US rank #705 Boys' name Peak 2003 43,231 births

Brock — #705 US boys' name

43,231 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.

1910s81920s291930s841940s2401950s5311960s13111970s40721980s63171990s91092000s124412010s73462020s1743
#705
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 95% of names given to boys today.

2000s
Peak decade

29% of everyone ever named Brock was born in this single decade.

2003
Single peak year

1,378 babies were named Brock in 2003 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Brock

The Social Security Administration has registered 43,231 babies named Brock between 1914 and 2024, spanning 111 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Brock currently holds the #705 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2003, when 1,378 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Brock performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 12,441 births during that ten-year window. Across the 12 decades of recorded activity, Brock shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 2,700 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Ohio and Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Brock in 49 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Brock 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 43,231 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.

Brock at a glance

Top 1,000 boys' name

Total births

43,231

Since 1914

111 years of records

Peak year

2003

1,378 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#705

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1914

Recorded for 111 years

Last year on file: 2024

Brock popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1914

Top 1,000 boys' name
Peak year (2003)
1,378
Annual births at peak — across 111 years of records
-50005001,0001,500 202420111998198519721959194619311914 8

Brock popularity over time — girls

75 total births recorded since 1975 (Brock as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 75 births
4.555.566.577.5 2005199419891985198219791975 6

Brock by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
12,441 births that decade — 29% of Brock's all-time total
1910s81920s291930s841940s2401950s5311960s13111970s40721980s63171990s91092000s124412010s73462020s1743

Brock by state

Where Brock concentrates geographically — total births since 1914

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Brock
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
2,700 6.2%
#2 Ohio
2,651 6.1%
#3 Texas
2,644 6.1%
#4 Illinois
2,260 5.2%
#5 Indiana
2,035 4.7%
#6 Pennsylvania
1,979 4.6%
#7 Michigan
1,668 3.9%
#8 Utah
1,619 3.7%
California share of Brock's total US births 6.2%
Even split

2,700 of 43,231 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 49 reporting states.

Brock appears in 49 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Brock?
43,231 babies have been named Brock since 1914. It currently ranks #705 among boys. The peak year was 2003 with 1,378 births.
When was Brock most popular?
Brock was most popular in the 2000s decade with 12,441 total births. The single peak year was 2003.
Where is Brock most popular?
The top states for the name Brock are California (2,700 births), Ohio (2,651 births), Texas (2,644 births).
How long has the name Brock been used?
Brock has been recorded in Social Security data since 1914, spanning 111 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Brock?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Brody, Brooks, Brodie, Bronson, 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, 1914–2024 (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.