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Dock

Dock: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning
“short form of names beginning with Doc-”
Origin
English
Say it
DAHK · 1 syllable
Used for
Boys

Dock is an English nickname form, historically used as a short form of names such as Doctor or occasionally as a familiar given name on its own. It is not usually derived from the plant name.

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How popular is Dock?

20240 per million US babies
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Drag the line or the slider to read any year. Values are per million US births recorded by Social Security. Records before about 1937 undercount births, so early peaks can look taller than they were.

Babies named Dock in 20240

Peak year1883

Total US babies since 18805,383

Dock was not given to enough US babies in 2024 to appear in the records.

Names like Dock

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

  • JackGod is gracious · English
  • Hudsonson of Hudd · English
  • Jacksonson of Jack · English
  • Cartercart driver · English
  • Wyattbrave in war · English
  • Maverickindependent person · English
  • Masonstoneworker · English
  • Graysonson of the steward · English

Dock questions

What does the name Dock mean?

Dock means "short form of names beginning with Doc-". It comes from English. Dock is an English nickname form, historically used as a short form of names such as Doctor or occasionally as a familiar given name on its own. It is not usually derived from the plant name.

Is Dock a boy or girl name?

Dock is mainly a boy's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Dock?

Dock was given to fewer than 5 babies of either sex in 2024; its peak year was 1883.

How do you pronounce Dock?

Dock is usually pronounced DAHK.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.