Boys' name · since 2010
Beckum
Since 2010, U.S. Social Security records show 75 babies named Beckum, peaking in 2019. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #19,326 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 75
- born since 2010
- 2010s
- peak decade
75 boys have been named Beckum since 2010, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Beckum has been recorded 75 times among boys since 2010, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2010 to 2024.
- #19,326 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 75 born since 2010
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Beckum ranks #19,326 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 75 born since 2010, peaking in the 2010s.
- #19,326 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 75
- born since 2010
- 2010s
- peak decade
Beckum's 75 recorded births place it above 57.33% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Beckum's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Beckum's full recorded timeline at 2016, 56% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 44% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2011, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2019 peak of 13 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Beckum popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2010–2024
- Peak year (2019)
- 13
- Annual births at peak, across 15 years of records
Beckum by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (59 births, 79% of the file).
2010s was Beckum's strongest decade.
59 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 79% of all-time use.
Beckum births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2010s
2010s
59 births
- 2020s 16
2020s
16 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 59 births (79% of all-time use).
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What to do with Beckum's data
- Beckum's decade-level peak was the 2010s (59 total births); usage has since declined to 16 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Beckum: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2019)
Similar record span (~14 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 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, 2010–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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 Beckum 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 August 2026.