Girls' name · since 1968
Becka
Becka has 338 recorded births since 1968 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1992 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #14,930 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 338
- born since 1968
- 1990s
- peak decade
338 girls have been named Becka since 1968, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Becka recorded 338 times among girls since 1968, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1968 to 2017.
- #14,930 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 338 born since 1968
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Becka ranks #14,930 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 338 born since 1968, peaking in the 1990s.
- #14,930 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 338
- born since 1968
- 1990s
- peak decade
Becka's 338 recorded births place it above 79.32% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Becka's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Becka's SSA record in two at 2000 and the more recent half accounts for 38% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 62%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 1968, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1992 peak of 27, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Becka popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1968–2017
- Peak year (1992)
- 27
- Annual births at peak, across 50 years of records
Becka by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (167 births, 49% of the file).
1990s was Becka's strongest decade.
167 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 49% of all-time use.
Becka births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 5
1960s
5 births
- 1970s 34
1970s
34 births
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
- 1990s
1990s
167 births
- 2000s
2000s
77 births
- 2010s 50
2010s
50 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 167 births (49% of all-time use).
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- Becka's decade-level peak was the 1990s (167 total births); usage has since declined to 50 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
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 Becka: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1992)
Similar record span (~49 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, 1968–2017 (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 Becka 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.