Given name & surname
Brock
“resembling a badger”
Brock is used as a given name and a surname. One English interpretation is “resembling a badger.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One English interpretation is “resembling a badger.”
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 1914. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Brock through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 43,615
- 43,540 boys · 75 girls
- Most popular year
- 2003
- 1,378 babies
- 2025
- 306
- #810 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −35%
- Easing
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 306 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 810 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 34.6% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 1,378 in 2003. In 2025, Texas had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (26). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 38,250 as a first name in 2020; 58,368 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.
Brock’s family of names
Brock has a related form in Broc. Brock has a related form in Brok. Brock has a related form in Brocke.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 8
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
People named Brock
- Brock LesnarAmerican professional wrestler, mixed martial artist and football player (born 1977)
- Brock PetersAmerican actor (1927–2005)1922–2005
- Brock NelsonAmerican ice hockey playerborn 1991
- Brock AdamsAmerican lawyer, politician (1927-2004)
- Brock PurdyAmerican football player (born 1999)
- Brock FaberAmerican ice hockey playerborn 2002
- Brock MotumAustralian basketball player (born 1990)
- Brock BoeserAmerican ice hockey playerborn 1997
- Brock Pierceentrepreneur, former child actorborn 1980
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
Appears in
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