Given name & surname
Becka
“one who is bound to God”
Becka is a variant of Becky. In English use, Becky carries the interpretation “one who is bound to God.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Becka is a variant of Becky. In English use, Becky carries the interpretation “one who is bound to God.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
In English use, Becka is a diminutive of Rebecca. Rebecca has been associated with Latin and Hebrew naming traditions.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
In English usage, Becka is a diminutive of Rebecca.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1968. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. In English use, Becka 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
Becka through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 338
- 0 boys · 338 girls
- Most popular year
- 1992
- 27 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 6 in 2017. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 27 in 1992. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 623 as a first name in 2020; 524 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.
Becka’s family of names
In English usage, Becka is a diminutive of Rebecca. Becka has a related form in Becky.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Similar names
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