How Many People Are Named Dock?
An estimated 1,087 people in the United States have the first name Dock. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 70 years old, and Dock peaked in popularity in 1920 with 128 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Dock as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Dock paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- With an average bearer age of 70, Dock is a vintage name most associated with earlier generations. Most living bearers were born before 1966.
Estimated Living Americans
1,087
About 1 in 315,321 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
70
years old
Peak Year
1920
128 births
Total Registered
5,383
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Dock
Dock is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 5,383 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Dock as a male name
Ranked #12,697 in 2023
5 male births in 2023
Peak: 1920 (128 births)
Dock: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Dock span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 1,032 babies were registered. Dock has declined significantly from its peak in the 1920s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Dock by Decade
How has Dock tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Dock by State
Birth registrations for Dock span all 13 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in North Carolina, Georgia, Alabama. The lowest are in Florida, Oklahoma, Virginia. On average, about 176 Docks were registered per state.
Dock + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Dock as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Dock
Other first names starting with D with a similar number of bearers.
Dock: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Dock?
We estimate approximately 1,087 people named Dock are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 315,321 Americans share this first name.
Is Dock a common name?
Dock is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 90.6% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 5,383 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Dock most popular?
Dock reached peak popularity in 1920, when 128 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Dock is approximately 70 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Dock a male name?
Dock is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Dock Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Dock Smith, Dock Johnson, Dock Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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