Poet Mcknight
There are approximately 1 people named Poet Mcknight living in the United States today. That makes this name combination very rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 342,754,338 Americans.
This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Poet with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Mcknight. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and Census demographics where available.
Expected bearers
1
1 in 342,754,338
Named Poet
323
Alive today
Named Mcknight
38K
Alive today
US population
343M
Denominator
Estimated living: 323
Rarity: Very Rare
Gender: Unisex
Peak year: 2024
Average age: 9
Estimated bearers: 38K
Rarity: Uncommon
Census rank: #1,050
Per 100K: 11.02
Top ancestry: White (57.5%)
First name trend
Poet: popularity over time
Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Poet. The peak year was 2024 with 39 births. The average person named Poet today is 9 years old.
Babies born per year
Ethnicity
Ancestry of the Mcknight surname
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the surname Mcknight, from the 2020 US Census Bureau. The largest group is White at 57.5%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the surname Mcknight described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. These are self-reported numbers, and they describe the population who happened to carry the surname Mcknight at the time of the Census. A surname does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- White57.5% · 18,949
- Black or African American33.7% · 11,087
- Two or more races4.5% · 1,498
- Hispanic or Latino3.3% · 1,077
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.5% · 171
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.5% · 153
Methodology
How we calculated this
The first name Poet has a living-bearer frequency of 0.0001% of the US population, based on 323 estimated living Americans carrying this first name (from SSA birth records going back to 1880, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables).
The surname Mcknight appears at a rate of 11.02 per 100,000 residents in the 2020 Census Bureau surname file, which translates to a frequency of 0.0110%.
Multiplying these two independent frequencies against the current US population of 342,754,338 gives an expected count of approximately 1 people with the full name Poet Mcknight. This assumes statistical independence between first and last names, which is a simplification but produces reasonable estimates for most combinations.
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Other people named Poet
FAQ
Poet Mcknight: questions and answers
How many people are named Poet Mcknight?
We estimate approximately 1 people in the United States share the full name Poet Mcknight. That works out to about 1 in 342,754,338 Americans. This is calculated by combining the first-name frequency (0.0001%) with the surname frequency (11.02 per 100K) against the current US population.
How rare is the name Poet Mcknight?
We classify Poet Mcknight as "Very Rare". About 1 in 342,754,338 Americans share this exact first and last name combination.
Is Poet a male or female name?
Poet is predominantly unisex. Out of 325 total SSA registrations, 34.8% were male and 65.2% were female. See the full Poet profile for detailed gender data.
Where does this data come from?
First-name data comes from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files (1880 to 2024). Surname data comes from the 2020 US Census Bureau decennial surname tables. Living-bearer estimates use CDC actuarial life tables to adjust for mortality. Read the full methodology.
How many people are called Poet Mcknight?
For a quick modern estimate, our sister site HowManyOfMe.org answers that in one glance, with the living-bearer count front and centre.