Beckett

Beckett: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning: “bee cottage or beehive”
Origin: English
Say it: BEK-it · 2 syllables
Used for: Boys (95% of all uses)

Beckett comes from an English surname, probably from place-name elements meaning bee cottage or beehive. It is also associated with writer Samuel Beckett.

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How popular is Beckett?

2024690 per million US babies

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Babies named Beckett in 20242,297

2024 rank#166 boys

Peak year2024

Total US babies since 188027,893

Beckett is rising: use over the last five years is 1.9× what it was a decade earlier.

Names like Beckett

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

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Jacksonson of Jack · English
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Wyattbrave in war · English
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Masonstoneworker · English
Graysonson of the steward · English

Beckett questions

What does the name Beckett mean?

Beckett means "bee cottage or beehive". It comes from English. Beckett comes from an English surname, probably from place-name elements meaning bee cottage or beehive. It is also associated with writer Samuel Beckett.

Is Beckett a boy or girl name?

Beckett is mainly a boy's name in US records (96% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Beckett?

2,297 US babies were named Beckett in 2024. Its peak year was 2024.

How do you pronounce Beckett?

Beckett is usually pronounced BEK-it.

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.