Given name & surname
Beck
“from the small stream; from the brook”
Beck is used as a given name and a surname. One English interpretation is “from the small stream; from the brook.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One English interpretation is “from the small stream; from the brook.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is English.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1957. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. In English use, Beck is a diminutive of Rebecca. The history of Rebecca gives this family its wider story. Rebecca has a place in biblical naming traditions.
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Beck through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 4,109
- 3,983 boys · 126 girls
- Most popular year
- 2025
- 271 babies
- 2025
- 271
- #913 for boys · #8,441 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +51%
- Rising fast
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 259 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 913 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 44.9% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. It also appeared in 12 birth records for girls in 2025. In 2025, Texas had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (24). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 3,219 as a first name in 2020; 91,948 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Beck’s family of names
In English usage, Beck is a diminutive of Rebecca. In German usage, Beck as a surname shares an earlier linguistic root with Bäcker. Beck has a related form in Beckett.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 16
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 4
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
See also 1
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
People named Beck
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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