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Becky Name Popularity

    

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How popular is Becky?

The rare name Becky was the 3,912th Most Popular Girls Name in the United States in 2018.

Becky, although not presently in the top 1000, did once enjoy higher rankings.

It reached its highest popularity ranking of #102 in 1959 with 4,752 occurrences.

In any year, the least number of babies named Becky was less than 5, most recently in 1913.

Becky, decisively moved upwards in popularity around the years 1913-1917, 1918-1923, 1930-1947, and 1949-1959, whereas unequivocal downward movement occurred about 1964-1967, 1969-1977, and 1980-1998.

Sometimes the name Becky has been more popular as a girls name and sometimes it has been more popular as a boys.

Where is the name Becky popularity headed?

Becky's popularity is at an extremely low point when measured against its most notable year.

Becky's popularity has steadily decreased for some time. Of late however, the number of parents selecting the name Becky for their newborn has remained about the same.

The name Becky is very unique and has recently started to plateu at its present level but may also begin to make a more decisive move up or down.

Relative to what it once was, Becky has fallen out of favor as a given name.

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   Becky (Girl)Becky (Boy)
Year %No. of Babies Given NamePopul. RankNo. of Babies Given NamePopul. Rank
2018 37 3,912 < 5 --
2017 42 3,619 < 5 --
2016 44 3,517 < 5 --
2015 58 2,965 < 5 --
2014 53 3,115 < 5 --
2013 39 3,856 < 5 --
2012 40 3,859 < 5 --
2011 45 3,499 < 5 --
2010 45 3,520 < 5 --
2009 59 2,947 < 5 --
2008 56 3,059 < 5 --
2007 68 2,685 < 5 --
2006 52 3,179 < 5 --
2005 57 2,867 < 5 --
2004 55 2,891 < 5 --
2003 53 2,890 < 5 --
2002 66 2,417 < 5 --
2001 66 2,384 < 5 --
2000 81 2,037 < 5 --
1999 89 1,785 < 5 --
1998 79 1,924 < 5 --
1997 129 1,334 < 5 --
1996 117 1,414 < 5 --
1995 108 1,471 < 5 --
1994 138 1,246 < 5 --
1993 161 1,113 < 5 --
1992 192 992 < 5 --
1991 205 935 < 5 --
1990 229 859 < 5 --
1989 261 753 < 5 --
1988 324 617 < 5 --
1987 377 534 < 5 --
1986 382 537 < 5 --
1985 515 427 < 5 --
1984 577 384 < 5 --
1983 689 332 < 5 --
1982 800 305 < 5 --
1981 992 251 < 5 --
1980 1,011 254 7 4,979
1979 908 270 6 5,420
1978 996 244 < 5 --
1977 1,009 245 < 5 --
1976 1,196 206 < 5 --
1975 1,305 193 6 4,854
1974 1,497 177 5 5,285
1973 1,612 170 5 5,165
1972 1,786 165 10 3,175
1971 1,930 163 10 3,168
1970 2,071 161 < 5 --
1969 2,093 155 6 3,985
1968 2,055 161 5 4,186
1967 2,031 162 7 3,263
1966 2,297 153 < 5 --
1965 2,589 143 9 2,797
1964 3,105 131 7 3,309
1963 3,307 126 12 2,425
1962 3,703 122 11 2,516
1961 4,095 115 < 5 --
1960 4,324 111 < 5 --
1959 4,752 102 < 5 --
1958 4,362 111 11 2,511
1957 3,523 127 7 3,271
1956 2,688 144 5 3,986
1955 2,003 174 5 3,929
1954 1,849 179 < 5 --
1953 1,627 189 < 5 --
1952 1,537 193 < 5 --
1951 1,259 217 < 5 --
1950 1,235 216 5 3,732
1949 1,105 223 5 3,734
1948 1,200 210 < 5 --
1947 1,298 205 < 5 --
1946 1,038 224 < 5 --
1945 657 263 < 5 --
1944 593 283 < 5 --
1943 551 297 < 5 --
1942 512 305 < 5 --
1941 427 319 < 5 --
1940 347 348 < 5 --
1939 265 416 < 5 --
1938 178 499 < 5 --
1937 114 635 < 5 --
1936 118 604 < 5 --
1935 99 666 < 5 --
1934 67 831 < 5 --
1933 62 854 < 5 --
1932 56 944 < 5 --
1931 52 961 < 5 --
1930 47 1,074 < 5 --
1929 47 1,067 < 5 --
1928 42 1,181 < 5 --
1927 44 1,161 < 5 --
1926 28 1,546 < 5 --
1925 45 1,151 < 5 --
1924 37 1,332 < 5 --
1923 49 1,087 < 5 --
1922 37 1,289 < 5 --
1921 39 1,240 < 5 --
1920 24 1,712 < 5 --
1919 26 1,568 < 5 --
1918 20 1,891 < 5 --
1917 30 1,340 < 5 --
1916 18 1,875 < 5 --
1915 23 1,525 < 5 --
1914 22 1,348 < 5 --
1913 < 5 -- < 5 --
1912 11 1,731 < 5 --
1911 7 1,980 < 5 --
1910 7 1,953 < 5 --
1909 7 1,787 < 5 --
1908 10 1,364 < 5 --
1907 5 2,102 < 5 --
1906 8 1,426 < 5 --
1905 < 5 -- < 5 --
1904 6 1,675 < 5 --
1903 < 5 -- < 5 --
1902 < 5 -- < 5 --
1901 7 1,353 < 5 --
1900 7 1,586 < 5 --
1899 < 5 -- < 5 --
1898 6 1,524 < 5 --
1897 6 1,401 < 5 --
1896 < 5 -- < 5 --
1895 5 1,619 < 5 --
1894 < 5 -- < 5 --
1893 8 1,093 < 5 --
1892 5 1,480 < 5 --
1891 < 5 -- < 5 --
1890 5 1,352 < 5 --
1889 6 1,157 < 5 --
1888 6 1,148 < 5 --
1887 7 951 < 5 --
1886 7 906 < 5 --
1885 5 1,061 < 5 --
1884 6 938 < 5 --
1883 < 5 -- < 5 --
1882 < 5 -- < 5 --
1881 9 585 < 5 --
1880 8 632 < 5 --

United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.