Girls' name · since 2014
Knova
Knova has 198 recorded births since 2014 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2025 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #19,917 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #4,254 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 198
- born since 2014
- 2020s
- peak decade
Yes -- Knova is the #4254 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 198 recorded since 2014.
Social Security Administration records show Knova recorded 198 times among girls since 2014, holding rank #4254 nationally today, ahead of 75% of girls, peaking in the 2020s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2014 to 2025.
- #19,917 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #4,254 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 198 born since 2014
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Knova ranks #19,917 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,254 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 198 born since 2014, peaking in the 2020s.
- #19,917 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #4,254 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 198
- born since 2014
- 2020s
- peak decade
Knova's 198 recorded births place it above 72.44% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
How Knova compares
198 37th percentile among 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls 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
Knova's all-time total is 47% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Knova | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 198 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 34 | 21 | 19,840 |
Knova's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Knova's SSA record in two at 2020 and the more recent half accounts for 78% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 22%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 2014, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2025 peak of 34, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Knova popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2014–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 34
- Annual births at peak, across 12 years of records
Knova by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (155 births, 78% of the file).
2020s was Knova's strongest decade.
155 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 78% of all-time use.
Knova births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2010s 43
2010s
43 births
- 2020s
2020s
155 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 155 births (78% of all-time use).
Knova by state
Where Knova concentrates geographically, total births since 2014
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 5 | 2.5% |
5 of 198 births nationwide.
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- Texas records the most Knovas (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Knova: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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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, 2014–2025 (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 Knova 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.