Recorded 1968–2017 Girls' name Peak 1992 338 births

Becka — girls' name

338 babies named Becka in U.S. Social Security records since 1968, with the highest year being 1992. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s51970s341980s51990s1672000s772010s50
1990s
Peak decade

49% of everyone ever named Becka was born in this single decade.

1992
Single peak year

27 babies were named Becka in 1992 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Becka

The Social Security Administration has registered 338 babies named Becka between 1968 and 2017, spanning 50 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Becka currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2017. The name reached its historical peak in 1992, when 27 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Becka performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 167 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Becka shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Becka 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 338 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.

Becka at a glance

Last recorded 2017

Total births

338

Since 1968

50 years of records

Peak year

1992

27 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2017

Active since

1968

Recorded for 50 years

Last year on file: 2017

Becka popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2017–1968

Last recorded 2017
Peak year (1992)
27
Annual births at peak — across 50 years of records
051015202530 20172012200720011996199119731968 5

Becka by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
167 births that decade — 49% of Becka's all-time total
1960s51970s341980s51990s1672000s772010s50

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Becka?
338 babies have been named Becka since 1968. It was last recorded in 2017. The peak year was 1992 with 27 births.
When was Becka most popular?
Becka was most popular in the 1990s decade with 167 total births. The single peak year was 1992.
How long has the name Becka been used?
Becka has been recorded in Social Security data since 1968, spanning 50 years of data through 2017.
What names are similar to Becka?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Becky, Becca, Beckie, Becki, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1968–2017 (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.