Brock
Brock is a name with a single cultural origin: English.
- English
Meaning & Origin of Brock
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Brock is a name with a single cultural origin: English.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- English
The Story of Brock
The earliest SSA record of Brock as a baby boy name dates back to 1914, when 8 babies received it. 2003 was its biggest year on record, with 1,378 newborns named Brock — #243 in the national rankings. About 28% of every Brock on record arrived during the 2000s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Brock ranks #736 for baby boys with 364 births, falling sharply (-20%). All told, over 44K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1910s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Brock
Brock is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1914 and has accumulated 44K births in the dataset. Brock's peak popularity came in 2003 when it ranked #243. Use the chart and map above to compare Brock's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.