Total births
128
Girls' name · since 2015
Beckley
128 babies named Beckley in U.S. Social Security records since 2015, with the highest year being 2020. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #8888
- among girls today
- 128
- born since 2015
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 50%
- more common than other girls
Yes -- Beckley is the #8888 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 128 recorded since 2015.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Beckley has been recorded 128 times among girls since 2015, currently ranked #8888 nationally and more common than 50% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2020s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2015 to 2025.
- #8888 among girls today
- 128 born since 2015
- 2020s peak decade
- 50% more common than other girls
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
Beckley is currently the #8888 girls' name in America, more common than 50% of girls - 128 born since 2015, peaking in the 2020s.
- #8888
- among girls today
- 128
- born since 2015
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 50%
- more common than other girls
Beckley vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
#8888
of 17,726 girls in use
More common than 50% of names given to girls today.
2020s
Peak decade
63% of everyone ever named Beckley was born in this single decade.
2020
Single peak year
20 babies were named Beckley in 2020 - its busiest year on record.
How Beckley compares
128 29th percentile among 17,726 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls 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
Beckley's all-time total is 66% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Beckley | Median girls name (Emerly) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 128 | 382 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 20 | 48 | 19,840 |
Beckley's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Beckley splits its recorded history at 2020: 63% of all births land in the more recent half, 37% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 2017 (6 births) -- compare that against the 2020 peak of 20 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Beckley at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
2020
Current rank
#8,888
Active since
2015
Beckley popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2015–2025
- Peak year (2020)
- 20
- Annual births at peak, across 11 years of records
Beckley popularity over time - boys
5 total births recorded since 2015 (Beckley as boys' name)
Beckley by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2020s was Beckley's strongest decade.
80 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 63% of all-time use.
Beckley births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2010s
2010s
48 births
- 2020s
2020s
80 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 80 births (63% of all-time use).
Beckley by state
Where Beckley concentrates geographically, total births since 2015
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | North Carolina | | 5 | 3.9% |
North Carolina share of Beckley's total US births 3.9%
5 of 128 births nationwide.
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Beckley? ▼
Beckley has been given to 128 babies in the U.S. since 2015, according to SSA data. Among girls, it ranks #8888 as of the latest data. 20 babies were born in 2020, its single highest year.
When was Beckley most popular? ▼
Beckley was most popular in the 2020s decade with 80 total births. The single peak year was 2020.
Where is Beckley most popular? ▼
The top states for the name Beckley are North Carolina (5 births).
How long has the name Beckley been used? ▼
Beckley has been recorded in Social Security data since 2015, spanning 11 years of data through 2025.
What names are similar to Beckley? ▼
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.
What to do with Beckley's data
- North Carolina records the most Beckleys (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. North Carolina names
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Beckley
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Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Beckley
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Becca Girl
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Beckie Girl
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Becki Girl
2,510 births
Beckett Girl
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Data Sources
Data as of June 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, 2015–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Beckley: #8888 Girls' Name - 128 Births, Peak 2020." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/beckley. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Beckley 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 June 2026.