Names / Boy names
Knox
Current rank
#196
holding steady
All-time peak
#196
in 2025
First recorded
1881
in U.S. data
Children named
24,300
since 1881
Popularity over time
Annual U.S. children given the name · Peak #196 in 2025 · Source: Social Security Administration
Meaning & background
Round hill. It first appears in American naming data in 1881. It currently ranks #196 and is staying stable. 2025 marked its high point, reaching #196. Over 24,300 have carried it since records began.