Beckett
A boys’ name of Old English origin, meaning bee keeper or stream; a surname used as a given name.
How Beckett has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #218 |
| 2016 | #214 |
| 2017 | #227 |
| 2018 | #228 |
| 2019 | #215 |
| 2020 | #210 |
| 2021 | #198 |
| 2022 | #195 |
| 2023 | #196 |
| 2024 | #166 |
| 2025 | #141 |
Beckett by the numbers
In 2025, 17 babies in England and Wales were named Beckett. In the US, 1,763 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
For the size of the two countries, it is given far more often in the US than in England and Wales.
Its American peak was 1,834 babies in 2016, making it a 2010s name.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Beckett. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Becketsmall stream; beak-shaped hill32 in the US (2017)
- Beckettestream; a form of Beck or Beckett5 in the US (2017)
- Bennettblessed3,273 in the US (2017)
- Beckerbaker; occupational surname used as given name18 in the US (2017)
- Benettblessed; a form of Benedict or Bennett6 in England and Wales (2025)
- Bearett16 in the US (2017)
Other names that mean a bee
Like Beckett, each of these has a bee in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
Other names that mean water
Like Beckett, each of these has water in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Maxwellgreat spring; place name3,118 in the US (2017)
- Riverflowing water; nature name3,114 in the US (2017)
- Brooksof the small stream1,938 in the US (2017)
- Beckhamhomestead with a stream1,280 in the US (2017)
- Wadeto go or ford across water899 in the US (2017)
- Moisesdrawn from the water; Spanish variant of Moses745 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Beckett
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