Boys' name · since 1916
Locke
1,063 babies named Locke in U.S. Social Security records since 1916, with the highest year being 2016. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #4,936 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,192 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,063
- born since 1916
- 2010s
- peak decade
Locke currently ranks #2192 among boys' names in America, with 1,063 babies recorded since 1916.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Locke has been recorded 1,063 times among boys since 1916, currently ranked #2192 nationally and more common than 84% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1916 to 2025.
- #4,936 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #2,192 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,063 born since 1916
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Locke ranks #4,936 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,192 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,063 born since 1916, peaking in the 2010s.
- #4,936 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,192 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,063
- born since 1916
- 2010s
- peak decade
Locke's 1,063 recorded births place it above 89.14% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
9 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Locke compares
1,063 Top 31% higher than 69% 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
Locke's all-time total is 188% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Locke | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,063 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 74 | 34 | 22,252 |
Locke's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Locke's full recorded timeline at 2005, 89% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 11% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1916, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2016 peak of 74 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Locke popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1916–2025
- Peak year (2016)
- 74
- Annual births at peak, across 110 years of records
Locke by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (500 births, 47% of the file).
2010s was Locke's strongest decade.
500 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 47% of all-time use.
Locke births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 5
1910s
5 births
- 1920s 12
1920s
12 births
- 1930s 5
1930s
5 births
- 1940s 16
1940s
16 births
- 1950s 11
1950s
11 births
- 1960s 11
1960s
11 births
- 1980s 11
1980s
11 births
- 1990s 23
1990s
23 births
- 2000s 112
2000s
112 births
- 2010s
2010s
500 births
- 2020s
2020s
357 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 500 births (47% of all-time use).
How Locke 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 Locke's total volume
Locke by state
Where Locke concentrates geographically, total births since 1916
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 68 | 6.4% |
| #2 | Texas | | 61 | 5.7% |
| #3 | Utah | | 28 | 2.6% |
| #4 | Colorado | | 6 | 0.6% |
| #5 | Indiana | | 6 | 0.6% |
| #6 | Illinois | | 5 | 0.5% |
| #7 | Missouri | | 5 | 0.5% |
| #8 | Oklahoma | | 5 | 0.5% |
68 of 1,063 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 9 reporting states.
Locke appears in 9 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Locke's data
- Locke's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (500 total births) through the 2020s (357) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Lockes (68 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Locke: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2016)
Similar record span (~109 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, 1916–2025 (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 Locke 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.