girls:
95 births since 2009
#5621 (2nd percentile)
boys:
26 births since 2012
#4560 (1st percentile)
overall:
121 births since 2009
#7618 (2nd percentile)
The name Knightley is the #7,618 most popular name of all time in the U.S. on a gender-neutral basis, with a total of 121 recorded births since 2009. This represents the 1.5% percentile of name popularity (more popular than 1.5% of all names). For girls, it ranks #5,621 (1.6% percentile) for all time with 95 births since 2009. For boys, it ranks #4,560 (0.5% percentile) for all time with 26 births since 2012.
Knightley first appeared in U.S. birth records in 2009 (2009 for girls and 2012 for boys). Birth data for Knightley is available in 12 out of the 15 years between 2009 and 2023 (11 years for girls and 5 years for boys). The Social Security Administration only reports birth data for years in which the name was given to at least five children of the same gender.
The name Knightley has been given predominantly to girls, with 78.5% of all recorded births being female. In 2023, 58.3% of babies named Knightley were girls.
For girls, Knightley reached its peak popularity in 2021, achieving the 0.9% percentile (ranked #928) with 7 births per million. The name was most common in 2021, with 7 births per million (ranked 0.9% percentile). Since reaching a low point around 2017, the popularity of this name for girls has been increasing. Currently, Knightley ranks #945 for girls (0.2% percentile) with 4 births per million, which is 55.2% of its peak share of births.
For boys, Knightley reached its peak popularity in 2021, achieving the 0.1% percentile (ranked #929) with 3 births per million. The name was most common in 2021, with 3 births per million (ranked 0.1% percentile). In recent years, the popularity of this name for boys has remained relatively stable. Currently, Knightley ranks #911 for boys (0.0% percentile) with 3 births per million, which is 85.3% of its peak share of births.
This chart shows the total number of births per million babies in each year for the name "Knightley".
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