Knox
A boys’ name of Scottish origin, meaning round hill.
How Knox has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #257 |
| 2016 | #245 |
| 2017 | #233 |
| 2018 | #219 |
| 2019 | #241 |
| 2020 | #237 |
| 2021 | #221 |
| 2022 | #200 |
| 2023 | #208 |
| 2024 | #209 |
| 2025 | #196 |
Knox by the numbers
In 2025, 39 babies in England and Wales were named Knox. In the US, 1,646 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
For the size of the two countries, it is given several times more often in the US than in England and Wales.
Its best year in America so far is the most recent one on record, which means it was still climbing when the records end.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Knox. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Knoxxround hill; a modern respelling of Knox47 in the US (2017)
Sounds like Knox
Names that are said the same way as Knox, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
Other names that mean a mountain
Like Knox, each of these has a mountain in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Aaronmountain of strength; exalted7,185 in the US (2017)
- Landonlong hill; open grassy hill6,390 in the US (2017)
- Brandonbeacon hill or gorse covered hill3,482 in the US (2017)
- Arlofortified hill; barberry tree2,083 in England and Wales (2025)
- Harlowrocky hill or army hill832 in the US (2017)
- Landenlong hill or open grassy hill; a spelling variant of Landon755 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Knox
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