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
Showing
- Peak · girls
- 1959 · 4,755 births
- Debut · girls
- 8 births
- In top 100 · girls
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 86,898since 1880
Becky over time
girls
Rank among girls' names. Becky has never cracked the top 100 here.
Hover or use arrow keys to read values by year; click or press Enter to open that year.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #3,975 | 36 | — | |
| 2024 | #4,473 | 31 | — | |
| 2023 | #3,911 | 38 | — | |
| 2022 | #5,028 | 26 | — | |
| 2021 | #3,801 | 39 | — | |
| 2020 | #3,607 | 41 | — | |
| 2019 | #2,784 | 60 | — | |
| 2018 | #3,918 | 37 | — | |
| 2017 | #3,552 | 43 | — | |
| 2016 | #3,464 | 45 | — | |
| 2015 | #2,964 | 58 | — | |
| 2014 | #3,080 | 54 | — | |
| 2013 | #3,849 | 39 | — | |
| 2012 | #3,782 | 41 | — | |
| 2011 | #3,496 | 45 | — | |
| 2010 | #3,516 | 45 | — | |
| 2009 | #2,940 | 59 | — | |
| 2008 | #3,054 | 56 | — | |
| 2007 | #2,684 | 68 | — | |
| 2006 | #3,136 | 53 | — | |
| 2005 | #2,865 | 57 | — | |
| 2004 | #2,851 | 56 | — | |
| 2003 | #2,885 | 53 | — | |
| 2002 | #2,414 | 66 | — | |
| 2001 | #2,379 | 66 | — | |
| 2000 | #2,034 | 81 | — | |
| 1999 | #1,786 | 89 | — | |
| 1998 | #1,899 | 80 | — | |
| 1997 | #1,334 | 129 | — | |
| 1996 | #1,412 | 117 | — | |
| 1995 | #1,474 | 108 | — | |
| 1994 | #1,239 | 139 | — | |
| 1993 | #1,113 | 161 | — | |
| 1992 | #992 | 192 | — | |
| 1991 | #934 | 205 | — | |
| 1990 | #859 | 229 | — | |
| 1989 | #751 | 261 | — | |
| 1988 | #617 | 324 | — | |
| 1987 | #534 | 377 | — | |
| 1986 | #536 | 382 | — | |
| 1985 | #427 | 515 | — | |
| 1984 | #384 | 577 | — | |
| 1983 | #332 | 689 | — | |
| 1982 | #305 | 800 | — | |
| 1981 | #250 | 993 | — | |
| 1980 | #254 | 1,011 | #4,940 | 7 |
| 1979 | #270 | 907 | #5,355 | 6 |
| 1978 | #244 | 995 | — | |
| 1977 | #245 | 1,009 | — | |
| 1976 | #206 | 1,196 | — | |
| 1975 | #193 | 1,305 | #4,797 | 6 |
| 1974 | #177 | 1,497 | #5,227 | 5 |
| 1973 | #170 | 1,612 | #5,101 | 5 |
| 1972 | #165 | 1,787 | #3,152 | 10 |
| 1971 | #163 | 1,930 | #3,146 | 10 |
| 1970 | #161 | 2,071 | — | |
| 1969 | #155 | 2,094 | #3,935 | 6 |
| 1968 | #161 | 2,055 | #4,136 | 5 |
| 1967 | #162 | 2,031 | #3,231 | 7 |
| 1966 | #153 | 2,297 | — | |
| 1965 | #143 | 2,589 | #2,780 | 9 |
| 1964 | #131 | 3,103 | #3,282 | 7 |
| 1963 | #126 | 3,308 | #2,414 | 12 |
| 1962 | #122 | 3,704 | #2,504 | 11 |
| 1961 | #115 | 4,095 | — | |
| 1960 | #111 | 4,325 | — | |
| 1959 | #102 | 4,755 | — | |
| 1958 | #111 | 4,361 | #2,506 | 11 |
| 1957 | #127 | 3,524 | #3,257 | 7 |
| 1956 | #144 | 2,688 | #3,942 | 5 |
| 1955 | #174 | 2,002 | #3,886 | 5 |
| 1954 | #179 | 1,849 | — | |
