Knightley
2025 SSA
Below 5 births
About 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.
Knightley for boys
A courtly surname and place name that feels like it could be a successor to Kingsley. It has a British feel thanks to its most famous wearers: actress Keira Knightley, and Mr (George) Knightley, the love interest of Jane Austen's novel Emma.
Pronounced NITE-lee.
As of October 2026, Knightley ranked #16195 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #8277 in 2021.
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