boys' name ★ peaked 2025

Beck

Gender Boy · 3% girls Rank 2025 #913 Trend ↑ Rising 52%
Rank 2025
#913
among boys · ↑93 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
271
named Beck · +15% vs 2024
How common
1 in 6,595
boys born in 2025
Peak year
2025
271 babies
All-time total
4,109
#2,097 all-time among boys
First recorded
1957
in Social Security records

Beck popularity over time

4,109 babies have been named Beck since 1957, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.050.10.150.218801900192019401960198020002020BoysGirls
BoysGirls

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – – – –
1890s – – – – – –
1900s – – – – – –
1910s – – – – – –
1920s – – – – – –
1930s – – – – – –
1940s – – – – – –
1950s – 5 5 1 – #4,027
1960s – – – – – –
1970s – – – – – –
1980s – 50 50 5 – #3,747
1990s – 196 196 20 +292% #1,935
2000s – 1,061 1,061 106 +441% #1,203
2010s 10 1,364 1,374 137 +30% #1,137
2020s (to 2025) 116 1,307 1,423 237 +73% #913

Where Beck is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 boys (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 boys Implied rank
2026 282 0.16 outside top 500
2027 303 0.18 outside top 500
2028 322 0.19 outside top 500
2029 339 0.20 outside top 500
2030 354 0.21 outside top 500

Where Beck is most popular

Boys named Beck per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.129 per 1,000. Strongest in Utah, Colorado, and Oklahoma.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are boys named Beck born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Boys 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
Utah 75 0.786 +511%
Colorado 46 0.356 +177%
Oklahoma 28 0.317 +146%
Wisconsin 26 0.219 +71%
Indiana 34 0.212 +65%
Louisiana 20 0.196 +52%
Tennessee 35 0.194 +51%
Kansas 13 0.190 +47%
Iowa 12 0.174 +35%
Oregon 13 0.171 +33%
Minnesota 21 0.171 +33%
Illinois 43 0.168 +31%
Washington 24 0.147 +14%
Idaho 6 0.147 +14%
Kentucky 14 0.140 +8%
Texas 112 0.127 ≈ national
North Carolina 32 0.125 ≈ national
Missouri 17 0.123 -5%
Nebraska 5 0.115 -11%
Michigan 22 0.107 -16%
Virginia 20 0.105 -18%
Arizona 17 0.104 -19%
Georgia 24 0.095 -26%
Ohio 22 0.083 -35%
California 74 0.081 -37%
Pennsylvania 21 0.079 -39%
Florida 28 0.059 -54%
South Carolina 5 0.048 -62%
New York 15 0.035 -73%
Alaska – – –
Alabama – – –
Arkansas – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Massachusetts – – –
Maryland – – –
Maine – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Jersey – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Dakota – – –
Vermont – – –
West Virginia – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Beck

Beck is uncommon for boys in the United States, ranked #913 in 2025 with 259 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1957, 4,109 American babies have been named Beck. Its peak came in 2025, when 271 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2020s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Beck stood among all boys' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Beck?

The median living Beck is about 10 years old; half are between 4 and 17. An estimated 4,100 people named Beck are alive in the United States today.

median 10 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Beck year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 12 #8,441 259 #913
2024 13 #8,039 223 #1,006
2023 28 #4,768 211 #1,035
2022 18 #6,501 219 #1,015
2021 24 #5,260 199 #1,071
2020 21 #5,693 196 #1,035
2019 10 #9,847 158 #1,209
2018 – – 116 #1,490
2017 – – 127 #1,386
2016 – – 170 #1,137
2015 – – 148 #1,232
2014 – – 121 #1,396
2013 – – 114 #1,446
2012 – – 122 #1,377
2011 – – 149 #1,184
2010 – – 139 #1,257
2009 – – 146 #1,226
2008 – – 135 #1,286
2007 – – 131 #1,311
2006 – – 131 #1,273
2005 – – 132 #1,203
2004 – – 115 #1,294
2003 – – 79 #1,594
2002 – – 55 #1,999
2001 – – 64 #1,765
2000 – – 73 #1,612
1995 – – 13 #4,536
1990 – – 11 #4,689
1985 – – 8 #4,737
1980 – – – –
1975 – – – –
1970 – – – –
1965 – – – –
1960 – – – –
1955 – – – –
1950 – – – –
1945 – – – –
1940 – – – –
1935 – – – –
1930 – – – –
1925 – – – –
1920 – – – –
1915 – – – –
1910 – – – –
1905 – – – –
1900 – – – –
1895 – – – –
1890 – – – –
1885 – – – –
1880 – – – –

Famous people named Beck

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Beck Beck American musician (born 1970) Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Beck, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Beck?

The median living Beck is about 10 years old. Half of all living Becks are between 4 and 17 years old.

How many people named Beck are alive today?

An estimated 4,100 people named Beck are alive in the United States, based on 4,109 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Beck in 2025?

Beck ranked #913 among boys' names in the United States in 2025, with 259 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Beck?

4,109 babies have been named Beck in the United States since 1957, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Beck most popular?

Beck peaked in 2025, when 271 newborns received the name.

Is Beck a boy or girl name?

Beck is overwhelmingly a boy's name: 97% of babies with the name.

Is the name Beck rising or falling?

Beck is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Beck become more popular?

Beck is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 354 boys named Beck in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Beck?

Well-known people named Beck include Beck (musician).

Names like Beck

Names that sound and feel close to Beck: shared sounds, similar era, similar popularity. Each links to its full history.

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