unisex name
Knightley
- Gender Unisex
- Letters 9
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 140
Knightley is a unisex name. It is given to both girls and boys — about 76% of recorded births with this name are girls. In 2025 it was given to 5 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in 2021, when 19 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 663,130 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 2009.
Knightley over time
Births per decade in the United States, 2000s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 2000s | 6 |
| 2010s | 64 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 70 |
How popular is Knightley?
In 2025, Knightley was given to 5 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Knightley
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Knightley also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Knightley over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Knightley
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Knightley — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Knightley
How popular is the name Knightley?
In 2025, Knightley was given to 5 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Knightley a girl's or a boy's name?
Knightley is used for both girls and boys. About 76% of recorded births with this name are girls.
When was Knightley most popular?
Knightley peaked in 2021, when 19 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Knightley a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Knightley currently ranks #15,279 in the United States. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.