Becky

#3,975 for girls in 2025, 36 births · Last seen for boys in 1980 at #4,940
Given to girls 99.8% of the time

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Peak · girls
1959 · 4,755 births
Debut · girls
8 births
In top 100 · girls
never
of 146 years
Total births · girls
86,898
since 1880

Becky over time

girls

Rank among girls' names. Becky has never cracked the top 100 here.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201993peak #102, 1959girls
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#3,97536
2024#4,47331
2023#3,91138
2022#5,02826
2021#3,80139
2020#3,60741
2019#2,78460
2018#3,91837
2017#3,55243
2016#3,46445
2015#2,96458
2014#3,08054
2013#3,84939
2012#3,78241
2011#3,49645
2010#3,51645
2009#2,94059
2008#3,05456
2007#2,68468
2006#3,13653
2005#2,86557
2004#2,85156
2003#2,88553
2002#2,41466
2001#2,37966
2000#2,03481
1999#1,78689
1998#1,89980
1997#1,334129
1996#1,412117
1995#1,474108
1994#1,239139
1993#1,113161
1992#992192
1991#934205
1990#859229
1989#751261
1988#617324
1987#534377
1986#536382
1985#427515
1984#384577
1983#332689
1982#305800
1981#250993
1980#2541,011#4,9407
1979#270907#5,3556
1978#244995
1977#2451,009
1976#2061,196
1975#1931,305#4,7976
1974#1771,497#5,2275
1973#1701,612#5,1015
1972#1651,787#3,15210
1971#1631,930#3,14610
1970#1612,071
1969#1552,094#3,9356
1968#1612,055#4,1365
1967#1622,031#3,2317
1966#1532,297
1965#1432,589#2,7809
1964#1313,103#3,2827
1963#1263,308#2,41412
1962#1223,704#2,50411
1961#1154,095
1960#1114,325
1959#1024,755
1958#1114,361#2,50611
1957#1273,524#3,2577
1956#1442,688#3,9425
1955#1742,002#3,8865
1954#1791,849
1953#1891,626
1952#1931,537
1951#2171,259
1950#2161,236#3,6815
1949#2231,105#3,6905
1948#2101,200
1947#2051,298
1946#2241,038
1945#263657
1944#283592
1943#297551
1942#305512
1941#319428
1940#348346
1939#416265
1938#499178
1937#634114
1936#604118
1935#66499
1934#83167
1933#85162
1932#94056
1931#95952
1930#1,07247
1929#1,06447
1928#1,17942
1927#1,16144
1926#1,54128
1925#1,15045
1924#1,32837
1923#1,08449
1922#1,28537
1921#1,23739
1920#1,70824
1919#1,56526
1918#1,88720
1917#1,33730
1916#1,86718
1915#1,52323
1914#1,30323
1913
1912#1,71911
1911#1,9567
1910#1,9357
1909#1,7637
1908#1,35710
1907#2,0615
1906#1,4168
1905
1904#1,6596
1903
1902
1901#1,3397
1900#1,7236
1899
1898#1,5026
1897#1,3856
1896
1895#1,5925
1894
1893#1,0918
1892#1,4505
1891
1890#1,3385
1889#1,1476
1888#1,1366
1887#9377
1886#8977
1885#1,0475
1884#9306
1883
1882
1881#5829
1880#6288
First appearance
1880

In the first year the SSA published name data, Becky was already there! It came in at #628, and was given to 8 baby girls.


Quietest stretch: 1882–1883, when fewer than 5 girls a year got the name.

