Recorded 1953–1963 Girls' name Peak 1959 35 births

Beki — girls' name

35 babies named Beki in U.S. Social Security records since 1953, with the highest year being 1959. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s251960s10
1950s
Peak decade

71% of everyone ever named Beki was born in this single decade.

1959
Single peak year

11 babies were named Beki in 1959 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Beki

The Social Security Administration has registered 35 babies named Beki between 1953 and 1963, spanning 11 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Beki currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1963. The name reached its historical peak in 1959, when 11 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Beki performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 25 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Beki shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Beki 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 35 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.

Beki at a glance

Last recorded 1963

Total births

35

Since 1953

11 years of records

Peak year

1959

11 births that year

Strongest decade: 1950s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1963

Active since

1953

Recorded for 11 years

Last year on file: 1963

Beki popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1963–1953

Last recorded 1963
Peak year (1959)
11
Annual births at peak — across 11 years of records
4681012 19631962195919571953 6

Beki by decade

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

Peak: 1950s
Peak decade
1950s
25 births that decade — 71% of Beki's all-time total
1950s251960s10

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Beki?
35 babies have been named Beki since 1953. It was last recorded in 1963. The peak year was 1959 with 11 births.
When was Beki most popular?
Beki was most popular in the 1950s decade with 25 total births. The single peak year was 1959.
How long has the name Beki been used?
Beki has been recorded in Social Security data since 1953, spanning 11 years of data through 1963.
What names are similar to Beki?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Bekah, Bekki, Bekka. 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, 1953–1963 (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.