Boys' name · since 2011
Knoxton
Since 2011, U.S. Social Security records show 162 babies named Knoxton, peaking in 2023. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #14,247 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #6,387 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 162
- born since 2011
- 2020s
- peak decade
162 babies have been named Knoxton since 2011, making it today's #6387 boys' name.
Knoxton has 162 recorded births among boys since 2011, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #6387 as of the latest data, more common than 54% of boys, busiest in the 2020s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2011 to 2025.
- #14,247 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #6,387 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 162 born since 2011
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Knoxton ranks #14,247 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,387 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 162 born since 2011, peaking in the 2020s.
- #14,247 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #6,387 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 162
- born since 2011
- 2020s
- peak decade
Knoxton's 162 recorded births place it above 68.62% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
How Knoxton compares
162 34th 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
Knoxton's all-time total is 56% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Knoxton | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 162 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 19 | 34 | 22,252 |
Knoxton's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Knoxton's SSA record in two at 2019 and the more recent half accounts for 67% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 33%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 2013, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2023 peak of 19, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Knoxton popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2011–2025
- Peak year (2023)
- 19
- Annual births at peak, across 15 years of records
Knoxton by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (93 births, 57% of the file).
2020s was Knoxton's strongest decade.
93 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 57% of all-time use.
Knoxton births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2010s
2010s
69 births
- 2020s
2020s
93 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 93 births (57% of all-time use).
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Two nationwide peer axes for Knoxton: 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, 2011–2025 (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 Knoxton 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.