Boys' name · since 1969
Becket
Becket has 589 recorded births since 1969 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2016 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #7,148 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,785 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 589
- born since 1969
- 2010s
- peak decade
Becket currently ranks #3785 among boys' names in America, with 589 babies recorded since 1969.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Becket has been recorded 589 times among boys since 1969, currently ranked #3785 nationally and more common than 73% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1969 to 2025.
- #7,148 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #3,785 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 589 born since 1969
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Becket ranks #7,148 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,785 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 589 born since 1969, peaking in the 2010s.
- #7,148 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,785 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 589
- born since 1969
- 2010s
- peak decade
Becket's 589 recorded births place it above 84.27% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
How Becket compares
589 Top 41% higher than 59% 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
Becket's all-time total is 60% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Becket | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 589 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 41 | 34 | 22,252 |
Becket's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Becket's full recorded timeline at 2012, 72% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 28% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 2001, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2016 peak of 41 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Becket popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1969–2025
- Peak year (2016)
- 41
- Annual births at peak, across 57 years of records
Becket by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (282 births, 48% of the file).
2010s was Becket's strongest decade.
282 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 48% of all-time use.
Becket births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 6
1960s
6 births
- 2000s 108
2000s
108 births
- 2010s
2010s
282 births
- 2020s
2020s
193 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 282 births (48% of all-time use).
How Becket 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 Becket's total volume
Becket by state
Where Becket concentrates geographically, total births since 1969
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 15 | 2.5% |
| #2 | California | | 5 | 0.8% |
15 of 589 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Becket's data
- Becket's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (282 total births) through the 2020s (193) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Beckets (15 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Becket: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2016)
Similar record span (~56 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, 1969–2025 (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 Becket 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.