Beckham
Beckham was the 168th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 2,185 babies. That is its highest rank since records began in 1880. Over the last ten years it has moved up 191 places. More babies were named Beckham in the 2020s than in any other decade.
Meaning Becca's homestead (place name) · Old English
Say it BEK-uhm /ˈbɛkəm/
- Rank in 2025
- #168 boys, up 80 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 2,185boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 20252,185 babies
- Total since 1880
- 20,639babies recorded
What does the name Beckham mean?
Beckham is an English surname from place names such as East and West Beckham in Norfolk. Wiktionary derives it from the Old English personal name Becca and ham, 'homestead, village'. Its use as a boy's first name in the US and Britain is closely tied to the English footballer David Beckham, whom Wikipedia lists as the most common reference of the name.
Becca (Old English, “personal name”)hām (Old English, “homestead, village”)
How sure is this? Probable.
See also: English names, names from places.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Beckham', Wiktionary (Wikimedia Foundation); facts restated, no text reused
- Wikipedia, 'Beckham', Wikipedia (Wikimedia Foundation); facts restated, no text reused
Nicknames for Beckham
The usual nicknames for Beckham are Beck. Some parents skip the long form: for every 100 boys named Beckham in the last five years, 11 were named Beck, against 211 twenty years earlier.
| Nickname | Kind | Rank 2025 | Boys, 5 years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beck · also for Beckett | Modern | #913 | 1,111 |
Nicknames reviewed by our editors; counts are boys given the nickname as their legal first name. Nobody records how many Beckhams go by each one.
Beckham popularity since 1880
A few girls are given the name too: 310 since 2011, 50 in 2025.
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #168 | 2,185 |
| 2020 | #248 | 1,412 |
| 2010 | #749 | 303 |
| 2000 | #10,536 | 5 |
| 1990 | — | — |
| 1980 | — | — |
| 1970 | — | — |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
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| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Beckham, counting every spelling?
Beckham is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #180 for boys in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #168 for Beckham on its own. Together these spellings went to 2,185 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beckham | 2,185 | #168 | 9,763 |
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 Beckham?
2,185 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Beckham (0.61 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Beckham 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 4 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Beckham.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Beckham?
About 20,100 people born in the US named Beckham are alive today, with a median age of 6; half are between 3 and 10. That makes Beckham 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.
Beckham by state
How common Beckham was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Utah (4.4×), South Dakota (3.0×), North Dakota (2.8×), Idaho (2.7×), Nebraska (2.5×). It is least common, relative to the national rate, in Delaware, New York, New Jersey.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Beckham: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Beckham, they share its era and feel.
Middle names for Beckham · Sibling names for Beckham
Questions about the name Beckham
What does Beckham mean?
Beckham means “Becca's homestead (place name)” (Old English origin). Certainty: probable.
How popular is the name Beckham?
Beckham was the 168th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 2,185 babies. That is its highest rank since records began in 1880. Over the last ten years it has moved up 191 places. More babies were named Beckham in the 2020s than in any other decade.
Is Beckham a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Beckham in the US.
Where is Beckham most popular?
In 2021–2025, Beckham was most common in Utah (4.93 per 1,000 boys), followed by South Dakota and North Dakota.