Brock is a boy name with a modern feel, drawn from real birth records. Below you'll find what Brock means and where it comes from, plus how many babies have been named Brock across the United States, UK, Ireland and New Zealand, how popular Brock has been over the decades, and the year it peaked.
Brock is a boy name of Old English origin meaning “badger”. From an English surname, ultimately from a word for badger.
| Country | Births on record |
|---|---|
| United States since 1880 | 43,615 births |
| England & Wales since 1996 | 197 births |
| Scotland since 1974 | 3 births |
Counts come from official national birth-registration statistics: U.S. Social Security Administration, England & Wales (Office for National Statistics), Scotland (National Records of Scotland), Northern Ireland (NISRA), Ireland (Central Statistics Office) and New Zealand (Dept. of Internal Affairs). Coverage spans differ, so totals aren't directly comparable across countries.
Babies named Brock per year, United States (1914 to 2025). United States peaked in 2003 (1,378/yr) · England & Wales peaked in 2017 (18/yr) · Scotland peaked in 2017 (3/yr).
Brock has been a fairly common baby name in the United States. It was most common in 2003, when it ranked #486 nationally (given to 1,389 babies that year).
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