How Many People Are Named Knute?
people named Knute are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 1,029,472 people in the US has this name
Based on 691 babies named Knute in Social Security records from 1880 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
19 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
Norwegian variant of KNUT.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
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⚧ Gender Distribution
All of the babies given the name Knute in the records were boys.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Knute alive today is about 53 years old, and 49% are 60 or older. Half of them were between 34 and 70 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Knute first appears in the records in 1880 and was given most often in 1931, to 19 babies. In 2025, 10 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1880 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Knute has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #874, in 1893. In 2025 it ranked #7,976.
| Boys | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #7,976 |
| Best rank | #874 (1893) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #2,411 in the 1950s |
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