| 1953 | #189 | 1,626 | — | |
| 1952 | #193 | 1,537 | — | |
| 1951 | #217 | 1,259 | — | |
| 1950 | #216 | 1,236 | #3,681 | 5 |
| 1949 | #223 | 1,105 | #3,690 | 5 |
| 1948 | #210 | 1,200 | — | |
| 1947 | #205 | 1,298 | — | |
| 1946 | #224 | 1,038 | — | |
| 1945 | #263 | 657 | — | |
| 1944 | #283 | 592 | — | |
| 1943 | #297 | 551 | — | |
| 1942 | #305 | 512 | — | |
| 1941 | #319 | 428 | — | |
| 1940 | #348 | 346 | — | |
| 1939 | #416 | 265 | — | |
| 1938 | #499 | 178 | — | |
| 1937 | #634 | 114 | — | |
| 1936 | #604 | 118 | — | |
| 1935 | #664 | 99 | — | |
| 1934 | #831 | 67 | — | |
| 1933 | #851 | 62 | — | |
| 1932 | #940 | 56 | — | |
| 1931 | #959 | 52 | — | |
| 1930 | #1,072 | 47 | — | |
| 1929 | #1,064 | 47 | — | |
| 1928 | #1,179 | 42 | — | |
| 1927 | #1,161 | 44 | — | |
| 1926 | #1,541 | 28 | — | |
| 1925 | #1,150 | 45 | — | |
| 1924 | #1,328 | 37 | — | |
| 1923 | #1,084 | 49 | — | |
| 1922 | #1,285 | 37 | — | |
| 1921 | #1,237 | 39 | — | |
| 1920 | #1,708 | 24 | — | |
| 1919 | #1,565 | 26 | — | |
| 1918 | #1,887 | 20 | — | |
| 1917 | #1,337 | 30 | — | |
| 1916 | #1,867 | 18 | — | |
| 1915 | #1,523 | 23 | — | |
| 1914 | #1,303 | 23 | — | |
| 1913 | — | — | ||
| 1912 | #1,719 | 11 | — | |
| 1911 | #1,956 | 7 | — | |
| 1910 | #1,935 | 7 | — | |
| 1909 | #1,763 | 7 | — | |
| 1908 | #1,357 | 10 | — | |
| 1907 | #2,061 | 5 | — | |
| 1906 | #1,416 | 8 | — | |
| 1905 | — | — | ||
| 1904 | #1,659 | 6 | — | |
| 1903 | — | — | ||
| 1902 | — | — | ||
| 1901 | #1,339 | 7 | — | |
| 1900 | #1,723 | 6 | — | |
| 1899 | — | — | ||
| 1898 | #1,502 | 6 | — | |
| 1897 | #1,385 | 6 | — | |
| 1896 | — | — | ||
| 1895 | #1,592 | 5 | — | |
| 1894 | — | — | ||
| 1893 | #1,091 | 8 | — | |
| 1892 | #1,450 | 5 | — | |
| 1891 | — | — | ||
| 1890 | #1,338 | 5 | — | |
| 1889 | #1,147 | 6 | — | |
| 1888 | #1,136 | 6 | — | |
| 1887 | #937 | 7 | — | |
| 1886 | #897 | 7 | — | |
| 1885 | #1,047 | 5 | — | |
| 1884 | #930 | 6 | — | |
| 1883 | — | — | ||
| 1882 | — | — | ||
| 1881 | #582 | 9 | — | |
| 1880 | #628 | 8 | — | |
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 1981
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · girls
- Idaho#83 · 1 in 361
- South Dakota#95 · 1 in 375
- Utah#95 · 1 in 489
- Wisconsin#100 · 1 in 487
- Nebraska#107 · 1 in 473
Best ever in a state: #25 in Utah, 1961.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Idaho | #83 | 19 | 1 in 361 |
| South Dakota | #95 | 12 | 1 in 375 |
| Utah | #95 | 33 | 1 in 489 |
| Wisconsin | #100 | 64 | 1 in 487 |
| Nebraska | #107 | 23 | 1 in 473 |
| Iowa | #118 | 31 | 1 in 626 |
| Minnesota | #123 | 48 | 1 in 606 |
| Arkansas | #142 | 19 | 1 in 669 |
