Becky
Girl name · #3977 in 2025 · Very rare
In 2025, 36 baby girls were named Becky, placing it at #3977 in the official national rankings. A decade ago it stood at #2964, so the name has been falling over the past ten years. Roughly one in every 50,000 girls born in 2025 was named Becky.
The 145-year story
Becky first appears in the Social Security records in 1880, when 8 girls received the name. Its peak came in 1959, when 4,755 girls were named Becky — good for #102 that year. Today's parents encounter it as a name from their grandparents’ generation, which is precisely the vintage window from which names get revived. Following the curve matters more than today's snapshot: a name's position on its rise-peak-decline arc is the best predictor of how common it will feel in a kindergarten class five years from now.
Babies named Becky per year. Source: SSA.
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Uniqueness: will there be another Becky in class?
On our rarity read — which blends how common Becky is today with its five-year momentum — the name reads as "very rare". A high score means genuine rarity — your Becky will likely be the only one in the room, with the occasional spelling-out as the price.
Where Becky is most common
State-level data for Becky is too sparse in 2025 to rank by rate — in most states its count falls below the SSA's per-state reporting threshold (counts under 5 are withheld).
Nicknames & related forms of Becky
Becky belongs to the Rebecca family — closely related nicknames and spellings of the same name.
Counted as one name, the Rebecca family went to about 943 girls in 2025 — together they'd rank around #325, versus #3977 for Becky alone.
Names like Becky
Statistically, parents drawn to Becky tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Vicky, Betsy, Kathy, Tammy, and Beth.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Becky | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 36 | #3975 |
| 2024 | 31 | #4473 |
| 2023 | 38 | #3911 |
| 2022 | 26 | #5028 |
| 2021 | 39 | #3801 |
| 2020 | 41 | #3607 |
| 2019 | 60 | #2784 |
| 2018 | 37 | #3918 |
| 2017 | 43 | #3552 |
| 2016 | 45 | #3464 |
| 2015 | 58 | #2964 |
| 2014 | 54 | #3080 |
| 2013 | 39 | #3849 |
| 2012 | 41 | #3782 |
| 2011 | 45 | #3496 |
| 2010 | 45 | #3516 |
| 2009 | 59 | #2940 |
| 2008 | 56 | #3054 |
| 2007 | 68 | #2684 |
| 2006 | 53 | #3136 |
| 2005 | 57 | #2865 |
| 2004 | 56 | #2851 |
| 2003 | 53 | #2885 |
| 2002 | 66 | #2414 |
| 2001 | 66 | #2379 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Becky a popular girl name?
Becky ranked #3977 among girls in 2025 with 36 babies given the name — outside the top 500, making it an uncommon pick. Ten years earlier it ranked #2964.
When was the name Becky most popular?
Becky peaked in 1959, when 4,755 American girls received the name (ranked #102 that year). Since 1959 the name has declined from that high.
How rare is the name Becky?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 50,000 newborn American girls was named Becky. On our rarity scale (rarity blended with momentum) we classify it as "very rare".
Data source: U.S. Social Security Administration name statistics, 1880–2025, national and state files. Counts reflect Social Security card applications; names with fewer than 5 occurrences in a state-year are suppressed by the SSA.