Boys' name · since 1957
Beck
Since 1957, U.S. Social Security records show 3,983 babies named Beck, peaking in 2025. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #2,097 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #913 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,983
- born since 1957
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Beck is the #913 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 3,983 recorded since 1957.
Social Security Administration records show Beck recorded 3,983 times among boys since 1957, holding rank #913 nationally today, ahead of 93% of boys, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1957 to 2025.
- #2,097 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #913 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 3,983 born since 1957
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Beck ranks #2,097 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #913 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 3,983 born since 1957, peaking in the 2010s.
- #2,097 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #913 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,983
- born since 1957
- 2010s
- peak decade
Beck's 3,983 recorded births place it above 95.38% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
30 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Beck compares
3,983 Top 15% higher than 85% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys 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
Beck's all-time total is 11x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Beck | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 3,983 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 259 | 34 | 22,252 |
Beck's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Beck splits its recorded history at 2004: 87% of all births land in the more recent half, 13% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1957 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2025 peak of 259 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Beck popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1957–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 259
- Annual births at peak, across 69 years of records
Beck popularity over time - girls
126 total births recorded since 2019 (Beck as girls' name)
Beck by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (1,364 births, 34% of the file).
2010s was Beck's strongest decade.
1,364 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 34% of all-time use.
Beck births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 5
1950s
5 births
- 1980s 50
1980s
50 births
- 1990s 196
1990s
196 births
- 2000s
2000s
1,061 births
- 2010s
2010s
1,364 births
- 2020s
2020s
1,307 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 1,364 births (34% of all-time use).
How Beck compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Beck's total volume
Beck by state
Where Beck concentrates geographically, total births since 1957
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 376 | 9.4% |
| #2 | California | | 366 | 9.2% |
| #3 | Utah | | 284 | 7.1% |
| #4 | Colorado | | 134 | 3.4% |
| #5 | Minnesota | | 112 | 2.8% |
| #6 | Florida | | 89 | 2.2% |
| #7 | Illinois | | 89 | 2.2% |
| #8 | Indiana | | 77 | 1.9% |
376 of 3,983 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 30 reporting states.
Beck appears in 30 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Beck's data
- Beck's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (1,364 total births) through the 2020s (1,307) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Becks (376 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas 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 Beck: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2025)
Similar record span (~68 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, 1957–2025 (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 Beck 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.