How Many People Are Named Knute?
An estimated 351 people in the United States have the first name Knute. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 58 years old, and Knute peaked in popularity in 1931 with 19 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Knute as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Knute paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
351
About 1 in 976,508 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
58
years old
Peak Year
1931
19 births
Total Registered
681
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Knute
Knute is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 681 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Knute as a male name
Ranked #13,270 in 2018
5 male births in 2018
Peak: 1931 (19 births)
Knute: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Knute span from the 1880s to the 2010s, covering 13 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1950s, when 115 babies were registered. Knute has declined significantly from its peak in the 1950s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Knute by Decade
How has Knute tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Knute by State
Knute + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Knute as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Knute
Other first names starting with K with a similar number of bearers.
Knute: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Knute?
We estimate approximately 351 people named Knute are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 976,508 Americans share this first name.
Is Knute a common name?
Knute is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 80.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 681 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Knute most popular?
Knute reached peak popularity in 1931, when 19 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Knute is approximately 58 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Knute a male name?
Knute is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Knute Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Knute Smith, Knute Johnson, Knute Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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