Boy
Knox
As a boy's name, Knox traces back to Scottish, where it is understood to mean "Scottish place name". It has been climbing steadily, peaking most recently in the 2010s. Today, it is on the rarer side without being unusual in the registry. The name's best year yet was 2017.
ScottishScottish place name
Etymology"Round hill"
Births by decade
1900s
20
1910s
111
1920s
173
1930s
95
1940s
111
1950s
91
1960s
41
1970s
20
1980s
30
1990s
127
2000s
752
2010s
8,833
Peaked in the 2010s · 10,404 total U.S. births since 1900