Boy name#504 of boy names
Brock
Pronounced B R AA1 K (ARPABET)
- 1 syllable
- Peaked 2003
- 111 years in use
- 2 spellings
How popular is Brock?
Brock is a boys' name, and first appears in 1914. It has been given to 46,100 children — the 504th most common boys' name on record.
It is falling away, down 58% on the previous decade. Its best single year was 2003, when 1,472 children were given it.
Two other spellings are counted in that total — Broc and Brok — because they are pronounced identically.
Spelling variants
These spellings sound identical to Brock and are counted together with it, which is why the totals here are higher than a single-spelling count.
- Broc
- Brok
Characteristics
- 1 syllable
Phonetic detail
- Pronunciations:
- B R AA1 K
- Stress pattern:
- 1
- Syllables:
- 1
Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.
Names like Brock
Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.
Sibling names for Brock
Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.
Frequently asked questions
- How popular is the name Brock?
- Brock ranks 504th among boys' names in US records, with 46,100 births since 1914. Over the past decade it accounts for 4,775.
- Is Brock a unisex name?
- No. Brock is recorded almost entirely as a boys' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
- When was Brock most popular?
- 2003, when 1,472 children were given the name. It has been in use for 111 years and is still recorded as of 2024.
- How else is Brock spelled?
- Broc, Brok. All of these sound the same and are counted together in the totals on this page.