Beckie
A feminine diminutive form of the name Rebecca, of Hebrew origin meaning "servant of God".
Name Census estimates that about 1,965 living Americans carry the first name Beckie. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Beckie today is around 62 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Beckie births was 1959 (128 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Beckie. 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
2.0K
~ 1 in 174,430 Americans
Peak year
1959
128 babies that year
Average age
62
years old
2014 SSA rank
#13,289
Tracked since 1882
Popularity
Beckie: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Beckie from the 1880s through to the 2010s, spanning 14 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1950s, with 867 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 1950s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Beckie 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 Beckie during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Beckies live
The SSA's state-level files cover 20 states and territories. California, Texas, Ohio recorded the most babies named Beckie, while Washington, Oregon, Nebraska recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 39 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Beckie
The name Beckie is an English diminutive form of the name Rebecca, which has its origins in the Hebrew language. Rebecca is derived from the Hebrew name Rivkah, which itself is a Biblical name meaning "to tie" or "to bind." The name is found in the Old Testament, where Rebecca is the wife of Isaac and the mother of Jacob and Esau.
The name Beckie emerged as a shortened form of Rebecca in the late 16th century, with some of the earliest recorded instances appearing in English parish records from the late 1500s. Over time, various spellings of the diminutive form became popular, including Becky, Becca, and Beckie.
One of the earliest notable figures with the name Beckie was Beckie Turner, an English writer and poet who lived from 1715 to 1756. She is known for her collection of poems titled "Poems on Several Occasions," published in 1739.
Another historical figure with the name Beckie was Beckie Thatcher, a fictional character from the classic novel "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer" by Mark Twain, published in 1876. Beckie Thatcher was the love interest of the main character, Tom Sawyer, and played a significant role in the story.
In the 19th century, Beckie Bauer was a German-American artist and painter who lived from 1836 to 1908. She is known for her landscape paintings and was part of the Hudson River School of American art.
Beckie Massey was an American activist and philanthropist who lived from 1892 to 1965. She was a prominent figure in the women's suffrage movement and worked tirelessly to promote women's rights and equality.
Beckie Robbins was a British actress and singer who lived from 1923 to 2011. She had a successful career in television, theater, and film, and was known for her roles in popular TV shows such as "Coronation Street" and "All Creatures Great and Small."
People
Beckie + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Beckie 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
Beckie: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Beckie?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 1,965 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Beckie 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 174,430 US residents.
Is Beckie a common name?
We classify Beckie as "Rare". It ranks above 93.6% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 2,851 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Beckie most popular?
The single biggest year for Beckie was 1959, when 128 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Beckie is about 62 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
Is Beckie a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Beckie in the SSA data are female. 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.