Boy name#723 of boy names
Knox
Pronounced N AA1 K S (ARPABET)
- 1 syllable
- Peaked 2022
- 144 years in use
How popular is Knox?
Knox is a boys' name, and first appears in 1881. It has been given to 22,521 children — the 723rd most common boys' name on record.
It is climbing hard: about three times as many births in the past decade as in the one before it. Its best single year was 2022, when 1,900 children were given it.
Characteristics
- 1 syllable
Phonetic detail
- Pronunciations:
- N AA1 K S
- Stress pattern:
- 1
- Syllables:
- 1
Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.
Names like Knox
Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.
Sibling names for Knox
Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.
Frequently asked questions
- How popular is the name Knox?
- Knox ranks 723rd among boys' names in US records, with 22,521 births since 1881. Over the past decade it accounts for 16,498.
- Is Knox a unisex name?
- No. Knox is recorded almost entirely as a boys' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
- When was Knox most popular?
- 2022, when 1,900 children were given the name. It has been in use for 144 years and is still recorded as of 2024.