Boy or Girl

Is Knowledge a boy or girl name?

Knowledge is mostly a boy name in the US. In 2024, 10 girls and 184 boys were named Knowledge, so 5.2% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 4.8% of the 2,335 US babies named Knowledge were girls.

Boy rank, 2024
#1,141
Girl rank, 2024
#9,900
Babies named Knowledge since 1989
2,335
Most popular year
2020
218 babies
Babies named Knowledge each year in the US
Line chart of US births named Knowledge from 1989 to 2024, boys and girls. The table below has every value.07515022530020002020

Boys and girls named Knowledge, by decade

DecadeBoysGirlsShare girls
1980s500%
1990s3100%
2000s34000%
2010s895454.8%
2020s951686.7%
Every year
YearBoysBoy rankGirlsGirl rank
2024184#1,14110#9,900
2023188#1,12511#9,321
2022198#1,09515#7,471
2021177#1,14118#6,543
2020204#1,02014#7,768
2019160#1,1988#11,924
2018139#1,31311#9,503
2017107#1,5367#13,443
2016113#1,5079#11,363
201576#1,9250–
201471#2,0105#17,961
201351#2,4455#18,040
201267#2,0580–
201161#2,1600–
201050#2,4920–
200953#2,4280–
200840#2,9820–
200734#3,2830–
200641#2,8100–
200533#3,1310–
200426#3,5920–
200324#3,6850–
200238#2,5800–
200131#2,9670–
200020#4,0070–
199921#3,6500–
199810#6,0990–
19970–0–
19960–0–
19950–0–
19940–0–
19930–0–
19920–0–
19910–0–
19900–0–
19895#8,6340–

Highest rank

As a boy name, Knowledge reached #1,020 in 2020. As a girl name, it reached #6,543 in 2021. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.

Names from the same era

These names were also most popular in the 2020s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.

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Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.