Knox is a boy's name of Irish and Celtic origin meaning “round hill.” In 2024 it was given to 1,701 boys in the United States.
Knox belongs to the Irish & Celtic and English & American tradition. Its meaning — “round hill” — is the sense carried by its Irish and Celtic roots, and it is the meaning we verified against published sources for this page.
In the United States, Knox first appears in Social Security records in 1881. It climbed to its best-ever rank of #199 in 2022, and in 2024 1,701 babies received the name — 22,294 in total since 1880. Those are the official counts, not estimates.
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Knox means “round hill” in its Irish and Celtic roots. We check every meaning against published sources before it appears here.
Knox is a boy name. In 2024, 1,701 babies received the name in the US.
Knox comes from the Irish & Celtic and English & American tradition.
Knox first appears in US records in 1881. Its best-ever ranking was #199 in 2022, and 1,701 babies were given the name in 2024.
Knox is pronounced /nɑks/ (IPA).
Meaning and origin for this page were checked against this source. US popularity figures are from the Social Security Administration's public baby-names data. If you spot an error, write to [email protected] — accuracy is the whole point of this site, and corrections are made fast.
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