Beckam
A masculine name of English origin meaning "stream" or "brook".
Name Census estimates that about 961 living Americans carry the first name Beckam. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Beckam today is around 11 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Beckam births was 2014 (73 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Beckam. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
People living today
961
~ 1 in 356,664 Americans
Peak year
2014
73 babies that year
Average age
11
years old
2024 SSA rank
#2,746
Tracked since 2003
Popularity
Beckam: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Beckam from the 2000s through to the 2020s, spanning 3 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2010s, with 588 total registrations. Although the numbers have come down from the 2010s peak, Beckam remains solidly in use and shows no sign of disappearing from maternity wards.
Babies born per year
Decades
Beckam by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Beckam during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Beckams live
The SSA's state-level files cover 13 states and territories. Utah, California, Texas recorded the most babies named Beckam, while Virginia, Oklahoma, Missouri recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 20 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Beckam
The given name Beckam is believed to have originated from Old English, derived from the combination of the words "bec" meaning "stream" and "ham" meaning "homestead" or "village." This suggests that the name may have initially referred to a settlement near a stream or river.
In its earliest recorded use, the name Beckam appeared in the Domesday Book, a comprehensive survey of landowners and properties in England commissioned by William the Conqueror in 1086. This suggests that the name was in use among the Anglo-Saxon population prior to the Norman Conquest.
One of the earliest documented individuals with the name Beckam was Beckam of Exeter, a prominent merchant and landowner who lived in the late 12th century. Records indicate that he was involved in the wool trade and owned several properties in and around the city of Exeter.
In the 13th century, a notable figure named Beckam de Montfort fought alongside Simon de Montfort during the Second Barons' War against King Henry III. He was captured at the Battle of Evesham in 1265 and later executed for his role in the conflict.
During the Renaissance period, a scholar and philosopher named Beckam Wycliffe (1428-1492) gained recognition for his contributions to the field of natural philosophy and his writings on the concept of the Earth's rotation.
In the 17th century, Beckam Cromwell (1599-1658), a distant cousin of Oliver Cromwell, was a prominent military leader who played a significant role in the English Civil War, serving as a colonel in the Parliamentarian forces.
Another notable individual with the name Beckam was Beckam Wilberforce (1759-1833), a British politician and philanthropist who was a leading figure in the movement to abolish the slave trade. He worked tirelessly to raise awareness about the inhumane conditions endured by enslaved Africans and played a crucial role in the eventual passage of the Slave Trade Act in 1807.
People
Beckam + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Beckam as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with B
Other first names starting with B with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Beckam: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Beckam?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 961 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Beckam going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 356,664 US residents.
Is Beckam a common name?
We classify Beckam as "Very Rare". It ranks above 89.8% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 969 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Beckam most popular?
The single biggest year for Beckam was 2014, when 73 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Beckam is about 11 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
Is Beckam a male name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Beckam in the SSA data are male. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.