Dock is a boy name with a rare feel, drawn from real birth records. Below you'll find what Dock means and where it comes from, plus how many babies have been named Dock across the United States, UK, Ireland and New Zealand, how popular Dock has been over the decades, and the year it peaked.
Dock is a boy name of English origin meaning “harbor; teacher”. A nickname, sometimes a variant of Doc used as a given name.
| Country | Births on record |
|---|---|
| United States since 1880 | 5,383 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 Dock per year, United States (1880 to 2023). United States peaked in 1920 (128/yr).
Dock is an uncommon baby name in the United States. It was most common in 1920, when it ranked #1,168 nationally (given to 128 babies that year).
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