boys' name ★ peaked 2003

Brock

Meaning A male given name transferred from the surname Gender Boy Rank 2025 #810 Trend ↓ Falling 19%

A male given name transferred from the surname.

Rank 2025
#810
among boys · ↓108 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
306
named Brock · -20% vs 2024
How common
1 in 5,582
boys born in 2025
Peak year
2003
1,378 babies
All-time total
43,615
#547 all-time among boys
First recorded
1914
in Social Security records

Brock popularity over time

43,615 babies have been named Brock since 1914, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.190.380.560.7518801900192019401960198020002020BoysGirls
BoysGirls

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – – – –
1890s – – – – – –
1900s – – – – – –
1910s – 8 8 1 – #2,478
1920s – 29 29 3 +262% #3,494
1930s – 84 84 8 +190% #1,777
1940s – 240 240 24 +186% #733
1950s – 529 529 53 +120% #899
1960s – 1,311 1,311 131 +148% #558
1970s 20 4,070 4,090 409 +212% #286
1980s 33 6,317 6,350 635 +55% #266
1990s 11 9,109 9,120 912 +44% #257
2000s 11 12,441 12,452 1,245 +37% #243
2010s – 7,347 7,347 735 -41% #306
2020s (to 2025) – 2,055 2,055 343 -53% #687

Where Brock is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 boys (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 boys Implied rank
2026 294 0.17 outside top 500
2027 284 0.17 outside top 500
2028 276 0.16 outside top 500
2029 269 0.16 outside top 500
2030 264 0.15 outside top 500

Where Brock is most popular

Boys named Brock per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.195 per 1,000. Strongest in Montana, Iowa, and Minnesota.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are boys named Brock born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Boys 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
Montana 13 0.737 +278%
Iowa 45 0.653 +235%
Minnesota 55 0.448 +130%
Missouri 55 0.397 +104%
Kansas 25 0.364 +87%
Ohio 92 0.347 +78%
Nebraska 14 0.322 +65%
Hawaii 5 0.322 +65%
Indiana 48 0.299 +54%
Utah 28 0.293 +50%
Idaho 12 0.293 +50%
Wisconsin 34 0.287 +47%
Arizona 46 0.281 +44%
Michigan 57 0.278 +43%
Tennessee 49 0.271 +39%
Colorado 35 0.271 +39%
Pennsylvania 66 0.249 +27%
Illinois 59 0.231 +18%
Georgia 56 0.221 +13%
North Carolina 53 0.208 +6%
Louisiana 21 0.205 +5%
Oklahoma 18 0.204 ≈ national
South Carolina 19 0.184 -6%
Texas 150 0.170 -13%
Florida 79 0.167 -14%
New York 65 0.150 -23%
California 136 0.149 -24%
Massachusetts 20 0.145 -25%
Washington 22 0.134 -31%
Virginia 25 0.132 -32%
Kentucky 6 0.060 -69%
Maryland 6 0.050 -74%
New Jersey 7 0.035 -82%
Alaska – – –
Alabama – – –
Arkansas – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Maine – – –
Mississippi – – –
North Dakota – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
Oregon – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Dakota – – –
Vermont – – –
West Virginia – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Brock

Brock is uncommon for boys in the United States, ranked #810 in 2025 with 306 babies given the name. It is currently declining compared with a decade ago.

Since 1914, 43,615 American babies have been named Brock. Its peak came in 2003, when 1,378 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2000s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Brock stood among all boys' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Brock?

The median living Brock is about 25 years old; half are between 17 and 37. An estimated 42 thousand people named Brock are alive in the United States today.

median 25 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Brock year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 – – 306 #810
2024 – – 383 #702
2023 – – 346 #752
2022 – – 323 #784
2021 – – 326 #768
2020 – – 371 #687
2019 – – 456 #601
2018 – – 508 #549
2017 – – 551 #521
2016 – – 689 #449
2015 – – 679 #449
2014 – – 748 #415
2013 – – 775 #385
2012 – – 938 #335
2011 – – 963 #325
2010 – – 1,040 #306
2009 – – 1,085 #300
2008 – – 1,230 #277
2007 – – 1,326 #263
2006 – – 1,312 #262
2005 5 #16,939 1,260 #260
2004 – – 1,349 #245
2003 – – 1,378 #243
2002 – – 1,190 #264
2001 6 #13,798 1,092 #281
2000 – – 1,219 #268
1995 – – 851 #312
1990 5 #13,248 1,041 #257
1985 5 #10,869 712 #288
1980 5 #10,577 688 #296
1975 6 #8,099 617 #305
1970 – – 192 #582
1965 – – 188 #558
1960 – – 62 #965
1955 – – 53 #1,034
1950 – – 37 #1,186
1945 – – 10 #2,267
1940 – – 9 #2,504
1935 – – 7 #2,994
1930 – – 10 #2,629
1925 – – 5 #4,282
1920 – – 5 #4,375
1915 – – – –
1910 – – – –
1905 – – – –
1900 – – – –
1895 – – – –
1890 – – – –
1885 – – – –
1880 – – – –

Famous people named Brock

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Brock Lesnar Brock Lesnar American wrestler & mixed martial artist (born 1977) Contemporary
  2. 2 Brock Nelson Brock Nelson American ice hockey player (born 1991) Contemporary
  3. 3 Brock Peters Brock Peters American actor (1927–2005) Contemporary
  4. 4 Brock Adams Brock Adams American lawyer and politician (1927–2004) Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Brock, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Brock?

The median living Brock is about 25 years old. Half of all living Brocks are between 17 and 37 years old.

How many people named Brock are alive today?

An estimated 42 thousand people named Brock are alive in the United States, based on 43,615 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Brock mean?

A male given name transferred from the surname.

How popular is the name Brock in 2025?

Brock ranked #810 among boys' names in the United States in 2025, with 306 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Brock?

43,615 babies have been named Brock in the United States since 1914, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Brock most popular?

Brock peaked in 2003, when 1,378 newborns received the name.

Is Brock a boy or girl name?

Brock is overwhelmingly a boy's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Brock rising or falling?

Brock is declining, less popular now than a decade ago.

Will Brock become more popular?

Brock is trending downward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 264 boys named Brock in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Brock?

Well-known people named Brock include Brock Lesnar (wrestler), Brock Nelson (hockey player), Brock Peters (actor).

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