Recorded 1915–1950 Boys' name Peak 1918 76 births

Beacher — boys' name

76 babies named Beacher in U.S. Social Security records since 1915, with the highest year being 1918. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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1920s
Peak decade

46% of everyone ever named Beacher was born in this single decade.

1918
Single peak year

8 babies were named Beacher in 1918 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Beacher

The Social Security Administration has registered 76 babies named Beacher between 1915 and 1950, spanning 36 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Beacher currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1950. The name reached its historical peak in 1918, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Beacher performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 35 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Beacher shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Beacher in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 76 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Beacher at a glance

Last recorded 1950

Total births

76

Since 1915

36 years of records

Peak year

1918

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1950

Active since

1915

Recorded for 36 years

Last year on file: 1950

Beacher popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1950–1915

Last recorded 1950
Peak year (1918)
8
Annual births at peak — across 36 years of records
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Beacher by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
35 births that decade — 46% of Beacher's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Beacher?
76 babies have been named Beacher since 1915. It was last recorded in 1950. The peak year was 1918 with 8 births.
When was Beacher most popular?
Beacher was most popular in the 1920s decade with 35 total births. The single peak year was 1918.
How long has the name Beacher been used?
Beacher has been recorded in Social Security data since 1915, spanning 36 years of data through 1950.
What names are similar to Beacher?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Beau, Bear, Beaux, Beauford, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1915–1950 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.