Girls' name · since 1948
Becca
Becca has 3,347 recorded births since 1948 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1993 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #3,349 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #4,089 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,347
- born since 1948
- 1990s
- peak decade
3,347 babies have been named Becca since 1948, making it today's #4089 girls' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Becca has been recorded 3,347 times among girls since 1948, currently ranked #4089 nationally and more common than 76% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1948 to 2025.
- #3,349 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #4,089 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 3,347 born since 1948
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Becca ranks #3,349 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,089 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 3,347 born since 1948, peaking in the 1990s.
- #3,349 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #4,089 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,347
- born since 1948
- 1990s
- peak decade
Becca's 3,347 recorded births place it above 95.36% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
21 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Ohio.
How Becca compares
3,347 Top 17% higher than 83% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Becca's all-time total is 9x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Becca | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 3,347 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 141 | 21 | 19,840 |
Becca's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Becca splits its recorded history at 1990: 83% of all births land in the more recent half, 17% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1948 (6 births) -- compare that against the 1993 peak of 141 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Becca popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1948–2025
- Peak year (1993)
- 141
- Annual births at peak, across 78 years of records
Becca by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (1,093 births, 33% of the file).
1990s was Becca's strongest decade.
1,093 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 33% of all-time use.
Becca births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 6
1940s
6 births
- 1950s 44
1950s
44 births
- 1960s 121
1960s
121 births
- 1970s 199
1970s
199 births
- 1980s 206
1980s
206 births
- 1990s
1990s
1,093 births
- 2000s
2000s
786 births
- 2010s
2010s
609 births
- 2020s 283
2020s
283 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 1,093 births (33% of all-time use).
How Becca compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Becca's total volume
Becca by state
Where Becca concentrates geographically, total births since 1948
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Ohio | | 158 | 4.7% |
| #2 | Texas | | 157 | 4.7% |
| #3 | Pennsylvania | | 127 | 3.8% |
| #4 | California | | 104 | 3.1% |
| #5 | Indiana | | 74 | 2.2% |
| #6 | Michigan | | 62 | 1.9% |
| #7 | Illinois | | 61 | 1.8% |
| #8 | Minnesota | | 56 | 1.7% |
158 of 3,347 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 21 reporting states.
Becca appears in 21 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Becca's data
- Becca's decade-level peak was the 1990s (1,093 total births); usage has since declined to 283 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Ohio records the most Beccas (158 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Ohio names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Becca: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1993)
Similar record span (~77 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1948–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Becca draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.