Given name & surname
Becker
“from the small stream; from the brook”
Becker is a variant of Beck. One English interpretation is “from the small stream; from the brook.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Becker is a variant of Beck. One English interpretation is “from the small stream; from the brook.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Becker is a variant of Beck. An origin associated with Beck is English.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1989. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Becker through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 527
- 527 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2018
- 31 babies
- 2025
- 25
- #4,151 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +17%
- Rising
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 25 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 4,151 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 17.2% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. In 2025, Texas had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (5). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 467 as a first name in 2020; 84,525 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.
Becker’s family of names
Becker has a related form in Beck. In German usage, Becker as a surname has a related form in Bach. In German usage, Becker as a surname has a conventional equivalent in the English form Baker.
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Around the world
Becker has relatives in 3 languages.
27 related names in 3 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 25
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
- Beckvariant · German, English
- Bachvariant · German
- Backervariant · English
- Beckerlevariant · German
- Bachervariant · German
- Bäckervariant · German
- Weitzenbeckvariant · German
- Täglichsbeckvariant · German
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- Semmlervariant · German
- Semmelmannvariant · German
- Semmelbeckvariant · German
- Sauerbeckvariant · German
- Pfistervariant · German
- Kuchenbeckervariant · German
- Kornbeckvariant · German
- Hofbeckvariant · German
- Goldbeckervariant · German
- Dürrbeckvariant · German
- Butterweckvariant · German
- Butterbeckvariant · German
- Brotbeckvariant · German
- Brodbeckvariant · German
- Beckmannvariant · German
- Beckertvariant · German
- Beckersvariant · German
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 2
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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