boys' name ★ peaked 2025

Beckett

Gender Boy · 5% girls Rank 2025 #141 Trend ↑ Rising 30%
Rank 2025
#141
among boys · ↑25 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
2,625
named Beckett · +14% vs 2024
How common
1 in 678
boys born in 2025
Peak year
2025
2,625 babies
All-time total
30,530
#693 all-time among boys
First recorded
1966
in Social Security records

Beckett popularity over time

30,530 babies have been named Beckett since 1966, 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
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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 – – – – – –
1960s 5 – 5 1 – –
1970s – – – – – –
1980s – – – – – –
1990s – 68 68 7 – #3,494
2000s 28 2,424 2,452 245 +3506% #414
2010s 672 14,381 15,053 1,505 +514% #214
2020s (to 2025) 669 12,283 12,952 2,159 +43% #141

Where Beckett 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 2,643 1.55 #137
2027 2,755 1.61 #131
2028 2,853 1.67 #126
2029 2,940 1.72 #123
2030 3,015 1.77 #118

Where Beckett is most popular

Boys named Beckett per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 1.21 per 1,000. Strongest in Vermont, South Dakota, and Iowa.

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 Beckett 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
Vermont 31 4.94 +307%
South Dakota 86 4.62 +281%
Iowa 317 4.60 +279%
North Dakota 76 4.45 +267%
Maine 77 3.97 +227%
Nebraska 161 3.70 +205%
New Hampshire 81 3.65 +201%
Arkansas 205 3.24 +167%
Kansas 220 3.21 +165%
Wisconsin 373 3.15 +160%
Wyoming 16 2.77 +128%
Idaho 108 2.64 +118%
Utah 248 2.60 +114%
Minnesota 314 2.56 +111%
Indiana 408 2.54 +110%
Missouri 352 2.54 +109%
West Virginia 82 2.51 +107%
Kentucky 243 2.42 +100%
Montana 40 2.27 +87%
Ohio 586 2.21 +82%
Rhode Island 33 2.02 +67%
Mississippi 113 1.99 +64%
Tennessee 348 1.93 +59%
Louisiana 196 1.92 +58%
Alabama 207 1.89 +56%
Colorado 239 1.85 +53%
Oklahoma 163 1.84 +52%
Michigan 375 1.83 +51%
Alaska 20 1.68 +38%
North Carolina 391 1.53 +26%
South Carolina 155 1.50 +24%
Illinois 361 1.41 +16%
Pennsylvania 375 1.41 +16%
Virginia 261 1.38 +13%
Washington 221 1.35 +11%
Oregon 99 1.30 +8%
Massachusetts 178 1.29 +7%
Georgia 322 1.27 +5%
Delaware 16 1.06 -13%
Maryland 118 0.989 -18%
Connecticut 66 0.975 -20%
Arizona 156 0.953 -21%
Texas 801 0.909 -25%
Florida 371 0.784 -35%
Nevada 42 0.737 -39%
New York 279 0.644 -47%
New Jersey 95 0.472 -61%
California 369 0.404 -67%
District of Columbia 5 0.339 -72%
Hawaii 5 0.322 -73%
New Mexico – – –

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 Beckett

Beckett is moderately common for boys in the United States, ranked #141 in 2025 with 2,518 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1966, 30,530 American babies have been named Beckett. Its peak came in 2025, when 2,625 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 Beckett stood among all boys' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Beckett?

The median living Beckett is about 7 years old; half are between 3 and 11. An estimated 30 thousand people named Beckett are alive in the United States today.

median 7 020406080100

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

Beckett 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 107 #1,856 2,518 #141
2024 111 #1,811 2,196 #166
2023 97 #2,023 1,873 #196
2022 128 #1,652 1,963 #195
2021 125 #1,670 1,923 #198
2020 101 #1,895 1,810 #210
2019 106 #1,890 1,772 #215
2018 74 #2,419 1,653 #230
2017 85 #2,225 1,687 #227
2016 93 #2,096 1,839 #214
2015 99 #1,998 1,822 #218
2014 79 #2,326 1,525 #245
2013 49 #3,278 1,244 #280
2012 38 #3,997 1,042 #314
2011 28 #4,940 937 #330
2010 21 #6,213 860 #356
2009 10 #10,806 713 #414
2008 7 #14,068 577 #481
2007 5 #18,036 361 #665
2006 – – 281 #753
2005 – – 146 #1,123
2004 – – 134 #1,163
2003 6 #14,110 65 #1,816
2002 – – 58 #1,919
2001 – – 54 #1,985
2000 – – 35 #2,627
1995 – – 8 #6,465
1990 – – – –
1985 – – – –
1980 – – – –
1975 – – – –
1970 – – – –
1965 – – – –
1960 – – – –
1955 – – – –
1950 – – – –
1945 – – – –
1940 – – – –
1935 – – – –
1930 – – – –
1925 – – – –
1920 – – – –
1915 – – – –
1910 – – – –
1905 – – – –
1900 – – – –
1895 – – – –
1890 – – – –
1885 – – – –
1880 – – – –

Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Beckett?

The median living Beckett is about 7 years old. Half of all living Becketts are between 3 and 11 years old.

How many people named Beckett are alive today?

An estimated 30 thousand people named Beckett are alive in the United States, based on 30,530 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Beckett in 2025?

Beckett ranked #141 among boys' names in the United States in 2025, with 2,518 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Beckett?

30,530 babies have been named Beckett in the United States since 1966, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Beckett most popular?

Beckett peaked in 2025, when 2,625 newborns received the name.

Is Beckett a boy or girl name?

Beckett is overwhelmingly a boy's name: 95% of babies with the name.

Is the name Beckett rising or falling?

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

Will Beckett become more popular?

Beckett is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 3,015 boys named Beckett in 2030, which would rank around #118. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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