Beckett
Beckett was the 141st most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 2,518 babies. That is its highest rank since records began in 1880. Over the last ten years it has moved up 77 places. More babies were named Beckett in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Meaning Origin not documented
Say it BEK-it /ˈbɛkɪt/
- Rank in 2025
- #141 boys, up 69 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 2,518boys
- Girls and boys
- 5% girls, 95% boys2021–2025
- Peak year
- 20252,518 babies
- Total since 1880
- 30,530babies recorded
What does the name Beckett mean?
Beckett is an English surname used as a first name. The dictionary sources we could check give no etymology for it, so we do not give it a meaning here. Wikipedia lists it simply as an English surname. Becket, with one t, is a related spelling, and Beck is a common short form. As a boy's first name it is a recent American choice.
How sure is this? Not documented. No etymology found in Wiktionary or Wikipedia; a surname dictionary check is needed.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Beckett', Wiktionary (Wikimedia Foundation); facts restated, no text reused
- Wikipedia, 'Beckett', Wikipedia (Wikimedia Foundation); facts restated, no text reused
Nicknames for Beckett
The usual nicknames for Beckett are Beck. Some parents skip the long form: for every 100 boys named Beckett in the last five years, 11 were named Beck, against 97 twenty years earlier.
| Nickname | Kind | Rank 2025 | Boys, 5 years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beck · also for Beckham | Modern | #913 | 1,111 |
Nicknames reviewed by our editors; counts are boys given the nickname as their legal first name. Nobody records how many Becketts go by each one.
Beckett popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Rank (boys) | Babies (girls) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,856 | #141 | 107 | 2,518 |
| 2020 | #1,895 | #210 | 101 | 1,810 |
| 2010 | #6,213 | #356 | 21 | 860 |
| 2000 | — | #2,627 | — | 35 |
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How popular is Beckett, counting every spelling?
Beckett is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #152 for boys in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #141 for Beckett on its own. Together these spellings went to 2,547 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beckett | 2,518 | #141 | 10,473 |
| Becket | 29 | #3,770 | 173 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Beckett?
2,518 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Beckett (0.70 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Beckett born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 3 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Beckett.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Beckett?
About 28,900 people born in the US named Beckett are alive today, with a median age of 8; half are between 4 and 12. That makes Beckett a young name: most people with it are children.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Beckett by state
How common Beckett was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Vermont (4.1×), South Dakota (3.8×), Iowa (3.8×), North Dakota (3.7×), Maine (3.3×). It is least common, relative to the national rate, in Hawaii, District of Columbia, California.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Beckett: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Beckett, they share its era and feel.
Middle names for Beckett · Sibling names for Beckett
Questions about the name Beckett
How popular is the name Beckett?
Beckett was the 141st most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 2,518 babies. That is its highest rank since records began in 1880. Over the last ten years it has moved up 77 places. More babies were named Beckett in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Beckett a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, 5% girls, 95% boys given the name Beckett in the US.
Where is Beckett most popular?
In 2021–2025, Beckett was most common in Vermont (4.94 per 1,000 boys), followed by South Dakota and Iowa.