Given name & surname
Brick
“from the bridge”
Brick is used as a given name and a surname. One English interpretation is “from the bridge.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One English interpretation is “from the bridge.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is English.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1951. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Brick through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 459
- 459 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2011
- 24 babies
- 2025
- 7
- #9,863 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −34%
- Easing
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 7 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 9,863 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 34.4% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 24 in 2011. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 585 as a first name in 2020; 3,040 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Brick’s family of names
Brick has a related form in Bridger. Brick has a related form in Bric. Brick has a related form in Brickman.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 15
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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