Becky
Girl · BEK-ee · Hebrew
Becky is a girls' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “to tie, to bind”. In 2025 it ranked 3,974th for girls in the US (36 babies).
What does Becky mean?
Hebrew: pet form of Rebecca
“to tie, to bind”
Becky Sharp is the ambitious heroine of Thackeray's 1848 novel Vanity Fair.
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Is Becky a girl's or a boy's name?
Becky is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 36 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Becky in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1996, with 171 girls.
Half of all the girls named Becky in the UK since 1996 were born between 1998 and 2004. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.
Becky in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 3 | #5,885 |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 4 | #4,904 |
| 2018 | 3 | #5,896 |
| 2017 | 9 | #2,864 |
| 2016 | 10 | #2,692 |
| 2015 | 1 | #7,629 |
| 2014 | 6 | #3,702 |
| 2013 | 6 | #3,719 |
| 2012 | 13 | #2,210 |
| 2011 | 14 | #2,032 |
| 2010 | 17 | #1,757 |
| 2009 | 27 | #1,212 |
| 2008 | 31 | #1,064 |
| 2007 | 41 | #848 |
| 2006 | 45 | #757 |
| 2005 | 60 | #607 |
| 2004 | 64 | #551 |
| 2003 | 73 | #495 |
| 2002 | 85 | #423 |
| 2001 | 82 | #430 |
| 2000 | 119 | #323 |
| 1999 | 115 | #322 |
| 1998 | 154 | #278 |
| 1997 | 142 | #287 |
| 1996 | 171 | #254 |
How popular is Becky in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #3,974among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 36about 1 in 45,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 24% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 36 girls in the US were named Becky, making it the 3,974th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,606th. Its busiest year was 1959, with 4,755 girls.
Half of all the girls named Becky in the US since 1880 were born between 1957 and 1970, the years shaded on the chart below.
Becky in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 36 | #3,974 |
| 2024 | 31 | #4,471 |
| 2023 | 38 | #3,909 |
| 2022 | 26 | #5,025 |
| 2021 | 39 | #3,800 |
| 2020 | 41 | #3,606 |
| 2019 | 60 | #2,784 |
| 2018 | 37 | #3,917 |
| 2017 | 43 | #3,551 |
| 2016 | 45 | #3,464 |
| 2015 | 58 | #2,964 |
| 2014 | 54 | #3,078 |
| 2013 | 39 | #3,847 |
| 2012 | 41 | #3,781 |
| 2011 | 45 | #3,495 |
| 2010 | 45 | #3,515 |
| 2009 | 59 | #2,939 |
| 2008 | 56 | #3,053 |
| 2007 | 68 | #2,684 |
| 2006 | 53 | #3,135 |
| 2005 | 57 | #2,861 |
| 2004 | 56 | #2,847 |
| 2003 | 53 | #2,882 |
| 2002 | 66 | #2,411 |
| 2001 | 66 | #2,375 |
| 2000 | 81 | #2,030 |
| 1999 | 89 | #1,783 |
| 1998 | 80 | #1,896 |
| 1997 | 129 | #1,332 |
| 1996 | 117 | #1,410 |
| 1995 | 108 | #1,471 |
| 1994 | 139 | #1,236 |
| 1993 | 161 | #1,111 |
| 1992 | 192 | #990 |
| 1991 | 205 | #932 |
| 1990 | 229 | #858 |
| 1989 | 261 | #750 |
| 1988 | 324 | #617 |
| 1987 | 377 | #534 |
| 1986 | 382 | #536 |
| 1985 | 515 | #427 |
| 1984 | 577 | #384 |
| 1983 | 689 | #332 |
| 1982 | 800 | #305 |
| 1981 | 993 | #250 |
| 1980 | 1,011 | #254 |
| 1979 | 907 | #270 |
| 1978 | 995 | #244 |
| 1977 | 1,009 | #245 |
| 1976 | 1,196 | #206 |
| 1975 | 1,305 | #193 |
| 1974 | 1,497 | #177 |
| 1973 | 1,612 | #170 |
| 1972 | 1,787 | #165 |
| 1971 | 1,930 | #163 |
| 1970 | 2,071 | #161 |
| 1969 | 2,094 | #155 |
| 1968 | 2,055 | #161 |
| 1967 | 2,031 | #162 |
| 1966 | 2,297 | #153 |
| 1965 | 2,589 | #143 |
| 1964 | 3,103 | #131 |
| 1963 | 3,308 | #126 |
| 1962 | 3,704 | #122 |
| 1961 | 4,095 | #115 |
| 1960 | 4,325 | #111 |
| 1959 | 4,755 | #102 |
| 1958 | 4,361 | #111 |
| 1957 | 3,524 | #127 |
| 1956 | 2,688 | #144 |
| 1955 | 2,002 | #174 |
| 1954 | 1,849 | #179 |
| 1953 | 1,626 | #189 |
| 1952 | 1,537 | #193 |
| 1951 | 1,259 | #217 |
| 1950 | 1,236 | #216 |
| 1949 | 1,105 | #223 |
| 1948 | 1,200 | #210 |
| 1947 | 1,298 | #205 |
| 1946 | 1,038 | #224 |
| 1945 | 657 | #263 |
| 1944 | 592 | #283 |
| 1943 | 551 | #297 |
| 1942 | 512 | #305 |
| 1941 | 428 | #319 |
| 1940 | 346 | #348 |
| 1939 | 265 | #416 |
| 1938 | 178 | #499 |
| 1937 | 114 | #634 |
| 1936 | 118 | #604 |
| 1935 | 99 | #664 |
| 1934 | 67 | #831 |
| 1933 | 62 | #851 |
| 1932 | 56 | #940 |
| 1931 | 52 | #959 |
| 1930 | 47 | #1,072 |
| 1929 | 47 | #1,064 |
| 1928 | 42 | #1,178 |
| 1927 | 44 | #1,161 |
| 1926 | 28 | #1,540 |
| 1925 | 45 | #1,150 |
| 1924 | 37 | #1,328 |
| 1923 | 49 | #1,084 |
| 1922 | 37 | #1,285 |
| 1921 | 39 | #1,237 |
| 1920 | 24 | #1,708 |
| 1919 | 26 | #1,565 |
| 1918 | 20 | #1,887 |
| 1917 | 30 | #1,337 |
| 1916 | 18 | #1,867 |
| 1915 | 23 | #1,523 |
| 1914 | 23 | #1,303 |
| 1913 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 11 | #1,718 |
| 1911 | 7 | #1,956 |
| 1910 | 7 | #1,935 |
| 1909 | 7 | #1,763 |
| 1908 | 10 | #1,357 |
| 1907 | 5 | #2,060 |
| 1906 | 8 | #1,416 |
| 1905 | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 6 | #1,658 |
| 1903 | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 7 | #1,339 |
| 1900 | 6 | #1,722 |
| 1899 | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 6 | #1,501 |
| 1897 | 6 | #1,384 |
| 1896 | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 5 | #1,592 |
| 1894 | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 8 | #1,091 |
| 1892 | 5 | #1,450 |
| 1891 | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 5 | #1,337 |
| 1889 | 6 | #1,146 |
| 1888 | 6 | #1,136 |
| 1887 | 7 | #937 |
| 1886 | 7 | #897 |
| 1885 | 5 | #1,047 |
| 1884 | 6 | #930 |
| 1883 | 0 | – |
| 1882 | 0 | – |
| 1881 | 9 | #582 |
| 1880 | 8 | #628 |
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