Feminine dossier · first seen 1880
Becky
Endangered
Down 99.2% from peak
Peak era
1959
Peak births
4,755
Current vitality
Rare
Peak generation
Boomer
Quick answers about Becky
How many people are named Becky?
An estimated 63,551 living Americans are named Becky.
How rare is Becky?
Becky is very rare among babies today, with 36 girls receiving the name in 2025, down 99.2% from its 1959 peak.
How old is the typical Becky?
The median age of a living American named Becky is approximately 62 years, with most bearers falling between 53 and 67 years old.
Is Becky still popular?
No. Becky is endangered as a baby name, down 99.2% from its 1959 peak with 36 births in 2025.
Where is Becky most common?
Becky has its strongest geographic signal in South Dakota, where it appears 4.1× more often than the national baseline.
1880Peak 19592025
Peak year
1959
Decline from peak
99.2%
2025
36
All-time
86,898
Where it lives now
Becky is most concentrated in South Dakota — about 4.1× the national rate in the 1980s.
States where Becky is given more often than the national average — its present-day heartland.