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Becky

Becky: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning
“to bind”
Origin
Hebrew
Say it
BEK-ee · 2 syllables
Used for
Girls

Diminutive of Rebecca, from Hebrew Rivqah. Becky is the familiar English pet form; Rebekah is a common biblical variant.

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How popular is Becky?

20249.3 per million US babies
1880192019602000
Drag the line or the slider to read any year. Values are per million US births recorded by Social Security. Records before about 1937 undercount births, so early peaks can look taller than they were.

Babies named Becky in 202431

2024 rank#4,461 girls

Peak year1959

Total US babies since 188087,009

Becky is steady now but far below its 1959 peak.

Names like Becky

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

  • Elizabethmy God is an oath · Hebrew
  • Elianamy God has answered · Hebrew
  • Abigailmy father is joy · Hebrew
  • Naomipleasantness · Hebrew
  • Hannahgrace; favor · Hebrew
  • Maryuncertain, traditionally beloved or bitter · Hebrew
  • Delilahdelicate · Hebrew
  • Leahweary; uncertain · Hebrew

Becky questions

What does the name Becky mean?

Becky means "to bind". It comes from Hebrew. Diminutive of Rebecca, from Hebrew Rivqah. Becky is the familiar English pet form; Rebekah is a common biblical variant.

Is Becky a boy or girl name?

Becky is mainly a girl's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Becky?

31 US babies were named Becky in 2024. Its peak year was 1959.

How do you pronounce Becky?

Becky is usually pronounced BEK-ee.

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.