Beck: name meaning, origin & popularity
- Meaning
- “stream”
- Origin
- Old Norse
- Say it
- BEK · 1 syllable
- Used for
- Boys (97% of all uses)
Beck comes from a surname and place-word from Old Norse bekkr, 'stream.' It is more established as a surname than a traditional given name.
How popular is Beck?
Babies named Beck in 2024236
2024 rank#1,004 boys
Peak year2023
Total US babies since 18803,838
Beck is rising: use over the last five years is 1.9× what it was a decade earlier.
Names like Beck
Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.
Beck questions
What does the name Beck mean?
Beck means "stream". It comes from Old Norse. Beck comes from a surname and place-word from Old Norse bekkr, 'stream.' It is more established as a surname than a traditional given name.
Is Beck a boy or girl name?
Beck is mainly a boy's name in US records (97% of uses since 1880).
How popular is Beck?
236 US babies were named Beck in 2024. Its peak year was 2023.
How do you pronounce Beck?
Beck is usually pronounced BEK.
Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.