Where Becky is popular in 1993

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Becky, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Becky, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Becky, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Becky, so not publishedNHWashington: fewer than 5 girls named Becky, so not publishedWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Becky, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Becky, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Becky, so not publishedNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 girls named Becky, so not publishedMNIllinois: fewer than 5 girls named Becky, so not publishedILWisconsin: #389 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 2,709 girlsWIMichigan: fewer than 5 girls named Becky, so not publishedMINew York: #1,139 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 10,282 girlsNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 girls named Becky, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Becky, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 girls named Becky, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Becky, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Becky, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Becky, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 girls named Becky, so not publishedIAIndiana: fewer than 5 girls named Becky, so not publishedINOhio: fewer than 5 girls named Becky, so not publishedOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 girls named Becky, so not publishedPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 girls named Becky, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Becky, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #916 for girls · 33 births · 1 in 7,563 girlsCAUtah: #484 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 2,706 girlsUTColorado: fewer than 5 girls named Becky, so not publishedCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Becky, so not publishedNEMissouri: fewer than 5 girls named Becky, so not publishedMOKentucky: fewer than 5 girls named Becky, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Becky, so not publishedWVVirginia: fewer than 5 girls named Becky, so not publishedVAMaryland: fewer than 5 girls named Becky, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Becky, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 girls named Becky, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Becky, so not publishedNMKansas: fewer than 5 girls named Becky, so not publishedKSArkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Becky, so not publishedARTennessee: fewer than 5 girls named Becky, so not publishedTNNorth Carolina: #768 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 6,397 girlsNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Becky, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Becky, so not publishedDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Becky, so not publishedOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 girls named Becky, so not publishedLAMississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Becky, so not publishedMSAlabama: fewer than 5 girls named Becky, so not publishedALGeorgia: #830 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 6,746 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Becky, so not publishedHITexas: #1,035 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 8,564 girlsTXFlorida: #935 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 8,274 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Wisconsin#389 · 1 in 2,709
  2. Utah#484 · 1 in 2,706
  3. North Carolina#768 · 1 in 6,397
  4. Georgia#830 · 1 in 6,746
  5. California#916 · 1 in 7,563

Best ever in a state: #25 in Utah, 1961.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Wisconsin#389101 in 2,709
Utah#48451 in 2,706
North Carolina#76861 in 6,397
Georgia#83061 in 6,746
California#916331 in 7,563
Florida#93591 in 8,274
Texas#1,035161 in 8,564
New York#1,139111 in 10,282
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Becky
Momentum · girls
Holding steady
  • 498 spots since 2024 (#4,473#3,975)
  • 368 spots since 2020 (#3,607#3,975)
  • 1,011 spots since 2015 (#2,964#3,975)
  • Biggest jump: 167 spots in 1935 (#831#664)
  • Biggest drop: 199 spots in 1888 (#937#1,136)
Rise & fade · girls
79 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1880
  • Peaked 1959 at #102 (4,755 births)
  • Births halved by 1966, 7 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 67 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 67 yrs · run 1931–1992
Share of babies · girls
1 in 426
  • Highest: 1 in 426 girls born in 1959 were named Becky (0.23%)
  • Latest: 1 in 44,646 girls born in 2025 (0.00%)
Era · girls
The 1960s
  • 34.1% of all girls named Becky (29,601) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s54#582 (1881)#913
1890s35#1,091 (1893)#1,393
1900s49#1,339 (1901)#1,617
1910s165#1,303 (1914)#1,677
1920s392#1,064 (1929)#1,274
1930s1,058#416 (1939)#747
1940s7,727#205 (1947)#268
1950s24,837#102 (1959)#165
1960s29,601#111 (1960)#138
1970s14,309#161 (1970)#199
1980s5,929#250 (1981)#439
1990s1,449#859 (1990)#1,304
2000s615#2,034 (2000)#2,724
2010s467#2,784 (2019)#3,441
2020s211#3,607 (2020)#4,133

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Becky in 1993

girls
#1,113
161 births · 1 in 11,236 girls

Top girls' names in 1993

  1. #1Jessica34,993
  2. #2Ashley34,849
  3. #3Sarah24,257
  4. #4Samantha23,668
  5. #5Emily23,596
  6. #6Brittany21,725
  7. #7Taylor21,270
  8. #8Amanda20,811
  9. #9Elizabeth17,559
  10. #10Stephanie17,186
  11. #1,113Becky161
More about 1993

girls

1,809,072 girls got a published name in 1993; 1 in 11,236 of them was named Becky, which outranked 93.0% of the 15,801 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 13.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Becky
  1. #1,110Kyle162
  2. #1,110Lina162
  3. #1,110Mireya162
  4. #1,113Becky161
  5. #1,113Aundrea161
  6. #1,113Bertha161
  7. #1,113Brynn161
  8. #1,120Alivia160
  9. #1,120Dolores160
  10. #1,120Johnna160

Tied with 6 names at #1,113; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1992
Risers
  1. 12,442Coraima#13,317#875
  2. 5,624Kadijah#6,314#690
  3. 3,307Kalene#4,236#929
  4. 1,413Deyanira#2,351#938
  5. 979Halle#1,713#734
Fallers
  1. 1,120Latifah#802#1,922
  2. 747Shanae#662#1,409
  3. 520Jaleesa#792#1,312
  4. 487Brianda#777#1,264
  5. 417Chynna#941#1,358

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1993