Boys' name · since 2010
Knolan
Knolan has 146 recorded births since 2010 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2022 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #14,929 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #8,731 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 146
- born since 2010
- 2010s
- peak decade
Knolan currently ranks #8731 among boys' names in America, with 146 babies recorded since 2010.
Social Security Administration records show Knolan recorded 146 times among boys since 2010, holding rank #8731 nationally today, ahead of 37% 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 2010 to 2025.
- #14,929 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #8,731 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 146 born since 2010
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Knolan ranks #14,929 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #8,731 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 146 born since 2010, peaking in the 2010s.
- #14,929 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #8,731 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 146
- born since 2010
- 2010s
- peak decade
Knolan's 146 recorded births place it above 67.11% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by North Carolina.
How Knolan compares
146 32nd 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
Knolan's all-time total is 60% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Knolan | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 146 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 16 | 34 | 22,252 |
Knolan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Knolan splits its recorded history at 2018: 58% of all births land in the more recent half, 42% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2015 (6 births) -- compare that against the 2022 peak of 16 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Knolan popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2010–2025
- Peak year (2022)
- 16
- Annual births at peak, across 16 years of records
Knolan by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (85 births, 58% of the file).
2010s was Knolan's strongest decade.
85 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 58% of all-time use.
Knolan births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2010s
2010s
85 births
- 2020s
2020s
61 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 85 births (58% of all-time use).
Knolan by state
Where Knolan concentrates geographically, total births since 2010
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | North Carolina | | 5 | 3.4% |
5 of 146 births nationwide.
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- Knolan's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (85 total births) through the 2020s (61) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- North Carolina records the most Knolans (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. North Carolina names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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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, 2010–2025 (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 Knolan 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.