Is Knox a boy or girl name?
Knox is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 20 girls and 1,701 boys were named Knox, so 1.2% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 1% of the 22,521 US babies named Knox were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #209
- Girl rank, 2024
- #6,036
- Babies named Knox since 1881
- 22,521
- Most popular year
- 2022
- 1,929 babies
Boys and girls named Knox, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 15 | 0 | 0% |
| 1890s | 5 | 0 | 0% |
| 1900s | 20 | 0 | 0% |
| 1910s | 111 | 0 | 0% |
| 1920s | 173 | 0 | 0% |
| 1930s | 95 | 0 | 0% |
| 1940s | 111 | 0 | 0% |
| 1950s | 92 | 0 | 0% |
| 1960s | 41 | 0 | 0% |
| 1970s | 20 | 0 | 0% |
| 1980s | 30 | 0 | 0% |
| 1990s | 127 | 0 | 0% |
| 2000s | 753 | 0 | 0% |
| 2010s | 12,053 | 115 | 0.9% |
| 2020s | 8,648 | 112 | 1.3% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1,701 | #209 | 20 | #6,036 |
| 2023 | 1,781 | #208 | 22 | #5,651 |
| 2022 | 1,900 | #199 | 29 | #4,728 |
| 2021 | 1,737 | #220 | 23 | #5,484 |
| 2020 | 1,529 | #238 | 18 | #6,504 |
| 2019 | 1,562 | #241 | 19 | #6,303 |
| 2018 | 1,706 | #219 | 21 | #5,913 |
| 2017 | 1,640 | #233 | 18 | #6,687 |
| 2016 | 1,539 | #245 | 16 | #7,441 |
| 2015 | 1,403 | #258 | 14 | #8,232 |
| 2014 | 1,244 | #286 | 11 | #9,879 |
| 2013 | 928 | #344 | 9 | #11,511 |
| 2012 | 822 | #367 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 630 | #434 | 7 | #14,114 |
| 2010 | 579 | #459 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 341 | #704 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 93 | #1,661 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 61 | #2,201 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 60 | #2,163 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 48 | #2,415 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 50 | #2,297 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 33 | #2,968 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 25 | #3,515 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 20 | #4,051 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 22 | #3,712 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 21 | #3,651 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 24 | #3,247 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 17 | #3,976 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 17 | #3,937 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 11 | #5,353 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 6 | #8,328 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 9 | #6,012 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 9 | #5,917 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 6 | #7,811 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 7 | #6,842 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 6 | #7,480 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 5 | #7,959 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 6 | #6,362 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 8 | #4,950 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 5 | #6,911 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 5 | #5,510 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 7 | #4,180 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 8 | #3,689 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 7 | #3,394 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 5 | #4,213 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 5 | #4,348 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 7 | #3,505 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 7 | #3,484 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 10 | #2,808 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 8 | #3,156 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 10 | #2,732 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 6 | #3,785 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 8 | #3,098 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 12 | #2,377 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 14 | #2,150 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 9 | #2,788 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 15 | #2,014 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 10 | #2,507 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 12 | #2,282 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 5 | #3,953 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 10 | #2,583 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 7 | #3,044 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 9 | #2,490 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 9 | #2,555 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 14 | #2,035 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 15 | #1,912 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 15 | #1,860 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 15 | #1,853 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 6 | #3,297 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 6 | #3,362 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 9 | #2,588 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 9 | #2,539 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 9 | #2,628 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 14 | #1,975 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 11 | #2,295 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 7 | #3,235 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 11 | #2,398 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 13 | #2,241 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 19 | #1,761 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 16 | #2,009 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 15 | #2,156 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 16 | #2,032 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 11 | #2,677 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 16 | #2,094 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 21 | #1,726 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 21 | #1,729 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 22 | #1,678 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 16 | #2,096 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 19 | #1,782 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 18 | #1,863 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 23 | #1,506 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 18 | #1,733 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 9 | #2,732 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 6 | #3,095 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 10 | #1,882 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 8 | #1,969 | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 6 | #1,377 | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 6 | #1,269 | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 8 | #1,006 | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 5 | #1,184 | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 7 | #874 | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1885 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1884 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1883 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1882 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1881 | 8 | #677 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Knox reached #199 in 2022. As a girl name, it reached #4,728 in 2022. 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.
Names spelled like Knox
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.