# Knud (first name)

Source: https://namelineage.com/first-name/knud/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. US counts from the Social Security Administration; England and Wales counts from the Office for National Statistics; meaning and etymology from Wiktionary. Data updated 2026-11-11.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Usually given to | boys and girls |
| Origin | not recorded |
| Meaning | not recorded |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Nicknames | none recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |
| US babies named this | not in the US data |
| Boys / girls in the US | not in the US data |
| Babies in England and Wales | not in the ONS data |

## People named Knud

- Knud Rasmussen, Danish explorer and anthropologist
- Knud Kristensen, Danish politician (1880–1962)
- Knud Enemark Jensen, Danish racing cyclist (1936-1960)
- Knud Jeppesen, Danish musicologist and composer (1892-1974)
- Knud Lundberg, Danish football and handball player (1920-2002)
- Robert Knud Friedrich Pilger, German botanist (1876-1953)
- Knud Vermehren, Danish gymnast (1890–1985)
- Knud Leif Thomsen, Danish film director (1924-2003)
- Knud Degn, Danish sailor
- Knud Børge Overgaard, Danish footballer (1918-1985)
- Knud Bartels, Danish general
- Knud J. V. Steenstrup, Danish geologist (1842-1913)

## How to read these numbers

A count is babies registered with that name in that year, not people alive now, so a name common a century ago can have a large total and few recent births.