Boys' name · since 1914
Brock
43,540 babies named Brock in U.S. Social Security records since 1914, with the highest year being 2003. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #547 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #811 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 43,540
- born since 1914
- 2000s
- peak decade
Brock currently ranks #811 among boys' names in America, with 43,540 babies recorded since 1914.
Social Security Administration records show Brock recorded 43,540 times among boys since 1914, holding rank #811 nationally today, ahead of 94% of boys, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1914 to 2025.
- #547 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #811 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 43,540 born since 1914
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Brock ranks #547 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #811 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 43,540 born since 1914, peaking in the 2000s.
- #547 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #811 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 43,540
- born since 1914
- 2000s
- peak decade
Brock's 43,540 recorded births place it above 98.79% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
49 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Brock compares
43,540 Top 4% higher than 96% 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
Brock's all-time total is 118x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Brock | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 43,540 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 1,378 | 34 | 22,252 |
Brock's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Brock's full recorded timeline at 1976, 91% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 9% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1920, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2003 peak of 1,378 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Brock popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1914–2025
- Peak year (2003)
- 1,378
- Annual births at peak, across 112 years of records
Brock popularity over time - girls
75 total births recorded since 1975 (Brock as girls' name)
Brock by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (12,441 births, 29% of the file).
2000s was Brock's strongest decade.
12,441 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 29% of all-time use.
Brock births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 8
1910s
8 births
- 1920s 29
1920s
29 births
- 1930s 84
1930s
84 births
- 1940s 240
1940s
240 births
- 1950s 529
1950s
529 births
- 1960s 1,311
1960s
1,311 births
- 1970s 4,070
1970s
4,070 births
- 1980s
1980s
6,317 births
- 1990s
1990s
9,109 births
- 2000s
2000s
12,441 births
- 2010s
2010s
7,347 births
- 2020s 2,055
2020s
2,055 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 12,441 births (29% of all-time use).
How Brock compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Brock's total volume
Brock by state
Where Brock concentrates geographically, total births since 1914
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 2,725 | 6.3% |
| #2 | Ohio | | 2,674 | 6.1% |
| #3 | Texas | | 2,671 | 6.1% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 2,268 | 5.2% |
| #5 | Indiana | | 2,041 | 4.7% |
| #6 | Pennsylvania | | 1,992 | 4.6% |
| #7 | Michigan | | 1,687 | 3.9% |
| #8 | Utah | | 1,625 | 3.7% |
2,725 of 43,540 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 49 reporting states.
Brock appears in 49 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Brock's data
- Brock's decade-level peak was the 2000s (12,441 total births); usage has since declined to 2,055 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Brocks (2,725 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California 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 Brock: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2003)
Similar record span (~111 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, 1914–2025 (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 Brock 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.