Knight
About Knight
Knight (as opposed to Night) is a name clad in shiny armor. This high-ranking word name was introduced by singers Kelis and Nas. Knight might join brothers King, Royal, and Noble in a new definition of royal baby names.
Pronounced NITE.
As of October 2026, Knight ranked #2435 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #2048 in 2022.
Editor's take: The name Knight is a boy's name meaning " a mounted man-at-arms serving a feudal superior".
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #2,781 | 43 | 22.4 |
| 2015 | #2,316 | 57 | 29.7 |
| 2016 | #2,454 | 52 | 27.4 |
| 2017 | #2,226 | 60 | 32.4 |
| 2018 | #2,340 | 57 | 31.4 |
| 2019 | #2,073 | 70 | 39 |
| 2020 | #2,083 | 68 | 39.4 |
| 2021 | #2,360 | 58 | 33.2 |
| 2022 | #2,048 | 74 | 42.4 |
| 2023 | #2,301 | 61 | 35.7 |
| 2024 | #2,684 | 49 | 28.4 |
| 2025 | #2,435 | 56 | 32.8 |
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Knight on lists
Famous Knights
- Awsten Knight
singer of the band Waterparks
- Knight Jones
son of rapper Nas and singer Kelis
- Zachary Knight "Zach" Galifianakis
American actor
- Brandon Knight
child actor from 1990s
- Christopher Knight
American actor (Peter from "The Brady Bunch")
Knight in pop culture
- Knight Sebring
main character in Kristen Ashley's "Knight" and recurring character in a few of her other works
- The Knight aka Percival Sheldrake
character in Batman comics
- Knight
character on manga/anime Duel Masters
- Michael Knight
character on TV's "Knight Rider"
- Kendall Knight
character on TV's "Big Time Rush"