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How popular is the name Becky?
Births per year, rank history and how many Beckies are alive today.
Becky (female) is a shortened form of the name Rebecca. Becky itself was last registered for 3 babies in 2022; most Beckies are registered as Rebecca, which ranked 413th in 2025 with 98 babies.
Most people called Becky are registered as Rebecca, and share that name's profile: the Rebecca you are most likely to meet is around 33 years old. Half of all Rebeccas born in England and Wales are between 31 and 44, and there are at least 230,000 of them alive today. Only some Rebeccas go by Becky.
How many babies are named Becky or Rebecca each year?
Combined registrations of Rebecca, Rebekah, Becky. Figures before 1996 are estimates.
Where does Rebecca rank as a registered name?
Where does Becky rank as a registered name?
Where this data comes from
Figures from 1996 onwards are the Office for National Statistics' annual baby-name registrations for England and Wales, which record every name given to three or more babies in a year. Figures before 1996 are estimates: the ONS published only top-100 rankings at ten-year intervals back to 1904, so counts for those years are modelled from the rankings, calibrated against Douglas Galbi's long-run research into English name frequencies, and shown with an uncertainty band. Estimates of living bearers combine these birth figures with national life tables and ONS mid-year population estimates.
One limit worth naming: these figures count names as registered at birth. Anyone who changes their name later in life - including trans people, and anyone who adopts a different name by deed poll or simply by use - is not reflected here. Birth registrations record where a name began, not the name a person lives with.
Common questions
Is Becky short for Rebecca?
Yes - Becky is a shortened form of Rebecca. Beckies are usually registered as Rebecca at birth.
When was the name Becky most popular?
The full name Rebecca peaked in 1994, when around 11,000 babies in England and Wales were given the name. Becky itself peaked as a registered name in 1996, with 146 babies.
How many people are called Becky?
There's no official count of people who go by Becky, because it's a nickname rather than a registered name. What we can say: at least 230,000 people registered as Rebecca born in England and Wales are alive today, and some of them go by Becky.
How old is the typical Becky?
Most people called Becky are registered as Rebecca. Most living Rebeccas are between 31 and 44; the most common age is about 33.
Is Becky becoming more or less popular?
Declining: recent figures are a fraction of the 1994 peak.