The first name Brock

In 2025, 3 boys were named Brock, making it the 5,137th most popular boys’ name. It peaked in 2017, with 18 births (#1,398).

Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Brock with other names.

In 2025, 306 boys born in the United States were named Brock, the 810th most popular boys’ name that year. It was used most in 2003, when 1,378 were.

US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.

• Brock Lesnar
  American professional wrestler, mixed martial artist and football player (born 1977)
• Brock Peters
  American actor (1927–2005)
• Brock Chisholm
  Canadian psychiatrist and director-general of the World Health Organization (1896–1971)
• Brock Nelson
  American ice hockey player, born 1991
• Brock Purdy
  American football player (born 1999)
• Brock Adams
  American lawyer, politician (1927-2004)
• Brock Faber
  American ice hockey player, born 2002
• Brock Motum
  Australian basketball player (born 1990)
• Brock Boeser
  American ice hockey player, born 1997
• Brock Pierce
  Entrepreneur, former child actor, born 1980
• Brock Bowers
  American football player (born 2002)
• Brock McGinn
  Canadian ice hockey player, born 1994

How popular is the name Brock?

In 2025, 3 boys born in England and Wales were named Brock, ranking 5,137th. Its peak was 2017, with 18 births.

Is Brock a boy's or a girl's name?

Mostly a boy's name: 100% of the 43,615 US babies named Brock since 1880 were boys.

When was Brock most popular?

2003 in the United States, when 1,378 babies were named Brock, its highest rank at 243rd.

How do you pronounce Brock?

Brock is /bɹɑk/, one syllable.

Is Brock also a surname?

Yes. Brock is used as a surname as well as a first name; its surname page has the origin and how many people carry it.