| Rhode Island | #165 | 5 | 1 in 890 |
| Oregon | #179 | 18 | 1 in 943 |
| Maine | #181 | 7 | 1 in 898 |
| Missouri | #182 | 31 | 1 in 1,035 |
| Kansas | #185 | 16 | 1 in 967 |
| North Dakota | #194 | 5 | 1 in 978 |
| Kentucky | #204 | 20 | 1 in 1,194 |
| Michigan | #213 | 44 | 1 in 1,333 |
| Montana | #214 | 5 | 1 in 949 |
| Massachusetts | #241 | 20 | 1 in 1,581 |
| Tennessee | #244 | 19 | 1 in 1,468 |
| Texas | #247 | 94 | 1 in 1,316 |
| Pennsylvania | #249 | 43 | 1 in 1,613 |
| Louisiana | #251 | 22 | 1 in 1,392 |
| Indiana | #253 | 20 | 1 in 1,745 |
| North Carolina | #253 | 21 | 1 in 1,578 |
| Arizona | #264 | 15 | 1 in 1,330 |
| Mississippi | #268 | 11 | 1 in 1,440 |
| West Virginia | #268 | 7 | 1 in 1,646 |
| Washington | #282 | 17 | 1 in 1,624 |
| Alabama | #284 | 14 | 1 in 1,624 |
| Ohio | #304 | 32 | 1 in 2,258 |
| Florida | #305 | 29 | 1 in 1,865 |
| Colorado | #310 | 11 | 1 in 1,888 |
| Illinois | #311 | 38 | 1 in 1,978 |
| Georgia | #321 | 17 | 1 in 2,048 |
| Oklahoma | #329 | 10 | 1 in 2,010 |
| South Carolina | #360 | 8 | 1 in 2,242 |
| New Mexico | #369 | 5 | 1 in 1,864 |
| Maryland | #378 | 8 | 1 in 2,620 |
| Connecticut | #399 | 5 | 1 in 3,082 |
| Virginia | #432 | 9 | 1 in 3,340 |
| New Jersey | #441 | 11 | 1 in 3,388 |
| New York | #442 | 33 | 1 in 3,071 |
| California | #466 | 63 | 1 in 2,878 |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
| Delaware | — | — | — |
| District of Columbia | — | — | — |
| Hawaii | — | — | — |
| Nevada | — | — | — |
| New Hampshire | — | — | — |
| Vermont | — | — | — |
| Wyoming | — | — | — |
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.
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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
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 54 | #582 (1881) | #913 |
| 1890s | 35 | #1,091 (1893) | #1,393 |
| 1900s | 49 | #1,339 (1901) | #1,617 |
| 1910s | 165 | #1,303 (1914) | #1,677 |
| 1920s | 392 | #1,064 (1929) | #1,274 |
| 1930s | 1,058 | #416 (1939) | #747 |
| 1940s | 7,727 | #205 (1947) | #268 |
| 1950s | 24,837 | #102 (1959) | #165 |
| 1960s | 29,601 | #111 (1960) | #138 |
| 1970s | 14,309 | #161 (1970) | #199 |
| 1980s | 5,929 | #250 (1981) | #439 |
| 1990s | 1,449 | #859 (1990) | #1,304 |
| 2000s | 615 | #2,034 (2000) | #2,724 |
| 2010s | 467 | #2,784 (2019) | #3,441 |
| 2020s | 211 | #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 1981
girls
#250
993 births · 1 in 1,680 girls
Top girls' names in 1981
More about 1981
girls
1,668,060 girls got a published name in 1981; 1 in 1,680 of them was named Becky, which outranked 98.0% of the 12,198 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).