Knox
A Scottish surname from a place name, going back to a word for a small hill or hillock. The reformer John Knox made it widely recognized.
Knox in 2025
Knox was given to 1,849 babies in the United States in 2025, making it the 368th most popular name of the year. That is roughly one in every 1,793 babies born.
The history of Knox
Knox reached its highest point in 2022, when 1,931 babies were given the name, ranking 358th that year.
Across the 145 years of records since 1881, 24,382 babies have been named Knox. Half of them were born before 2019, which places the name's centre of gravity with Generation Alpha.
Knox by decade
| Decade | Babies named Knox | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 15 | 1,276 |
| 1890s | 5 | 2,669 |
| 1900s | 20 | 2,330 |
| 1910s | 111 | 2,978 |
| 1920s | 173 | 3,392 |
| 1930s | 95 | 3,896 |
| 1940s | 111 | 3,719 |
| 1950s | 92 | 4,439 |
| 1960s | 41 | 6,592 |
| 1970s | 20 | 8,941 |
| 1980s | 30 | 11,844 |
| 1990s | 127 | 7,563 |
| 2000s | 753 | 1,524 |
| 2010s | 12,170 | 396 |
| 2020s | 10,619 | 358 |
Where Knox is heading
Knox has risen 30% over the past decade, from 1,417 babies in 2015 to 1,849 in 2025.
Names like Knox
Names that rose and fell at the same time as Knox.