Recorded 1882–2014 Girls' name Peak 1959 2,851 births

Beckie — girls' name

2,851 babies named Beckie in U.S. Social Security records since 1882, with the highest year being 1959. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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1950s
Peak decade

30% of everyone ever named Beckie was born in this single decade.

1959
Single peak year

128 babies were named Beckie in 1959 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Beckie

The Social Security Administration has registered 2,851 babies named Beckie between 1882 and 2014, spanning 133 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Beckie currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2014. The name reached its historical peak in 1959, when 128 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Beckie performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 867 births during that ten-year window. Across the 14 decades of recorded activity, Beckie shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 205 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and Ohio. In total, SSA state-level files list Beckie in 20 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Beckie 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 2,851 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.

Beckie at a glance

Last recorded 2014

Total births

2,851

Since 1882

133 years of records

Peak year

1959

128 births that year

Strongest decade: 1950s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2014

Active since

1882

Recorded for 133 years

Last year on file: 2014

Beckie popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2014–1882

Last recorded 2014
Peak year (1959)
128
Annual births at peak — across 133 years of records
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Beckie by decade

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

Peak: 1950s
Peak decade
1950s
867 births that decade — 30% of Beckie's all-time total
1880s181890s521900s181910s791920s691930s611940s3001950s8671960s8031970s3671980s1641990s392000s72010s7

Beckie by state

Where Beckie concentrates geographically — total births since 1882

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Beckie
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
205 7.2%
#2 Texas
190 6.7%
#3 Ohio
95 3.3%
#4 Michigan
68 2.4%
#5 Illinois
48 1.7%
#6 Indiana
31 1.1%
#7 Missouri
28 1.0%
#8 Pennsylvania
18 0.6%
California share of Beckie's total US births 7.2%
Even split

205 of 2,851 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 20 reporting states.

Beckie appears in 20 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Beckie?
2,851 babies have been named Beckie since 1882. It was last recorded in 2014. The peak year was 1959 with 128 births.
When was Beckie most popular?
Beckie was most popular in the 1950s decade with 867 total births. The single peak year was 1959.
Where is Beckie most popular?
The top states for the name Beckie are California (205 births), Texas (190 births), Ohio (95 births).
How long has the name Beckie been used?
Beckie has been recorded in Social Security data since 1882, spanning 133 years of data through 2014.
What names are similar to Beckie?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Becky, Becca, Becki, Beckett, 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, 1882–2014 (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.