Becki — girls' name
2,510 babies named Becki in U.S. Social Security records since 1943, with the highest year being 1961. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
36% of everyone ever named Becki was born in this single decade.
116 babies were named Becki in 1961 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Becki
The Social Security Administration has registered 2,510 babies named Becki between 1943 and 1996, spanning 54 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Becki currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1996. The name reached its historical peak in 1961, when 116 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Becki performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 914 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Becki shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 192 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Michigan and Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Becki in 19 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.
No etymological entry is currently available for Becki 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 2,510 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.
Becki at a glance
Last recorded 1996Peak year
Current rank
Active since
Becki popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1996–1943
- Peak year (1961)
- 116
- Annual births at peak — across 54 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000 — last recorded 1996.
2,510 total births across 54 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1961 with 116 births in a single year.
Becki by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 1960s
- 914 births that decade — 36% of Becki's all-time total
Becki decade highlights
- Peak decade 914 births
- Runner-up 614 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
1960s was Becki's strongest decade
914 babies received the name during that ten-year window — about 36% of all-time use.
Becki by state
Where Becki concentrates geographically — total births since 1943
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 192 | 7.6% |
| #2 | Michigan | | 109 | 4.3% |
| #3 | Texas | | 96 | 3.8% |
| #4 | Ohio | | 86 | 3.4% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 79 | 3.1% |
| #6 | Washington | | 46 | 1.8% |
| #7 | Wisconsin | | 35 | 1.4% |
| #8 | Minnesota | | 29 | 1.2% |
192 of 2,510 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 19 reporting states.
Top 5 states
- California 7.6% of nationwide
- Michigan 4.3% of nationwide
- Texas 3.8% of nationwide
- Ohio 3.4% of nationwide
- Illinois 3.1% of nationwide
Recorded in 19 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
California accounts for 7.6% of all recorded births nationwide — a relatively diffuse profile for this name.
Becki appears in 19 states. Explore state details →
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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, 1943–1996 (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.