Knight is a rare boys' name that peaked in 2022 and remains in steady use.
Knight is a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #2,435 for boy births in the United States (and #5,236 across all names), given to 56 babies. Knight was first reported in SSA data in 1923 and peaked in 2022 (74 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 56 | 56 | #2,435 |
| 2024 | 49 | 49 | #2,692 |
| 2023 | 61 | 61 | #2,302 |
| 2022 | 74 | 74 | #2,052 |
| 2021 | 58 | 58 | #2,361 |
| 2020 | 68 | 68 | #2,084 |
| 2019 | 70 | 70 | #2,073 |
| 2018 | 57 | 57 | #2,340 |
| 2017 | 60 | 60 | #2,226 |
| 2016 | 52 | 52 | #2,454 |
| 2015 | 57 | 57 | #2,316 |
| 2014 | 43 | 43 | #2,781 |
| 2013 | 40 | 40 | #2,875 |
| 2012 | 38 | 38 | #3,034 |
| 2011 | 36 | 36 | #3,142 |
| 2010 | 24 | 24 | #4,181 |
| 2009 | 17 | 17 | #5,447 |
| 2008 | 12 | 12 | #7,007 |
| 2007 | 6 | 6 | #11,740 |
| 2006 | 9 | 9 | #8,431 |
| 2005 | 7 | 7 | #9,683 |
| 2003 | 5 | 5 | #11,935 |
| 2002 | 6 | 6 | #10,117 |
| 2000 | 8 | 8 | #7,866 |
| 1998 | 5 | 5 | #10,551 |
| 1993 | 5 | — | #9,524 |
| 1934 | 5 | — | #3,958 |
| 1923 | 6 | — | #4,043 |