Brock
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Meaning
from Old English 'brocc', meaning badger
The story
Brock once meant badger in British speech, a word with roots reaching back through Old English. Beatrix Potter used that knowledge for a private joke hiding in plain sight. Tommy Brock, the ill-tempered badger in The Tale of Mr. Tod, is effectively Badger Badger. He steals a basket of baby rabbits, occupies the fox's house, and becomes one half of a quarrel in which neither animal is especially charming. Children can enjoy the danger without needing the old vocabulary explained; readers who know it receive an extra wink. Brock also traveled through an English surname before becoming a given name, so the fictional animal is an association, not the source. The word does not assign stubbornness, menace, or woodland habits to a child. Its delight is compact and linguistic. A sturdy modern name opens a small door into dialect, then finds a badger waiting on the other side with Beatrix Potter's dry sense of humor.
How popular is Brock around the world?
In the United States, 2,055 babies were named Brock between 2020 and 2025. In South Australia, 9 boys were registered as Brock in 2017.
Brock is on the official records of the United States, South Australia, Canada and England and Wales.
United States
1 in 11,000
In the United States, 2,055 babies were named Brock between 2020 and 2025.
Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Brock peaked in the 2000s and the 2010s in nearly equal measure.
Births with a Social Security record. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration
South Australia
1 in 2,0002017
In South Australia, 9 boys were registered as Brock in 2017.
share of that year’s name registrations
Births registered in South Australia (not all of Australia) by first name and year of registration, 1944–2017, from the state’s Births, Deaths and Marriages registry, which publishes every name down to a single birth in capitals; a spelling its export repeats inside a year is counted once, and from 2018 only a top 100 is published, so the series ends at 2017. Source: Consumer and Business Services (South Australia), popular baby names
Canada
1 in 9,900
In Canada, 37 boys named Brock were born in 2024, the 720th most common name among boys that year.
share of that year’s name registrations
First given names from provincial and territorial vital statistics across Canada; any name-sex-year under 5 is excluded at source, and small Quebec counts carry a randomized adjustment made at source. Shares divide by Statistics Canada’s count of live births for the year; the 2024 count is preliminary. Source: Statistics Canada, first names at birth (table 17-10-0147-01)
England and Wales
1 in 200,000
In England and Wales, 3 boys named Brock were born in 2025, ranked 5,137th among boys that year.
share of that year’s name registrations
Birth registrations in England and Wales (not the whole UK); exact spellings are counted separately, and any spelling under 3 in a year is withheld at source. Source: Office for National Statistics, baby names in England and Wales
New South Wales
outside the top 100
Brock is not in the 2025 top 100 for New South Wales.
share of that year’s top-100 registrations
New South Wales (not all of Australia) publishes only each year’s 100 most popular names per sex, so a missing year means below that top 100, not rare. Source: NSW Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages, popular baby names
New Zealand
last on record 2017
Brock is not on the 2025 record for New Zealand, where names under 10 in a year are excluded at source.
share of that year’s name registrations
First given names from New Zealand birth registrations, grouped by registration year; any name under 10 in a year is excluded at source. Shares divide by Stats NZ’s count of births registered to mothers living in New Zealand, under 1% below the registry’s own count. Source: Department of Internal Affairs (New Zealand), baby name popularity over time
Scotland
last on record 2017
Brock is not on the 2024 record for Scotland, where spellings under 3 in total are suppressed at source.
The count never rose above 3 in a year, too few to chart.
Births registered in Scotland; different spellings count separately but accents are merged at source, and any spelling under 3 in total is suppressed. Source: National Records of Scotland, babies' first names
Not on the record in Spain, Mexico City, Argentina, Puerto Rico, Ireland and Poland: those registries withhold small counts, so rare uses may sit below their floors.
Not on the Chile record: nametree keeps spellings that reached 5 registrations in some year, so rarer uses are not shown. Not on the Montevideo record for 1940 to 2011: that registry withholds nothing, so this spelling was not given there in those years. Not on the France record: nametree keeps spellings that reached 20 births in some year, so rarer uses are not shown. Not on the Austria record for 1984 to 2025: Statistik Austria publishes every first name down to a single birth, so this name was not given there in those years (before 2010 the record covers babies with Austrian citizenship only). Not on Norway’s list: Statistics Norway lists only first names carried by 200 or more living people, so rarer names are not shown.
When you meet Brock
Most people given the name Brock in the United States are teenagers or young adults today.
Estimated from US Social Security birth registrations and typical lifespans; a rough guide, not a rule.
Keep exploring
The Brock deep dive
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