Becker
Boy · BEK-er · Germanic
Becker is a boys' name of Germanic origin, meaning “baker”. In 2025 it ranked 4,138th for boys in the US (25 babies).
What does Becker mean?
Germanic: German occupational surname
“baker”
From the German occupational surname for a baker, one of the most common surnames in Germany.
- Say it
- BEK-er
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Is Becker a girl's or a boy's name?
Becker is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 25 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Becker in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #4,138among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 25about 1 in 68,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadyup 8% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 25 boys in the US were named Becker, making it the 4,138th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 4,422nd. Its busiest year was 2018, with 31 boys. It first appears in the records in 1989.
Half of all the boys named Becker in the US since 1880 were born between 2009 and 2021, the years shaded on the chart below.
Becker in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 25 | #4,138 |
| 2024 | 23 | #4,430 |
| 2023 | 31 | #3,627 |
| 2022 | 30 | #3,689 |
| 2021 | 27 | #3,908 |
| 2020 | 22 | #4,422 |
| 2019 | 20 | #4,802 |
| 2018 | 31 | #3,520 |
| 2017 | 18 | #5,107 |
| 2016 | 25 | #4,097 |
| 2015 | 26 | #3,980 |
| 2014 | 22 | #4,389 |
| 2013 | 19 | #4,801 |
| 2012 | 16 | #5,476 |
| 2011 | 24 | #4,108 |
| 2010 | 26 | #3,893 |
| 2009 | 19 | #4,920 |
| 2008 | 17 | #5,244 |
| 2007 | 15 | #5,658 |
| 2006 | 26 | #3,780 |
| 2005 | 14 | #5,572 |
| 2004 | 10 | #6,970 |
| 2003 | 6 | #9,574 |
| 2002 | 8 | #7,636 |
| 2001 | 9 | #6,928 |
| 2000 | 6 | #9,104 |
| 1999 | 6 | #8,697 |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 6 | #6,934 |
Names like Becker
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Baker Bridger Ryker Brewer Ryder Decker Brayden Briar Braylen Adler Asher Kayden
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