Locke
Locke was the 2198th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 65 babies. Its best year was 2016, when it ranked 1966th with 74 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 468 places. More babies were named Locke in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #2,198 boys, down 71 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 65boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 201674 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,063babies recorded
Locke popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #2,198 | 65 |
| 2020 | #2,127 | 66 |
| 2010 | #3,281 | 34 |
| 2000 | #9,838 | 6 |
| 1990 | — | — |
| 1980 | — | — |
| 1970 | — | — |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | #4,325 | 5 |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Locke, counting every spelling?
Locke is the most common spelling of a name family that had 79 boys in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 79 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Locke | 65 | #2,198 | 291 |
| Loch | 9 | #8,654 | 38 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Locke?
65 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Locke (0.02 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Locke born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 129 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Locke.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Locke?
About 1,000 people born in the US named Locke are alive today, with a median age of 9; half are between 5 and 14. That makes Locke a young name: most people with it are children.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Locke by state
How common Locke was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. In 45 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Locke: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Locke, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Locke
How popular is the name Locke?
Locke was the 2198th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 65 babies. Its best year was 2016, when it ranked 1966th with 74 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 468 places. More babies were named Locke in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Locke a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Locke in the US.
Where is Locke most popular?
In 2021–2025, Locke was most common in Utah (0.19 per 1,000 boys), followed by Oklahoma and Colorado.