Boys' name · since 1989
Becker
527 babies named Becker in U.S. Social Security records since 1989, with the highest year being 2018. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #7,644 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,198 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 527
- born since 1989
- 2010s
- peak decade
527 babies have been named Becker since 1989, making it today's #4198 boys' name.
Becker has 527 recorded births among boys since 1989, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #4198 as of the latest data, more common than 70% of boys, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1989 to 2025.
- #7,644 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #4,198 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 527 born since 1989
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Becker ranks #7,644 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,198 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 527 born since 1989, peaking in the 2010s.
- #7,644 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,198 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 527
- born since 1989
- 2010s
- peak decade
Becker's 527 recorded births place it above 83.16% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Becker compares
527 Top 43% higher than 57% 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
Becker's all-time total is 43% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Becker | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 527 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 31 | 34 | 22,252 |
Becker's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Becker's SSA record in two at 2012 and the more recent half accounts for 64% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 36%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1989, with only 6 births recorded -- set against the 2018 peak of 31, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Becker popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1989–2025
- Peak year (2018)
- 31
- Annual births at peak, across 37 years of records
Becker by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (227 births, 43% of the file).
2010s was Becker's strongest decade.
227 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 43% of all-time use.
Becker births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 6
1980s
6 births
- 1990s 6
1990s
6 births
- 2000s
2000s
130 births
- 2010s
2010s
227 births
- 2020s
2020s
158 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 227 births (43% of all-time use).
How Becker 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 Becker's total volume
Becker by state
Where Becker concentrates geographically, total births since 1989
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 28 | 5.3% |
| #2 | Texas | | 20 | 3.8% |
28 of 527 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Becker's data
- Becker's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (227 total births) through the 2020s (158) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Beckers (28 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Becker: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2018)
Similar record span (~36 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, 1989–2025 (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 Becker 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.