Is Becky a boy or girl name?
Becky is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 31 girls and 0 boys were named Becky, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 99.8% of the 87,009 US babies named Becky were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #4,475
- Babies named Becky since 1880
- 87,009
- Most popular year
- 1959
- 4,755 babies
Boys and girls named Becky, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 0 | 54 | 100% |
| 1890s | 0 | 35 | 100% |
| 1900s | 0 | 49 | 100% |
| 1910s | 0 | 165 | 100% |
| 1920s | 0 | 392 | 100% |
| 1930s | 0 | 1,058 | 100% |
| 1940s | 5 | 7,727 | 99.9% |
| 1950s | 33 | 24,839 | 99.9% |
| 1960s | 57 | 29,600 | 99.8% |
| 1970s | 42 | 14,310 | 99.7% |
| 1980s | 7 | 5,930 | 99.9% |
| 1990s | 0 | 1,449 | 100% |
| 2000s | 0 | 615 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 467 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 175 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 31 | #4,475 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 38 | #3,918 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 26 | #5,040 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 39 | #3,810 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 41 | #3,624 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 60 | #2,785 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 37 | #3,933 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 43 | #3,562 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 45 | #3,469 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 58 | #2,968 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 54 | #3,084 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 39 | #3,859 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 41 | #3,792 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 45 | #3,501 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 45 | #3,524 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 59 | #2,948 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 56 | #3,061 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 68 | #2,686 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 53 | #3,138 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 57 | #2,870 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 56 | #2,857 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 53 | #2,890 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 66 | #2,418 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 66 | #2,383 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 81 | #2,037 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 89 | #1,787 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 80 | #1,901 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 129 | #1,334 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 117 | #1,414 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 108 | #1,473 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 139 | #1,240 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 161 | #1,113 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 192 | #992 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 205 | #935 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 229 | #859 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 261 | #753 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 324 | #617 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 377 | #534 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 382 | #536 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 515 | #427 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 578 | #384 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 689 | #332 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 800 | #305 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 993 | #250 |
| 1980 | 7 | #4,982 | 1,011 | #254 |
| 1979 | 6 | #5,420 | 907 | #270 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 996 | #244 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 1,009 | #245 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 1,196 | #206 |
| 1975 | 6 | #4,850 | 1,305 | #193 |
| 1974 | 5 | #5,286 | 1,497 | #177 |
| 1973 | 5 | #5,170 | 1,612 | #170 |
| 1972 | 10 | #3,178 | 1,787 | #165 |
| 1971 | 10 | #3,168 | 1,930 | #163 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 2,071 | #161 |
| 1969 | 6 | #3,984 | 2,094 | #155 |
| 1968 | 5 | #4,187 | 2,055 | #161 |
| 1967 | 7 | #3,261 | 2,031 | #162 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 2,297 | #153 |
| 1965 | 9 | #2,797 | 2,589 | #143 |
| 1964 | 7 | #3,311 | 3,104 | #131 |
| 1963 | 12 | #2,427 | 3,307 | #126 |
| 1962 | 11 | #2,516 | 3,704 | #122 |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 4,095 | #115 |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 4,324 | #111 |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 4,755 | #102 |
| 1958 | 11 | #2,520 | 4,362 | #111 |
| 1957 | 7 | #3,273 | 3,524 | #127 |
| 1956 | 5 | #3,988 | 2,688 | #144 |
| 1955 | 5 | #3,928 | 2,002 | #174 |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 1,849 | #179 |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 1,627 | #189 |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 1,537 | #193 |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 1,259 | #217 |
| 1950 | 5 | #3,729 | 1,236 | #216 |
| 1949 | 5 | #3,735 | 1,105 | #223 |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 1,200 | #210 |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 1,298 | #205 |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 1,038 | #224 |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 657 | #263 |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 592 | #283 |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 551 | #297 |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 512 | #305 |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 428 | #319 |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 346 | #348 |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 265 | #416 |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 178 | #499 |
| 1937 | 0 | – | 114 | #635 |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 118 | #604 |
| 1935 | 0 | – | 99 | #666 |
| 1934 | 0 | – | 67 | #831 |
| 1933 | 0 | – | 62 | #854 |
| 1932 | 0 | – | 56 | #944 |
| 1931 | 0 | – | 52 | #961 |
| 1930 | 0 | – | 47 | #1,074 |
| 1929 | 0 | – | 47 | #1,065 |
| 1928 | 0 | – | 42 | #1,181 |
| 1927 | 0 | – | 44 | #1,161 |
| 1926 | 0 | – | 28 | #1,546 |
| 1925 | 0 | – | 45 | #1,151 |
| 1924 | 0 | – | 37 | #1,332 |
| 1923 | 0 | – | 49 | #1,087 |
| 1922 | 0 | – | 37 | #1,288 |
| 1921 | 0 | – | 39 | #1,240 |
| 1920 | 0 | – | 24 | #1,713 |
| 1919 | 0 | – | 26 | #1,568 |
| 1918 | 0 | – | 20 | #1,891 |
| 1917 | 0 | – | 30 | #1,340 |
| 1916 | 0 | – | 18 | #1,875 |
| 1915 | 0 | – | 23 | #1,525 |
| 1914 | 0 | – | 23 | #1,305 |
| 1913 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 0 | – | 11 | #1,731 |
| 1911 | 0 | – | 7 | #1,979 |
| 1910 | 0 | – | 7 | #1,953 |
| 1909 | 0 | – | 7 | #1,787 |
| 1908 | 0 | – | 10 | #1,364 |
| 1907 | 0 | – | 5 | #2,102 |
| 1906 | 0 | – | 8 | #1,426 |
| 1905 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 0 | – | 6 | #1,675 |
| 1903 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 0 | – | 7 | #1,353 |
| 1900 | 0 | – | 6 | #1,747 |
| 1899 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 0 | – | 6 | #1,524 |
| 1897 | 0 | – | 6 | #1,401 |
| 1896 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 0 | – | 5 | #1,619 |
| 1894 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 0 | – | 8 | #1,093 |
| 1892 | 0 | – | 5 | #1,480 |
| 1891 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 0 | – | 5 | #1,352 |
| 1889 | 0 | – | 6 | #1,157 |
| 1888 | 0 | – | 6 | #1,148 |
| 1887 | 0 | – | 7 | #951 |
| 1886 | 0 | – | 7 | #906 |
| 1885 | 0 | – | 5 | #1,061 |
| 1884 | 0 | – | 6 | #938 |
| 1883 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1882 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1881 | 0 | – | 9 | #585 |
| 1880 | 0 | – | 8 | #632 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Becky reached #2,427 in 1963. As a girl name, it reached #102 in 1959. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1950s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Becky
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.