Names / Boy names
Knight
Current rank
#2,435
holding steady
All-time peak
#2,052
in 2022
First recorded
1923
in U.S. data
Children named
934
since 1923
Popularity over time
Annual U.S. children given the name · Peak #2,052 in 2022 · Source: Social Security Administration
Meaning & background
A boys' name, Knight first appears in 1923. It currently sits off the most-common lists, a quieter choice. Only about 934 children have carried it, making it genuinely rare.