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Knowledge

Boy

Meaning of Knowledge: American: 'virtue name'

Knowledge is a boy's name most strongly associated with American naming. It has 9 letters and 2 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 1251st most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025.

US rank 2025

#1251

161 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

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Fewer than 3 babies or unlisted

US babies since 1880

2,499

First recorded 1989 · peak 2020

Trend

rising

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 0 babies1982: 0 babies1983: 0 babies1984: 0 babies1985: 0 babies1986: 0 babies1987: 0 babies1988: 0 babies1989: 5 babies1990: 0 babies19901991: 0 babies1992: 0 babies1993: 0 babies1994: 0 babies1995: 0 babies1996: 0 babies1997: 0 babies1998: 10 babies1999: 21 babies2000: 20 babies20002001: 31 babies2002: 38 babies2003: 24 babies2004: 26 babies2005: 33 babies2006: 41 babies2007: 34 babies2008: 40 babies2009: 53 babies2010: 50 babies20102011: 61 babies2012: 67 babies2013: 56 babies2014: 76 babies2015: 76 babies2016: 122 babies2017: 114 babies2018: 150 babies2019: 168 babies2020: 218 babies20202021: 195 babies2022: 214 babies2023: 199 babies2024: 196 babies2025: 161 babies
US babies named Knowledge per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 218.

Gender split

95% boys · 5% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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