US rank #9091 Boys' name Peak 2011 452 births

Brick — #9091 US boys' name

452 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.

1950s371960s311970s411980s411990s552000s652010s1402020s42
#9091
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 36% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

31% of everyone ever named Brick was born in this single decade.

2011
Single peak year

24 babies were named Brick in 2011 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Brick

The Social Security Administration has registered 452 babies named Brick between 1951 and 2024, spanning 74 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Brick currently holds the #9091 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2011, when 24 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Brick performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 140 births during that ten-year window. Across the 8 decades of recorded activity, Brick shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in North Carolina, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Brick in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Brick in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 452 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Brick at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

452

Since 1951

74 years of records

Peak year

2011

24 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#9,091

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1951

Recorded for 74 years

Last year on file: 2024

Brick popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1951

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2011)
24
Annual births at peak — across 74 years of records
0510152025 202420172010200319931985197219581951 6

Brick by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
140 births that decade — 31% of Brick's all-time total
1950s371960s311970s411980s411990s552000s652010s1402020s42

Brick by state

Where Brick concentrates geographically — total births since 1951

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Brick
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 North Carolina
5 1.1%
North Carolina share of Brick's total US births 1.1%

5 of 452 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Brick?
452 babies have been named Brick since 1951. It currently ranks #9091 among boys. The peak year was 2011 with 24 births.
When was Brick most popular?
Brick was most popular in the 2010s decade with 140 total births. The single peak year was 2011.
Where is Brick most popular?
The top states for the name Brick are North Carolina (5 births).
How long has the name Brick been used?
Brick has been recorded in Social Security data since 1951, spanning 74 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Brick?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Brian, Brice, Briggs, Bridger, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1951–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.