Knox

Boy name

Knox has been given to 24,382 babies in the U.S. since 1881. It peaked in 2022 and currently ranks #196 for boys (2025).

Meaning & origin /nɑks/

Borrowed from Scottish Gaelic cnoc (“round hill”).

Origin: the surname

Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Total babies

24,382

Peak year

2022 (1,931 babies)

Rank in 2025

#196 for boys

First recorded

1881

10-year trend

▲ +30%

Gender split

1% girls / 99% boys

Same primary gender, peaked around the same years, and roughly as common as Knox.

24,394 babies since 1880

24,360 babies since 1880

24,581 babies since 1882

24,151 babies since 1880

23,972 babies since 1917

23,750 babies since 1880

25,135 babies since 1899

23,573 babies since 1969

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