Boys' name · since 1951
Brick
459 babies named Brick in U.S. Social Security records since 1951, with the highest year being 2011. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #8,294 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #9,845 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 459
- born since 1951
- 2010s
- peak decade
Brick currently ranks #9845 among boys' names in America, with 459 babies recorded since 1951.
Brick has 459 recorded births among boys since 1951, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #9845 as of the latest data, more common than 29% of boys, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1951 to 2025.
- #8,294 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #9,845 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 459 born since 1951
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Brick ranks #8,294 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #9,845 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 459 born since 1951, peaking in the 2010s.
- #8,294 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #9,845 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 459
- born since 1951
- 2010s
- peak decade
Brick's 459 recorded births place it above 81.74% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by North Carolina.
How Brick compares
459 Top 46% higher than 54% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Brick's all-time total is 24% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Brick | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 459 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 24 | 34 | 22,252 |
Brick's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Brick's SSA record in two at 1997 and the more recent half accounts for 59% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 41%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1971, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2011 peak of 24, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Brick popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1951–2025
- Peak year (2011)
- 24
- Annual births at peak, across 75 years of records
Brick by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (140 births, 31% of the file).
2010s was Brick's strongest decade.
140 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 31% of all-time use.
Brick births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 37
1950s
37 births
- 1960s 31
1960s
31 births
- 1970s 41
1970s
41 births
- 1980s 41
1980s
41 births
- 1990s 55
1990s
55 births
- 2000s
2000s
65 births
- 2010s
2010s
140 births
- 2020s 49
2020s
49 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 140 births (31% of all-time use).
Brick by state
Where Brick concentrates geographically, total births since 1951
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | North Carolina | | 5 | 1.1% |
5 of 459 births nationwide.
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What to do with Brick's data
- Brick's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (140 total births) through the 2020s (49) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- North Carolina records the most Bricks (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. North Carolina names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Brick: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2011)
Similar record span (~74 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1951–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Brick draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.