Boys' name · since 2008
Bek
Bek has 18 recorded births since 2008 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2017 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #29,600 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 18
- born since 2008
- 2010s
- peak decade
Bek is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 18 have been recorded since 2008.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Bek has been recorded 18 times among boys since 2008, 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 2008 to 2022.
- #29,600 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 18 born since 2008
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Bek ranks #29,600 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 18 born since 2008, peaking in the 2010s.
- #29,600 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 18
- born since 2008
- 2010s
- peak decade
Bek's 18 recorded births place it above 34.17% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Bek's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Bek's SSA record in two at 2017 and the more recent half accounts for 72% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 28%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 2008, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2017 peak of 7, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Bek popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2008–2022
- Peak year (2017)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 15 years of records
Bek by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (7 births, 39% of the file).
2010s was Bek's strongest decade.
7 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 39% of all-time use.
Bek births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
5 births
- 2010s
2010s
7 births
- 2020s
2020s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 7 births (39% of all-time use).
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- Bek's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (7 total births) through the 2020s (6) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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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, 2008–2022 (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 Bek 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.