Is Locke a boy or girl name?

Locke is a boy’s name. Of the 1,063 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 0.0% were girls and 100.0% were boys.

Locke

Recorded 1916–2025 · United States

Locke was most popular in 2016, when 74 American babies were given the name — ranking #4,322 that year. In 2025 it ranked #4,676, with 65 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,063 people named Locke.

Locke over time

Births per year. The dot marks Locke’s peak in 2016. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Locke a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Locke is a boy’s name — 0.0% of the 1,063 Americans given it were girls and 100.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 0% girls and 100% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Locke

Where Locke is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org