Brockton
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- BROK-tun
- Origin
- English
Brockton is a boys' name of English origin, meaning “brook settlement”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Brockton mean?
English: English place name, from Old English broc 'brook' or brocc 'badger' plus tun 'settlement'
“brook settlement”
Transferred use of an English place name and surname found in several counties; the first part is Old English for brook or badger.
Is Brockton a girl's or a boy's name?
Brockton is a boys' name.
How popular is Brockton in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2007, with 37 boys. It first appears in the records in 1963.
Half of all the boys named Brockton in the US since 1880 were born between 1994 and 2009, the years shaded on the chart below.
Brockton in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 6 | #10,815 |
| 2022 | 5 | #12,322 |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 6 | #10,599 |
| 2019 | 12 | #6,772 |
| 2018 | 14 | #6,032 |
| 2017 | 12 | #6,681 |
| 2016 | 17 | #5,314 |
| 2015 | 15 | #5,742 |
| 2014 | 16 | #5,481 |
| 2013 | 17 | #5,167 |
| 2012 | 23 | #4,248 |
| 2011 | 18 | #4,981 |
| 2010 | 17 | #5,248 |
| 2009 | 16 | #5,551 |
| 2008 | 33 | #3,342 |
| 2007 | 37 | #3,088 |
| 2006 | 28 | #3,600 |
| 2005 | 19 | #4,459 |
| 2004 | 27 | #3,452 |
| 2003 | 24 | #3,621 |
| 2002 | 20 | #4,038 |
| 2001 | 25 | #3,405 |
| 2000 | 31 | #2,858 |
| 1999 | 27 | #3,027 |
| 1998 | 29 | #2,779 |
| 1997 | 28 | #2,746 |
| 1996 | 25 | #2,906 |
| 1995 | 27 | #2,680 |
| 1994 | 22 | #3,103 |
| 1993 | 16 | #3,812 |
| 1992 | 17 | #3,597 |
| 1991 | 19 | #3,218 |
| 1990 | 18 | #3,303 |
| 1989 | 10 | #4,805 |
| 1988 | 18 | #2,956 |
| 1987 | 7 | #5,453 |
| 1986 | 9 | #4,453 |
| 1985 | 8 | #4,693 |
| 1984 | 8 | #4,549 |
| 1983 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 7 | #5,001 |
| 1981 | 8 | #4,507 |
| 1980 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 7 | #4,552 |
| 1977 | 7 | #4,580 |
| 1976 | 8 | #4,010 |
| 1975 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 5 | #3,928 |
| 1964 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 6 | #3,645 |
Nicknames for Brockton
- Brock 3 boys in the UK in 2025
Names like Brockton
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Brayden, Deacon, Brandon, Cannon, Bryson, Colton, Braxton, Keegan, Brody, Bridger, Keaton, Landon
Names related to Brockton
More English names
Lily, Evelyn, Hudson, Ivy, Harper, Grace, Violet, Willow, Daisy, Poppy, Riley, Oakley, Mason, Cooper, Ruby, Hallie
Sources
Figures from Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Brockton: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/brockton, updated 20 October 2026.