Unisex name · since 1989
Knowledge
Knowledge has 2,375 recorded births since 1989 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2020 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #2,970 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,302 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,375
- born since 1989
- 2020s
- peak decade
Yes -- Knowledge is the #1302 most popular unisex name in the U.S. today, with 2,375 recorded since 1989.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Knowledge has been recorded 2,375 times among boys since 1989, currently ranked #1302 nationally and more common than 91% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2020s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1989 to 2025.
- #2,970 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #1,302 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 2,375 born since 1989
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Knowledge ranks #2,970 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,302 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 2,375 born since 1989, peaking in the 2020s.
- #2,970 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,302 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,375
- born since 1989
- 2020s
- peak decade
Knowledge's 2,375 recorded births place it above 93.46% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
24 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Florida.
How Knowledge compares
2,375 Top 20% higher than 80% of 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
Knowledge's all-time total is 6x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Knowledge | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 2,375 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 204 | 34 | 22,252 |
Knowledge's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Knowledge splits its recorded history at 2011: 82% of all births land in the more recent half, 18% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1989 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2020 peak of 204 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Knowledge popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1989–2025
- Peak year (2020)
- 204
- Annual births at peak, across 37 years of records
Knowledge popularity over time - girls
124 total births recorded since 2013 (Knowledge as girls' name)
Knowledge by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (1,104 births, 46% of the file).
2020s was Knowledge's strongest decade.
1,104 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 46% of all-time use.
Knowledge births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
- 1990s 31
1990s
31 births
- 2000s 340
2000s
340 births
- 2010s
2010s
895 births
- 2020s
2020s
1,104 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 1,104 births (46% of all-time use).
How Knowledge compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Knowledge's total volume
Knowledge by state
Where Knowledge concentrates geographically, total births since 1989
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Florida | | 215 | 9.1% |
| #2 | North Carolina | | 187 | 7.9% |
| #3 | Georgia | | 160 | 6.7% |
| #4 | Texas | | 154 | 6.5% |
| #5 | South Carolina | | 110 | 4.6% |
| #6 | Illinois | | 90 | 3.8% |
| #7 | California | | 87 | 3.7% |
| #8 | Ohio | | 74 | 3.1% |
215 of 2,375 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 24 reporting states.
Knowledge appears in 24 states. Explore state details →
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- Florida records the most Knowledges (215 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Florida 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 Knowledge: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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Similar record span (~36 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, 1989–2025 (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 Knowledge 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.