Beckie
A feminine diminutive form of the name Rebecca, of Hebrew origin meaning "servant of God".
Name Census estimates that about 1,965 living Americans carry the first name Beckie. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Beckie today is around 62 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Beckie births was 1959 (128 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Beckie. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
For a British comparison, Name Census UK has a UK baby-name profile for Beckie with official rankings and popularity over time.
People living today
2.0K
~ 1 in 174,430 Americans
Peak year
1959
128 babies that year
Average age
62
years old
2014 SSA rank
#13,289
Tracked since 1882
Census
Beckie in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 1,984 people with the first name Beckie, which placed it at #7,622 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#7,622
National first-name rank
People counted
2.0K
1,984 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.7
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
89.0% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Beckie
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Beckie is White at 89.0%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (3.7%) and Black (2.5%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Beckie described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Beckie at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White89.0% · 1,766
- Hispanic or Latino3.7% · 73
- Black or African American2.5% · 49
- Two or more races2.5% · 49
- Asian and Pacific Islander1.8% · 35
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.6% · 12
Popularity
Beckie: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Beckie from the 1880s through to the 2010s, spanning 14 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1950s, with 867 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 1950s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Beckie by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Beckie during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Beckies live
The SSA's state-level files cover 20 states and territories. California, Texas, Ohio recorded the most babies named Beckie, while Washington, Oregon, Nebraska recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 39 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Beckie
The name Beckie is an English diminutive form of the name Rebecca, which has its origins in the Hebrew language. Rebecca is derived from the Hebrew name Rivkah, which itself is a Biblical name meaning "to tie" or "to bind." The name is found in the Old Testament, where Rebecca is the wife of Isaac and the mother of Jacob and Esau.
The name Beckie emerged as a shortened form of Rebecca in the late 16th century, with some of the earliest recorded instances appearing in English parish records from the late 1500s. Over time, various spellings of the diminutive form became popular, including Becky, Becca, and Beckie.
One of the earliest notable figures with the name Beckie was Beckie Turner, an English writer and poet who lived from 1715 to 1756. She is known for her collection of poems titled "Poems on Several Occasions," published in 1739.
Another historical figure with the name Beckie was Beckie Thatcher, a fictional character from the classic novel "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer" by Mark Twain, published in 1876. Beckie Thatcher was the love interest of the main character, Tom Sawyer, and played a significant role in the story.
In the 19th century, Beckie Bauer was a German-American artist and painter who lived from 1836 to 1908. She is known for her landscape paintings and was part of the Hudson River School of American art.
Beckie Massey was an American activist and philanthropist who lived from 1892 to 1965. She was a prominent figure in the women's suffrage movement and worked tirelessly to promote women's rights and equality.
Beckie Robbins was a British actress and singer who lived from 1923 to 2011. She had a successful career in television, theater, and film, and was known for her roles in popular TV shows such as "Coronation Street" and "All Creatures Great and Small."
People
Beckie + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Beckie as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with B
Other first names starting with B with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Beckie: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Beckie?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 1,965 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Beckie going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 174,430 US residents.
Is Beckie a common name?
We classify Beckie as "Rare". It ranks above 93.6% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 2,851 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Beckie most popular?
The single biggest year for Beckie was 1959, when 128 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Beckie is about 62 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Beckie in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 1,984 people with the name Beckie, or 0.66 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #7,622 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Beckie in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Beckie?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Beckie appears almost entirely female. Of the 1,978 people counted with this name, 99.8% were female and only a very small share were male. The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Beckie?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Beckie is White at 89.0%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (3.7%) and Black (2.5%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Beckie most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Beckie in the 2020 Census, accounting for 89.0% (1,766 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Beckie in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Beckie a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Beckie in the SSA data are female. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Beckie still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Beckie in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Beckie can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many people share the name Beckie?
Find out how many Americans are named Beckie on our sister site HowManyOfMe.org — a quick modern estimate with the living-bearer count front and centre.