Knightley

Keira Knightley made her first name famous, single-handedly changing the most popular spelling from Kiera to Keira. Now we're moving on to use her last name as baby name inspiration. Knightley is a last name used as a first that we predict will be used more for girls, with its trendy -ley ending, in the future.

Pronounced NITE-lee.

As of October 2026, Knightley ranked #16195 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #8277 in 2021.