Given name & surname
Becky
“one who is bound to God”
In English use, Becky carries the interpretation “one who is bound to God.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
In English use, Becky carries the interpretation “one who is bound to God.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is English.
How it developed
In English use, Becky is used as an affectionate form of Rebecca.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1880. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. In English use, Becky 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
Becky through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 87,042
- 144 boys · 86,898 girls
- Most popular year
- 1959
- 4,755 babies
- 2025
- 36
- #3,992 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −25%
- Easing
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 36 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 3,992 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 24.8% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 4,755 in 1959. In 2025, Tennessee had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (5). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 68,256 as a first name in 2020; 113 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.
Becky’s family of names
In English usage, Becky is a diminutive of Rebecca. Becky has a related form in Becca. Becky is an affectionate form of Rebecca.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Becky has relatives in 4 languages. Lines run from its English roots to each of them.
Nicknames & forms 14
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 2
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 Becky
- Becky GAmerican singer (born 1997)
- Becky LynchIrish professional wrestler and actressborn 1987
- Becky SauerbrunnAmerican soccer playerborn 1985
- Becky HammonAmerican-Russian basketball player and coachborn 1977
- Becky HillBritish singer (born 1994)
- Becky JamesBritish cyclist from Walesborn 1991
- Becky ChambersAmerican authorborn 1985
- Becky Ann BakerAmerican actressborn 1953
- Becky DownieBritish artistic gymnastborn 1992
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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