Knowledge
- Meaning
- Understanding gained through learning or experience
- Origin
- English
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What does Knowledge mean?
Knowledge means “Understanding gained through learning or experience”.
Knowledge is an English word name referring to understanding gained through learning or experience. Its meaning can include practical skills, study, and awareness of the world, rather than only formal schooling. The name expresses an idea a family values without predicting a child’s achievements or defining the kind of learner they must become.
The word’s silent initial k and familiar ledge ending give it a spelling quite different from how it sounds. It belongs to the same broad word-name approach as Justice, although the meanings are distinct. Knowledge stands as the full chosen word; proposed nicknames are personal family choices rather than established parts of its etymology.
Nicknames & variations
No nicknames or variations are listed for Knowledge yet.
How popular is Knowledge?
United States · 2025Explore how often Knowledge is used and how its ranking has changed.
- US boys rank
- #1,303 2025 · #1 is most popular
- Boys named Knowledge
- 150 Recorded births in 2025
- Change in births
- 19.4% Fewer than 2024
Knowledge over time
United States · Boys
Recorded births
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Yearly data & usage
Rankings are calculated separately for girls and boys. The summary highlights boys, the most common recorded usage in 2025. Use the chart’s usage selector to explore both categories.
| Year | Usage | US rank | Births |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Boys | #1,303 | 150 |
| 2025 | Girls | #9,190 | 11 |
| 2024 | Boys | #1,137 | 186 |
| 2024 | Girls | #9,934 | 10 |
| 2023 | Boys | #1,126 | 188 |
| 2023 | Girls | #9,325 | 11 |
| 2022 | Boys | #1,092 | 199 |
| 2022 | Girls | #7,477 | 15 |
| 2021 | Boys | #1,141 | 177 |
| 2021 | Girls | #6,545 | 18 |
| 2020 | Boys | #1,020 | 204 |
| 2020 | Girls | #7,772 | 14 |
| 2019 | Boys | #1,198 | 160 |
| 2019 | Girls | #11,927 | 8 |
| 2018 | Boys | #1,313 | 139 |
| 2018 | Girls | #9,507 | 11 |
| 2017 | Boys | #1,537 | 107 |
| 2017 | Girls | #13,448 | 7 |
| 2016 | Boys | #1,508 | 113 |
| 2016 | Girls | #11,363 | 9 |
| 2015 | Boys | #1,925 | 76 |
| 2014 | Boys | #2,010 | 71 |
| 2014 | Girls | #17,962 | 5 |
Years reflect available birth records. Missing records do not mean zero births.
Names like Knowledge
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James
Mostly boys- Meaning
- Supplanter
Shares an origin with Knowledge.
Jack
Mostly boys- Meaning
- God is gracious
Shares an origin with Knowledge.
Hudson
Mostly boys- Meaning
- Hugh's son
Shares an origin with Knowledge.
Julian
Mostly boys- Meaning
- Uncertain; proposed meanings include youthful or downy-bearded
Shares an origin with Knowledge.
Cooper
Mostly boys- Meaning
- Barrel maker
Shares an origin with Knowledge.
Jackson
Mostly boys- Meaning
- Son of Jack
Shares an origin with Knowledge.
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