Becky Girl

How popular is Becky?

#3,974 girl name in 2025

36 baby girls were named Becky in the US in 2025, making it the 3974th most popular girl name.

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74,230living people named Becky (est.)
63median age of people named Becky
87,042babies named Becky since 1880
1 in 92,093US babies born in 2025

Becky popularity over time

02,5005,000 18801900192019401960198020002020

Boys Girls

Rank in 2025#3,974 for girls (▲ 497 from 2024)
Babies in 202536 girls
10-year trendFalling (-38% babies vs 2015)
Earlier ranks#2,964 in 2015, #3,606 in 2020
Peak year1959 (4,755 girls)
Highest rank#102 in 1959
First recorded1880
Boys vs girls (last 10 years)0% boys, 100% girls
Chance a classmate shares it0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025

Where Becky is most popular

Babies named Becky per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.

  1. Tennessee: 0.0 per 1,000 (5 girls)
  2. Pennsylvania: 0.0 per 1,000 (6 girls)
  3. California: 0.0 per 1,000 (17 girls)
  4. New York: 0.0 per 1,000 (6 girls)
  5. Texas: 0.0 per 1,000 (10 girls)

Becky by decade

DecadeBaby girlsBest rank
1880s54#582
1890s35#1,091
1900s49#1,339
1910s165#1,303
1920s392#1,064
1930s1,058#416
1940s7,727#205
1950s24,837#102
1960s29,601#111
1970s14,309#161
1980s5,929#250
1990s1,449#858
2000s615#2,030
2010s467#2,784
2020s211#3,606

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Questions

Is Becky a boy or girl name?
Becky is mostly a girl name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Becky were girls.
How popular is the name Becky?
36 baby girls were named Becky in the US in 2025, making it the 3974th most popular girl name.
When was Becky most popular?
Becky peaked in 1959, when 4,755 girls were given the name. Its highest rank was #102 in 1959.
How many people are named Becky?
87,042 babies have been named Becky in the US since 1880. We estimate about 74,230 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 63.
Where is Becky most popular?
From 2021 to 2025, Becky was most common in Tennessee, at 0.0 of every 1,000 girls born there.

Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.