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Knight

Boy's name · #2435 in the US (2025) · 2020s wave

Popularity over time

Knight is near its high-water mark: it reached #2052 in 2022 and still ranked #2435 in 2025. About 930 boys have carried it since 1923.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 5 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#3,153 in Canada (2025) · #4,271 in England & Wales (2024).

Famous Knights

• Knight Owl — American rapper (1966–2022)
• Knight Kiplinger — American journalist (born 1948)
• Knight Dunlap — American psychologist (1875–1949)
• Knight Biggerstaff — American historian of China (1906–2001)
• Knight Maripe — Motswana politician (1927–2006)

In stories & tradition

• Knight of the Swan — Le Chevalier au cygne (book)
• Knight Watchman — Big Bang Comics (comics)
• Knight — DC Comics character

Similar names: Huntley · Everhett · Klay · Bauer · Caison · Oaklee

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