Is Knute a boy or girl name?

Knute is a boy’s name. Of the 691 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 0.0% were girls and 100.0% were boys.

Knute

Recorded 1880–2025 · United States

Knute was most popular in 1931, when 19 American babies were given the name — ranking #3,193 that year. In 2025 it ranked #16,070, with 10 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 691 people named Knute.

Knute over time

Births per year. The dot marks Knute’s peak in 1931. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Knute a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Knute is a boy’s name — 0.0% of the 691 Americans given it were girls and 100.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 0% girls and 100% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org