#2092024 rank
2022peak year
19,005babies named Knox since 1880
▲ +9%5-year trend
Knox popularity over 145 years
⭐ Sweet spot — known but not everywhere · roughly undefined% girls / NaN% boys in 2024
What does Knox mean?
A Scottish surname from Old English cnocc 'round hill', carried by the reformer John Knox. Its given-name use is a 21st-century trend.
OriginScottish
Syllables1
Genderboy
Stylemodern, classic
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