Locke
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- LOK
- Origin
- English
- US rank, 2025
- #2,183 for boys
Locke is a boys' name of English origin, meaning “enclosure”. In 2025 it ranked 2,183rd for boys in the US (65 babies).
What does Locke mean?
English: English surname, from Old English loc
“enclosure”
Associated with the English philosopher John Locke, whose ideas on liberty influenced the American founders.
Is Locke a girl's or a boy's name?
Locke is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 65 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Locke in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2016, with 7 boys.
Locke in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 3 | #5,193 |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 6 | #3,179 |
| 2020 | 4 | #4,025 |
| 2019 | 5 | #3,597 |
| 2018 | 5 | #3,596 |
| 2017 | 4 | #4,161 |
| 2016 | 7 | #2,947 |
| 2015 | 5 | #3,527 |
| 2014 | 6 | #3,125 |
How popular is Locke in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #2,183among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 65about 1 in 26,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadyup 3% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 65 boys in the US were named Locke, making it the 2,183rd most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,113th. Its busiest year was 2016, with 74 boys. It first appears in the records in 1916.
Half of all the boys named Locke in the US since 1880 were born between 2011 and 2021, the years shaded on the chart below.
Locke in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 65 | #2,183 |
| 2024 | 55 | #2,476 |
| 2023 | 65 | #2,187 |
| 2022 | 60 | #2,354 |
| 2021 | 46 | #2,731 |
| 2020 | 66 | #2,113 |
| 2019 | 57 | #2,363 |
| 2018 | 57 | #2,324 |
| 2017 | 60 | #2,216 |
| 2016 | 74 | #1,959 |
| 2015 | 46 | #2,640 |
| 2014 | 67 | #2,081 |
| 2013 | 36 | #3,058 |
| 2012 | 30 | #3,527 |
| 2011 | 39 | #2,949 |
| 2010 | 34 | #3,238 |
| 2009 | 28 | #3,719 |
| 2008 | 19 | #4,897 |
| 2007 | 14 | #5,898 |
| 2006 | 17 | #5,068 |
| 2005 | 6 | #10,144 |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 8 | #7,824 |
| 2002 | 7 | #8,449 |
| 2001 | 7 | #8,332 |
| 2000 | 6 | #9,104 |
| 1999 | 6 | #8,697 |
| 1998 | 5 | #9,623 |
| 1997 | 6 | #8,104 |
| 1996 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 6 | #7,631 |
| 1992 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 6 | #6,083 |
| 1986 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 5 | #6,234 |
| 1982 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 6 | #3,934 |
| 1968 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 5 | #4,047 |
| 1962 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 5 | #3,991 |
| 1956 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 6 | #3,370 |
| 1951 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 9 | #2,607 |
| 1947 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 7 | #2,939 |
| 1941 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 5 | #3,999 |
| 1929 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 6 | #3,865 |
| 1923 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 6 | #3,867 |
| 1920 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 5 | #3,896 |
Names like Locke
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Finn Cove Lochlan Rowan Reign Cole Finley Oakley Ronan Jude Brody Ace
Names related to Locke
More English names
Lily Evelyn Hudson Ivy Harper Grace Violet Willow Daisy Poppy Riley Mason Cooper Ruby Hallie Hazel
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and 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, “Locke: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/locke, updated 20 October 2026.