Peck as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Peck

What is the meaning of the name Peck ?

The baby name Peck is a Male name , 1 syllables long and is pronounced /pɛk/ (peck).

Peck is English in Origin.

Peck is an English surname turned given name with several plausible roots. Most commonly it is topographic, denoting someone who lived by a peak or pointed hill, from Middle English pek/peke, related to Anglo-Norman French pic "peak." It can also be metrological or occupational, referring to a maker, seller, or official user of the peck, a Middle English dry-measure (two gallons) from Old French pek. A third strand treats it as a nickname from the verb "to peck," evoking a quick, jabby temperament or a woodpecker emblem.

As a first name, Peck is rare but documented in 19th-century New England and remains an uncommon, crisp, unisex choice in the broader surname-as-given-name tradition. Variants and cognates include Peak, Peake, Peek, and Peeke; related place-derived forms such as Peakes and Peak(e) also appear. The core sense centers on "one from the peak" or "one associated with the peck measure."