Knoah recorded 325 times among boys since 1999, holding rank #4979 nationally today, ahead of 64% of boys, 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 1999 to 2025.
- #10,158 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #4,979 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 325 born since 1999
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Knoah ranks #10,158 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,979 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 325 born since 1999, peaking in the 2010s.
- #10,158 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,979 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 325
- born since 1999
- 2010s
- peak decade
Knoah's 325 recorded births place it above 77.64% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Knoah compares
325 47th percentile among 13,930 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
Knoah's all-time total is 12% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Knoah | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 325 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 30 | 34 | 22,252 |
Knoah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Knoah splits its recorded history at 2015: 67% of all births land in the more recent half, 33% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 2005 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2014 peak of 30 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Knoah popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1999–2025
- Peak year (2014)
- 30
- Annual births at peak, across 27 years of records
Knoah popularity over time - girls
5 total births recorded since 2024 (Knoah as girls' name)
Knoah by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (167 births, 51% of the file).
2010s was Knoah's strongest decade.
167 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 51% of all-time use.
Knoah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 6
1990s
6 births
- 2000s 32
2000s
32 births
- 2010s
2010s
167 births
- 2020s
2020s
120 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 167 births (51% of all-time use).
Knoah by state
Where Knoah concentrates geographically, total births since 1999
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 8 | 2.5% |
| #2 | Texas | | 5 | 1.5% |
8 of 325 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Knoah's data
- Knoah's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (167 total births) through the 2020s (120) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Knoahs (8 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Knoah: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2014)
Similar record span (~26 yrs)
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, 1999–2025 (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 Knoah 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.