Is Dock a boy or girl name?

Dock is primarily used as a boy name in the US.

Dock isn't in the current US top charts, but 5,383 babies have been given the name since 1880.

Boy nameNot in the current top chartsSteady

Dock

//ˈdɑk//

1 syllablePeak year: 19204 lettersStarts with D

Meaning & origin

We're still researching Dock's meaning

We don't have a verified origin story for this name yet — we'd rather leave it blank than make one up. Check back soon, or explore the popularity data below in the meantime.

Dock's popularity over time

Yearly US births named Dock, Social Security Administration data
Year	Births named Dock
1880	46
1881	43
1882	59
1883	63
1884	66
1885	59
1886	69
1887	53
1888	68
1889	57
1890	58
1891	49
1892	65
1893	55
1894	60
1895	68
1896	71
1897	68
1898	53
1899	42
1900	73
1901	40
1902	50
1903	39
1904	38
1905	35
1906	51
1907	52
1908	46
1909	45
1910	70
1911	55
1912	80
1913	68
1914	96
1915	88
1916	123
1917	103
1918	117
1919	118
1920	128
1921	120
1922	111
1923	116
1924	100
1925	115
1926	97
1927	100
1928	72
1929	73
1930	85
1931	65
1932	49
1933	53
1934	58
1935	70
1936	43
1937	41
1938	50
1939	45
1940	53
1941	34
1942	37
1943	52
1944	43
1945	37
1946	58
1947	41
1948	43
1949	35
1950	34
1951	42
1952	42
1953	35
1954	36
1955	31
1956	33
1957	27
1958	36
1959	26
1960	23
1961	14
1962	13
1963	12
1964	20
1965	16
1966	18
1967	17
1968	14
1969	6
1970	11
1971	18
1972	12
1973	15
1974	19
1975	19
1976	13
1977	18
1978	6
1979	9
1980	11
1981	14
1982	7
1983	9
1984	7
1985	7
1986	9
1987	7
1988	9
1989	5
1990	8
1993	12
1994	10
1995	5
1997	5
1998	7
2000	7
2005	5
2009	5
2016	5
2020	6
2023	5

Dock through the decades

Dock peaked in 1920, when 128 babies were named Dock in the US.
Over the last 10 years of data (1994–2023), use of Dock has fallen 25% compared to the 10 years before that.

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