Becky
A unisex name of Hebrew origin, meaning to bind; a form of Rebecca.
Babies a year
42
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list
Becky by the numbers
Becky was given to 42 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 4,754 babies in 1959, so it is a 1950s name that has since fallen a long way.
Other names that come from Rebecca
Like Becky, each of these traces back to Rebecca: a form of it, a name built from it, or a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.
- Rebeccato bind, captivating1,423 in the US (2017)
- Rivkato bind; hebrew form of Rebecca335 in the US (2017)
- Rebecato bind; a variant spelling of Rebecca167 in the US (2017)
- Rivkyto bind; a diminutive of Rebecca20 in England and Wales (2025)
- Beccato bind; a diminutive of Rebecca55 in the US (2017)
- Rivariver; also a diminutive of Rebecca45 in England and Wales (2025)
- Rivkahto bind or join; Hebrew form of Rebecca28 in the US (2017)
- Rebekato bind; variant spelling of Rebecca9 in England and Wales (2025)
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Becky. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
Sounds like Becky
Names that are said the same way as Becky, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
Names about as common as Becky
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