boys' name ★ peaked 2024

Beckham

Gender Boy · 2% girls Rank 2025 #168 Trend ↑ Rising 62%
Rank 2025
#168
among boys · unchanged vs 2024
Babies in 2025
2,235
named Beckham
How common
1 in 782
boys born in 2025
Peak year
2024
2,243 babies
All-time total
20,639
#834 all-time among boys
First recorded
1902
in Social Security records

Beckham popularity over time

20,639 babies have been named Beckham since 1902, 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 – 26 26 3 – #738
1910s – – – – – –
1920s – 27 27 3 – #3,774
1930s – – – – – –
1940s – – – – – –
1950s – – – – – –
1960s – – – – – –
1970s – – – – – –
1980s – – – – – –
1990s – – – – – –
2000s – 1,005 1,005 101 – #843
2010s 103 8,096 8,199 820 +716% #266
2020s (to 2025) 207 11,175 11,382 1,897 +131% #168

Where Beckham 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 2,373 1.39 #156
2027 2,545 1.49 #141
2028 2,702 1.58 #134
2029 2,842 1.66 #127
2030 2,968 1.74 #120

Where Beckham is most popular

Boys named Beckham per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 1.13 per 1,000. Strongest in Utah, South Dakota, and North Dakota.

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 Beckham 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 471 4.93 +337%
South Dakota 64 3.44 +204%
North Dakota 54 3.16 +180%
Idaho 124 3.03 +168%
Nebraska 121 2.78 +146%
Indiana 433 2.70 +139%
Iowa 178 2.58 +128%
Louisiana 262 2.56 +127%
Kansas 173 2.52 +123%
Kentucky 244 2.43 +115%
West Virginia 78 2.39 +111%
Missouri 325 2.34 +107%
Maine 45 2.32 +105%
Oklahoma 202 2.28 +102%
Mississippi 118 2.08 +84%
Arkansas 129 2.04 +80%
New Hampshire 43 1.94 +71%
Tennessee 345 1.91 +69%
Ohio 502 1.89 +68%
Alabama 198 1.81 +60%
Wisconsin 212 1.79 +58%
Michigan 361 1.76 +56%
South Carolina 181 1.75 +55%
Oregon 119 1.57 +39%
Minnesota 188 1.53 +36%
North Carolina 372 1.46 +29%
Arizona 219 1.34 +18%
Georgia 319 1.26 +11%
Colorado 162 1.26 +11%
Illinois 312 1.22 +8%
Pennsylvania 289 1.09 ≈ national
Washington 166 1.01 -10%
Virginia 186 0.980 -13%
Texas 863 0.979 -13%
Florida 441 0.931 -18%
Montana 16 0.907 -20%
Wyoming 5 0.864 -24%
Connecticut 58 0.857 -24%
Nevada 46 0.807 -29%
Vermont 5 0.796 -30%
Massachusetts 107 0.778 -31%
Maryland 82 0.688 -39%
New Mexico 21 0.637 -44%
California 548 0.599 -47%
Alaska 7 0.588 -48%
New Jersey 97 0.482 -57%
New York 192 0.443 -61%
Delaware 5 0.330 -71%
District of Columbia – – –
Hawaii – – –
Rhode Island – – –

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 Beckham

Beckham is moderately common for boys in the United States, ranked #168 in 2025 with 2,185 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1902, 20,639 American babies have been named Beckham. Its peak came in 2024, when 2,243 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 Beckham stood among all boys' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Beckham?

The median living Beckham is about 5 years old; half are between 2 and 9. An estimated 20 thousand people named Beckham are alive in the United States today.

median 5 020406080100

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

Beckham 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 50 #3,172 2,185 #168
2024 59 #2,823 2,184 #168
2023 28 #4,769 1,838 #199
2022 27 #4,927 1,833 #204
2021 23 #5,423 1,723 #223
2020 20 #5,890 1,412 #248
2019 23 #5,463 1,364 #266
2018 14 #7,817 1,184 #295
2017 17 #6,854 1,271 #285
2016 11 #9,512 1,120 #313
2015 16 #7,333 923 #359
2014 11 #9,632 575 #490
2013 6 #14,902 504 #528
2012 – – 492 #530
2011 5 #17,165 360 #651
2010 – – 303 #749
2009 – – 254 #843
2008 – – 231 #900
2007 – – 173 #1,074
2006 – – 131 #1,274
2005 – – 93 #1,525
2004 – – 65 #1,882
2003 – – 35 #2,791
2002 – – 13 #5,427
2001 – – 5 #10,744
2000 – – 5 #10,536
1995 – – – –
1990 – – – –
1985 – – – –
1980 – – – –
1975 – – – –
1970 – – – –
1965 – – – –
1960 – – – –
1955 – – – –
1950 – – – –
1945 – – – –
1940 – – – –
1935 – – – –
1930 – – – –
1925 – – 6 #3,774
1920 – – – –
1915 – – – –
1910 – – – –
1905 – – 5 #1,249
1900 – – – –
1895 – – – –
1890 – – – –
1885 – – – –
1880 – – – –

Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Beckham?

The median living Beckham is about 5 years old. Half of all living Beckhams are between 2 and 9 years old.

How many people named Beckham are alive today?

An estimated 20 thousand people named Beckham are alive in the United States, based on 20,639 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Beckham in 2025?

Beckham ranked #168 among boys' names in the United States in 2025, with 2,185 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Beckham?

20,639 babies have been named Beckham in the United States since 1902, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Beckham most popular?

Beckham peaked in 2024, when 2,243 newborns received the name.

Is Beckham a boy or girl name?

Beckham is overwhelmingly a boy's name: 98% of babies with the name.

Is the name Beckham rising or falling?

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

Will Beckham become more popular?

Beckham is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 2,968 boys named Beckham in 2030, which would rank around #120. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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