Recorded 1937–1987 Girls' name Peak 1962 552 births

Beckey — girls' name

552 babies named Beckey in U.S. Social Security records since 1937, with the highest year being 1962. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1930s101940s541950s1711960s1921970s961980s29
1960s
Peak decade

35% of everyone ever named Beckey was born in this single decade.

1962
Single peak year

29 babies were named Beckey in 1962 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Beckey

The Social Security Administration has registered 552 babies named Beckey between 1937 and 1987, spanning 51 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Beckey currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1987. The name reached its historical peak in 1962, when 29 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Beckey performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 192 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Beckey shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 25 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Beckey in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Beckey 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 552 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.

Beckey at a glance

Last recorded 1987

Total births

552

Since 1937

51 years of records

Peak year

1962

29 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1987

Active since

1937

Recorded for 51 years

Last year on file: 1987

Beckey popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1987–1937

Last recorded 1987
Peak year (1962)
29
Annual births at peak — across 51 years of records
010203040 19871976197019641958195219461937 5

Beckey by decade

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

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
192 births that decade — 35% of Beckey's all-time total
1930s101940s541950s1711960s1921970s961980s29

Beckey by state

Where Beckey concentrates geographically — total births since 1937

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Beckey
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
25 4.5%
Texas share of Beckey's total US births 4.5%

25 of 552 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Beckey?
552 babies have been named Beckey since 1937. It was last recorded in 1987. The peak year was 1962 with 29 births.
When was Beckey most popular?
Beckey was most popular in the 1960s decade with 192 total births. The single peak year was 1962.
Where is Beckey most popular?
The top states for the name Beckey are Texas (25 births).
How long has the name Beckey been used?
Beckey has been recorded in Social Security data since 1937, spanning 51 years of data through 1987.
What names are similar to Beckey?
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, 1937–1987 (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.