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Knox Name Popularity

    

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How popular is Knox?

The somewhat popular name Knox was the 219th Most Popular Boys Name in the United States in 2018.

This top 250 contender has seen rankings outside of the top 1000.

It reached its highest popularity ranking of #219 for the first time this year with 1,698 occurrences.

The least amount of newborns dubbed Knox in any given year was less than 5, most recently in 1987.

Knox, decisively moved upwards in popularity around the years 1914-1917, 1948-1951, 1994-1998, 2000-2004, and 2005-2017.

Where is the name Knox popularity headed?

Knox's popularity is at or near its highest point when measured against its most notable year.

Knox's popularity has been soaring upward for some time. In recent years, continuing the trend, the number of babies given the name Knox has risen.

The name Knox is favored by many parents and will probably continue to rise upward in popularity.

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   Knox (Girl)Knox (Boy)
Year %No. of Babies Given NamePopul. RankNo. of Babies Given NamePopul. Rank
2018 21 5,868 1,698 219
2017 18 6,669 1,634 233
2016 16 7,420 1,534 245
2015 14 8,220 1,400 257
2014 11 9,867 1,243 286
2013 9 11,492 926 345
2012 < 5 -- 822 367
2011 7 14,101 630 433
2010 < 5 -- 579 459
2009 < 5 -- 341 703
2008 < 5 -- 93 1,661
2007 < 5 -- 61 2,201
2006 < 5 -- 60 2,161
2005 < 5 -- 48 2,413
2004 < 5 -- 50 2,296
2003 < 5 -- 33 2,965
2002 < 5 -- 25 3,512
2001 < 5 -- 20 4,049
2000 < 5 -- 22 3,711
1999 < 5 -- 21 3,649
1998 < 5 -- 24 3,247
1997 < 5 -- 17 3,975
1996 < 5 -- 17 3,937
1995 < 5 -- 11 5,351
1994 < 5 -- 6 8,329
1993 < 5 -- 9 6,010
1992 < 5 -- 9 5,916
1991 < 5 -- 6 7,809
1990 < 5 -- 7 6,834
1989 < 5 -- 6 7,478
1988 < 5 -- 5 7,953
1987 < 5 -- < 5 --
1986 < 5 -- 6 6,358
1985 < 5 -- 8 4,949
1984 < 5 -- < 5 --
1983 < 5 -- < 5 --
1982 < 5 -- 5 6,907
1981 < 5 -- < 5 --
1980 < 5 -- < 5 --
1979 < 5 -- < 5 --
1978 < 5 -- < 5 --
1977 < 5 -- < 5 --
1976 < 5 -- < 5 --
1975 < 5 -- < 5 --
1974 < 5 -- < 5 --
1973 < 5 -- 5 5,507
1972 < 5 -- < 5 --
1971 < 5 -- 7 4,180
1970 < 5 -- 8 3,688
1969 < 5 -- < 5 --
1968 < 5 -- < 5 --
1967 < 5 -- < 5 --
1966 < 5 -- 7 3,393
1965 < 5 -- 5 4,211
1964 < 5 -- 5 4,341
1963 < 5 -- 7 3,504
1962 < 5 -- 7 3,480
1961 < 5 -- 10 2,802
1960 < 5 -- < 5 --
1959 < 5 -- 8 3,157
1958 < 5 -- 10 2,728
1957 < 5 -- 6 3,785
1956 < 5 -- < 5 --
1955 < 5 -- 8 3,095
1954 < 5 -- 11 2,534
1953 < 5 -- 14 2,151
1952 < 5 -- 9 2,786
1951 < 5 -- 15 2,015
1950 < 5 -- 10 2,507
1949 < 5 -- 12 2,280
1948 < 5 -- 5 3,953
1947 < 5 -- 10 2,584
1946 < 5 -- 7 3,044
1945 < 5 -- 9 2,490
1944 < 5 -- 9 2,556
1943 < 5 -- 14 2,035
1942 < 5 -- 15 1,912
1941 < 5 -- 15 1,859
1940 < 5 -- 15 1,853
1939 < 5 -- 6 3,298
1938 < 5 -- 6 3,362
1937 < 5 -- 9 2,586
1936 < 5 -- 9 2,540
1935 < 5 -- 9 2,629
1934 < 5 -- 14 1,974
1933 < 5 -- 11 2,293
1932 < 5 -- 7 3,233
1931 < 5 -- 11 2,398
1930 < 5 -- 13 2,241
1929 < 5 -- 19 1,759
1928 < 5 -- 16 2,008
1927 < 5 -- 15 2,155
1926 < 5 -- 16 2,032
1925 < 5 -- 11 2,676
1924 < 5 -- 16 2,094
1923 < 5 -- 21 1,727
1922 < 5 -- 21 1,729
1921 < 5 -- 22 1,678
1920 < 5 -- 16 2,096
1919 < 5 -- 19 1,782
1918 < 5 -- 18 1,864
1917 < 5 -- 23 1,506
1916 < 5 -- 18 1,733
1915 < 5 -- 9 2,732
1914 < 5 -- 6 3,095
1913 < 5 -- 10 1,883
1912 < 5 -- 8 1,969
1911 < 5 -- < 5 --
1910 < 5 -- < 5 --
1909 < 5 -- 6 1,377
1908 < 5 -- < 5 --
1907 < 5 -- 6 1,269
1906 < 5 -- < 5 --
1905 < 5 -- < 5 --
1904 < 5 -- < 5 --
1903 < 5 -- < 5 --
1902 < 5 -- < 5 --
1901 < 5 -- < 5 --
1900 < 5 -- 8 1,006
1899 < 5 -- < 5 --
1898 < 5 -- < 5 --
1897 < 5 -- < 5 --
1896 < 5 -- 5 1,184
1895 < 5 -- < 5 --
1894 < 5 -- < 5 --
1893 < 5 -- < 5 --
1892 < 5 -- < 5 --
1891 < 5 -- < 5 --
1890 < 5 -- < 5 --
1889 < 5 -- < 5 --
1888 < 5 -- 7 874
1887 < 5 -- < 5 --
1886 < 5 -- < 5 --
1885 < 5 -- < 5 --
1884 < 5 -- < 5 --
1883 < 5 -- < 5 --
1882 < 5 -- < 5 --
1881 < 5 -- 8 677
1880 < 5 -- < 5 --

United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.