Locke is a rare boys' name that peaked in 2016 and remains in steady use.
Locke is a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #2,198 for boy births in the United States (and #4,716 across all names), given to 65 babies. Locke was first reported in SSA data in 1916 and peaked in 2016 (74 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 65 | 65 | #2,198 |
| 2024 | 55 | 55 | #2,492 |
| 2023 | 65 | 65 | #2,211 |
| 2022 | 60 | 60 | #2,366 |
| 2021 | 46 | 46 | #2,759 |
| 2020 | 66 | 66 | #2,127 |
| 2019 | 57 | 57 | #2,382 |
| 2018 | 57 | 57 | #2,342 |
| 2017 | 60 | 60 | #2,228 |
| 2016 | 74 | 74 | #1,966 |
| 2015 | 46 | 46 | #2,666 |
| 2014 | 67 | 67 | #2,089 |
| 2013 | 36 | 36 | #3,101 |
| 2012 | 30 | 30 | #3,594 |
| 2011 | 39 | 39 | #2,975 |
| 2010 | 34 | 34 | #3,281 |
| 2009 | 28 | 28 | #3,787 |
| 2008 | 19 | 19 | #4,995 |
| 2007 | 14 | 14 | #6,140 |
| 2006 | 17 | 17 | #5,218 |
| 2005 | 6 | 6 | #10,947 |
| 2003 | 8 | 8 | #8,318 |
| 2002 | 7 | 7 | #9,021 |
| 2001 | 7 | 7 | #8,865 |
| 2000 | 6 | 6 | #9,838 |
| 1999 | 6 | 6 | #9,436 |
| 1998 | 5 | 5 | #10,632 |
| 1997 | 6 | — | #8,832 |
| 1993 | 6 | — | #8,270 |
| 1987 | 6 | — | #6,625 |
| 1983 | 5 | — | #6,896 |
| 1969 | 6 | — | #4,217 |
| 1963 | 5 | — | #4,397 |
| 1957 | 5 | — | #4,318 |
| 1952 | 6 | — | #3,584 |
| 1948 | 9 | — | #2,710 |
| 1942 | 7 | — | #3,096 |
| 1930 | 5 | — | #4,325 |
| 1924 | 6 | — | #4,150 |
| 1921 | 6 | — | #4,146 |
| 1916 | 5 | — | #4,261 |