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Knight

Boy

Meaning of Knight: English: 'cavalier or soldier'

Knight is a boy's name most strongly associated with English naming. It has 6 letters and 1 syllable, and it is familiar but far from overused — 2379th most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 4270th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#2379

56 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#4270

4 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

934

First recorded 1923 · peak 2022

Trend

stable

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 0 babies1982: 0 babies1983: 0 babies1984: 0 babies1985: 0 babies1986: 0 babies1987: 0 babies1988: 0 babies1989: 0 babies1990: 0 babies19901991: 0 babies1992: 0 babies1993: 5 babies1994: 0 babies1995: 0 babies1996: 0 babies1997: 0 babies1998: 5 babies1999: 0 babies2000: 8 babies20002001: 0 babies2002: 6 babies2003: 5 babies2004: 0 babies2005: 7 babies2006: 9 babies2007: 6 babies2008: 12 babies2009: 17 babies2010: 24 babies20102011: 36 babies2012: 38 babies2013: 40 babies2014: 43 babies2015: 57 babies2016: 52 babies2017: 60 babies2018: 57 babies2019: 70 babies2020: 68 babies20202021: 58 babies2022: 74 babies2023: 61 babies2024: 49 babies2025: 56 babies
US babies named Knight per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 74.

Gender split

100% boys · 0% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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