Knox
2025 SSA
2025 SSA
About Knox
Knox is an old Scottish surname that Brad Pitt (whose great-great-grandfather was named Hal Knox Hillhouse) and Angelina Jolie took out of the back cupboard, dusted off, and elevated to coolness--to the point where it entered the popular baby names list in 2009. Knox now ranks among the most influential celebrity baby names.
With Knox, the Jolie-Pitts established their own tradition: instead of their sons bearing the same first inital, they share the final letter 'x'--Maddox, Pax and Knox-- as well as a final 'n' for their middle names. It's celebrity shine has made the formerly obscure Knox one of the most popular Scottish names for boys.
The surname Knox dates back at least to the thirteenth century, and John Knox was the priest who brought about the Reformation in Scotland.
Knox is also given to girls, where it ranks #8121 in the US.
Pronounced NAHKS.
As of October 2026, Knox ranked #196 in US births in 2025 SSA, Nameberry popularity #216.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank · boys | Births · boys | US rank · girls | Births · girls |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #286 | 1,244 | — | 0 |
| 2015 | #258 | 1,403 | — | 0 |
| 2016 | #245 | 1,539 | — | 0 |
| 2017 | #233 | 1,640 | — | 0 |
| 2018 | #219 | 1,706 | — | 0 |
| 2019 | #241 | 1,562 | — | 0 |
| 2020 | #238 | 1,529 | — | 0 |
| 2021 | #220 | 1,737 | — | 0 |
| 2022 | #199 | 1,900 | #4,728 | 29 |
| 2023 | #208 | 1,781 | — | 0 |
| 2024 | #209 | 1,701 | — | 0 |
| 2025 | #196 | 1,836 | — | 0 |
World rankings
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Knox on lists
Famous Knoxs
- James Knox PolkBoy
11th President of the United States
- Knox MartinBoy
American painter and sculptor
- Knox Leon JolieBoy
Pitt (2008), son of actors Angelina Jolie & Brad Pitt
- Knox Oliver Weekes (b. 2010)Boy
son of musician Dallon Weekes and Breezy Douglas
- Knox Cameron Patrick Followill (b. 2011)Boy
son of musicians Johanna Bennet and Matthew Followill
- Knox Sterling Hager (b. 2011)Boy
son of pro wrestler Jack Swagger
- Knox Bentley (2013)Boy
son of singer Dierks Bentley & Cassidy Black
- Knox Addison Alan (b. 2013)Boy
son of actress Amanda Righetti and Jordan Alan
- Knox Blue Howey (b. 2015)Boy
son of Sarah Shahi and Steve Howey
- Knox Joseph Kelly (b. 2016)Boy
son of baseball player Joe Kelly
- Ronald KnoxBoy
English theologian and novelist
- John KnoxBoy
Scottish religious reformer
Knox in pop culture
- Knox OverstreetBoy
character in film "Dead Poet's Society"
- KnoxBoy
character on TV's "Angel"
- KnoxvilleBoy
a city in Tennessee, USA, also named after Henry Knox
- Knox GelatinBoy
gelatin brand
- Knox HarringtonBoy
The video artist, character in The Big Lebowski
- Knox CallaghanBoy
character in "All Chained Up" by Sophie Jordan
- Fort KnoxBoy
military post & reservation in KY, USA (site of the US Gold Depository since 1936; named in honor of Henry Knox)
- KnoxBoy
character in Brandon Mull's "Dragonwatch" series