US rank #8860 Girls' name Peak 2020 118 births

Beckley — #8860 US girls' name

118 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.

2010s482020s70
#8860
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 50% of names given to girls today.

2020s
Peak decade

59% 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.

What the Data Says About Beckley

The Social Security Administration has registered 118 babies named Beckley between 2015 and 2024, spanning 10 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Beckley currently holds the #8860 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2020, when 20 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Beckley performed strongest in the 2020s, accumulating 70 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Beckley shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in North Carolina, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Beckley in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Beckley 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 118 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.

Beckley at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

118

Since 2015

10 years of records

Peak year

2020

20 births that year

Strongest decade: 2020s

Current rank

#8,860

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

2015

Recorded for 10 years

Last year on file: 2024

Beckley popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2015

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2020)
20
Annual births at peak — across 10 years of records
510152025 2024202320222021202020192018201720162015 10

Beckley popularity over time — boys

5 total births recorded since 2015 (Beckley as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 5 births
5 2015 5

Beckley by decade

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

Peak: 2020s
Peak decade
2020s
70 births that decade — 59% of Beckley's all-time total
2010s482020s70

Beckley by state

Where Beckley concentrates geographically — total births since 2015

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Beckley
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 North Carolina
5 4.2%
North Carolina share of Beckley's total US births 4.2%

5 of 118 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Beckley?
118 babies have been named Beckley since 2015. It currently ranks #8860 among girls. The peak year was 2020 with 20 births.
When was Beckley most popular?
Beckley was most popular in the 2020s decade with 70 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 10 years of data through 2024.
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.

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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, 2015–2024 (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.