Knightley
A unisex name of Old English origin, meaning knight's clearing or meadow.
Babies a year
6
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list
Knightley by the numbers
Knightley was given to 6 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 9 babies in 2014, making it a 2010s name.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Knightley. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Knightlyfrom the knight; noble warrior11 in the US (2017)
Other names that mean a meadow or field
Like Knightley, each of these has a meadow or field in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Rileyvaliant; rye clearing7,797 in the US (2017)
- Savannahgrassy plain; treeless plain5,231 in the US (2017)
- Braydenbroad valley; a modern respelling of Braden5,153 in the US (2017)
- Kinsleyfrom the king's meadow; an English place name used as given name4,048 in the US (2017)
- Bentleymeadow of bent grass3,945 in the US (2017)
- Haileyhay meadow; form of Hayley3,691 in the US (2017)
Other names that mean a warrior
Like Knightley, each of these has a warrior in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Wyattbrave in war9,768 in the US (2017)
- Owenyoung warrior, well-born9,341 in the US (2017)
- Robertbright fame; renowned warrior5,507 in the US (2017)
- Nolanchampion, descendant of the noble one5,403 in the US (2017)
- Milessoldier; merciful3,615 in the US (2017)
- Luisfamous warrior; form of Louis3,379 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Knightley
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