Boys' name · since 1881
Knox
Knox has 24,142 recorded births since 1881 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2022 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #757 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #196 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 24,142
- born since 1881
- 2010s
- peak decade
Knox currently ranks #196 among boys' names in America, with 24,142 babies recorded since 1881.
Social Security Administration records show Knox recorded 24,142 times among boys since 1881, holding rank #196 nationally today, ahead of 99% 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 1881 to 2025.
- #757 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #196 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 24,142 born since 1881
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Knox ranks #757 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #196 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 24,142 born since 1881, peaking in the 2010s.
- #757 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #196 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 24,142
- born since 1881
- 2010s
- peak decade
Knox's 24,142 recorded births place it above 98.33% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
50 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Knox compares
24,142 Top 6% higher than 94% 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
Knox's all-time total is 65x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Knox | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 24,142 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 1,902 | 34 | 22,252 |
Knox's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Knox splits its recorded history at 1958: 97% of all births land in the more recent half, 3% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1896 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2022 peak of 1,902 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Knox popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1881–2025
- Peak year (2022)
- 1,902
- Annual births at peak, across 145 years of records
Knox popularity over time - girls
240 total births recorded since 2011 (Knox as girls' name)
Knox by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (12,055 births, 50% of the file).
2010s was Knox's strongest decade.
12,055 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 50% of all-time use.
Knox births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 15
1880s
15 births
- 1890s 5
1890s
5 births
- 1900s 20
1900s
20 births
- 1910s 111
1910s
111 births
- 1920s 173
1920s
173 births
- 1930s 95
1930s
95 births
- 1940s 111
1940s
111 births
- 1950s 92
1950s
92 births
- 1960s 41
1960s
41 births
- 1970s 20
1970s
20 births
- 1980s 30
1980s
30 births
- 1990s 127
1990s
127 births
- 2000s 753
2000s
753 births
- 2010s
2010s
12,055 births
- 2020s
2020s
10,494 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 12,055 births (50% of all-time use).
How Knox 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 Knox's total volume
Knox by state
Where Knox concentrates geographically, total births since 1881
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 2,649 | 11.0% |
| #2 | Tennessee | | 1,213 | 5.0% |
| #3 | California | | 1,208 | 5.0% |
| #4 | Ohio | | 1,147 | 4.8% |
| #5 | Georgia | | 1,062 | 4.4% |
| #6 | Florida | | 905 | 3.7% |
| #7 | Illinois | | 896 | 3.7% |
| #8 | Indiana | | 830 | 3.4% |
2,649 of 24,142 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 50 reporting states.
Knox appears in 50 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Knox's data
- Knox's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (12,055 total births) through the 2020s (10,494) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Knoxs (2,649 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Knox: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2022)
Similar record span (~144 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, 1881–2025 (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 Knox 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.