Names / Boy names
Locke
Current rank
#2,198
holding steady
All-time peak
#1,966
in 2016
First recorded
1916
in U.S. data
Children named
1,000
since 1916
Popularity over time
Annual U.S. children given the name · Peak #1,966 in 2016 · Source: Social Security Administration
Meaning & background
Compact and smart. The name first shows up in U.S. records in 1916. These days it lands below the top 1,000, so it still feels distinctive. Roughly 1,000 people have been given the name to date — a true rarity.