# Becki (first name)

Source: https://namelineage.com/first-name/becki/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. US counts from the Social Security Administration; England and Wales counts from the Office for National Statistics; meaning and etymology from Wiktionary. Data updated 2026-11-11.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Usually given to | girls |
| Origin | not recorded |
| Meaning | not recorded |
| Pronunciation | /ˈbɛki/, 2 syllables |
| Nicknames | none recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |
| US babies named this | 2,510 since 1880 |
| Boys / girls in the US | 0 / 2,510 (100% girls) |
| Babies in England and Wales | 53, 1996 to 2025 |

## Etymology

A fanciful respelling of Becky, diminutive of Rebecca.

## Popularity

The last 15 years of each series. A year is missing when too few babies were given the name for the agency to publish it: five in the US, three in England and Wales.

### United States, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 45 | 2,220 |
| 1981 | 52 | 2,009 |
| 1982 | 32 | 2,838 |
| 1983 | 33 | 2,666 |
| 1984 | 37 | 2,517 |
| 1985 | 29 | 3,091 |
| 1986 | 33 | 2,849 |
| 1987 | 19 | 4,300 |
| 1988 | 11 | 6,699 |
| 1989 | 9 | 8,113 |
| 1990 | 12 | 6,914 |
| 1991 | 6 | 11,666 |
| 1993 | 7 | 10,732 |
| 1994 | 9 | 8,896 |
| 1996 | 5 | 13,781 |

### England and Wales, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 11 | 1,522 |
| 1997 | 5 | 2,738 |
| 1998 | 5 | 2,701 |
| 1999 | 4 | 3,225 |
| 2000 | 9 | 1,831 |
| 2001 | 3 | 3,998 |
| 2002 | 3 | 4,137 |
| 2004 | 6 | 2,802 |
| 2006 | 3 | 5,061 |
| 2007 | 4 | 4,294 |

## How to read these numbers

A count is babies registered with that name in that year, not people alive now, so a name common a century ago can have a large total and few recent births.