Boys' name · since 1963
Brockton
774 babies named Brockton in U.S. Social Security records since 1963, with the highest year being 2007. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #6,026 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 774
- born since 1963
- 2000s
- peak decade
Brockton sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 774 recorded since 1963.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Brockton has been recorded 774 times among boys since 1963, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1963 to 2023.
- #6,026 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 774 born since 1963
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Brockton ranks #6,026 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 774 born since 1963, peaking in the 2000s.
- #6,026 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 774
- born since 1963
- 2000s
- peak decade
Brockton's 774 recorded births place it above 86.74% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Illinois.
Brockton's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Brockton's SSA record in two at 2000 and the more recent half accounts for 57% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 43%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1965, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2007 peak of 37, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Brockton popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1963–2023
- Peak year (2007)
- 37
- Annual births at peak, across 61 years of records
Brockton by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (260 births, 34% of the file).
2000s was Brockton's strongest decade.
260 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 34% of all-time use.
Brockton births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 11
1960s
11 births
- 1970s 22
1970s
22 births
- 1980s 75
1980s
75 births
- 1990s
1990s
228 births
- 2000s
2000s
260 births
- 2010s
2010s
161 births
- 2020s 17
2020s
17 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 260 births (34% of all-time use).
How Brockton 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 Brockton's total volume
Brockton by state
Where Brockton concentrates geographically, total births since 1963
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Illinois | | 40 | 5.2% |
| #2 | California | | 6 | 0.8% |
40 of 774 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Brockton's data
- Brockton's decade-level peak was the 2000s (260 total births); usage has since declined to 17 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Illinois records the most Brocktons (40 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Illinois 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 Brockton: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2007)
Similar record span (~60 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, 1963–2023 (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 Brockton 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.