US rank #8136 Boys' name Peak 2022 136 births

Knolan — #8136 US boys' name

136 babies named Knolan in U.S. Social Security records since 2010, with the highest year being 2022. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2010s852020s51
#8136
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 43% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

63% of everyone ever named Knolan was born in this single decade.

2022
Single peak year

16 babies were named Knolan in 2022 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Knolan

The Social Security Administration has registered 136 babies named Knolan between 2010 and 2024, spanning 15 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Knolan currently holds the #8136 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2022, when 16 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Knolan performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 85 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Knolan shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in North Carolina, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Knolan in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Knolan 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 136 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.

Knolan at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

136

Since 2010

15 years of records

Peak year

2022

16 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#8,136

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

2010

Recorded for 15 years

Last year on file: 2024

Knolan popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2010

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2022)
16
Annual births at peak — across 15 years of records
5101520 20242022202020182016201420122010 7

Knolan by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
85 births that decade — 63% of Knolan's all-time total
2010s852020s51

Knolan by state

Where Knolan concentrates geographically — total births since 2010

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Knolan
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 North Carolina
5 3.7%
North Carolina share of Knolan's total US births 3.7%

5 of 136 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Knolan?
136 babies have been named Knolan since 2010. It currently ranks #8136 among boys. The peak year was 2022 with 16 births.
When was Knolan most popular?
Knolan was most popular in the 2010s decade with 85 total births. The single peak year was 2022.
Where is Knolan most popular?
The top states for the name Knolan are North Carolina (5 births).
How long has the name Knolan been used?
Knolan has been recorded in Social Security data since 2010, spanning 15 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Knolan?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Knox, Knowledge, Knoxx, Knoah, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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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, 2010–2024 (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.