Recorded 1980–2016 Boys' name Peak 1990 272 births

Brok — boys' name

272 babies named Brok in U.S. Social Security records since 1980, with the highest year being 1990. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s611990s962000s852010s30
1990s
Peak decade

35% of everyone ever named Brok was born in this single decade.

1990
Single peak year

13 babies were named Brok in 1990 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Brok

The Social Security Administration has registered 272 babies named Brok between 1980 and 2016, spanning 37 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Brok currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2016. The name reached its historical peak in 1990, when 13 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Brok performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 96 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Brok shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Brok 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 272 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.

Brok at a glance

Last recorded 2016

Total births

272

Since 1980

37 years of records

Peak year

1990

13 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2016

Active since

1980

Recorded for 37 years

Last year on file: 2016

Brok popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2016–1980

Last recorded 2016
Peak year (1990)
13
Annual births at peak — across 37 years of records
468101214 201620102006200219981994199019861980 5

Brok by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
96 births that decade — 35% of Brok's all-time total
1980s611990s962000s852010s30

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Brok?
272 babies have been named Brok since 1980. It was last recorded in 2016. The peak year was 1990 with 13 births.
When was Brok most popular?
Brok was most popular in the 1990s decade with 96 total births. The single peak year was 1990.
How long has the name Brok been used?
Brok has been recorded in Social Security data since 1980, spanning 37 years of data through 2016.
What names are similar to Brok?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Brody, Brooks, Brock, Brodie, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1980–2016 (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.