Baby Name Popularity Profile

Beck

Data-driven SSA statistics, rankings, and historical trends for Beck.

✦ Stream or brook 🌍 English, German Nature
National Rank (2025) #913
All-Time Peak Rank #913 Achieved 2025
Total U.S. Births 3,983 since 1880
Unisex Distribution 96.4% Boy / 3.6% Girl Overwhelmingly Male
Girl Rank (2025) Unranked rare/no Girl usage
First Recorded 1957 Data through: 2025
Peak Decade 2010s 259 births in 2025
💡 The Beck Vibe: Considered a Rising Star. A high-velocity modern choice demonstrating rapid, sustained growth in recent registries.

🌍 Meaning & Etymology

Primary Meaning Stream or brook
Language Origin English, German
Origin Type multiple
Derived from Old Norse 'bekkr' or Old High German 'bach', both meaning 'stream' or 'brook'. Also used as a surname.
Pronunciation: BEK
Themes & Categories
Nature
Etymology confidence: Medium · Under review

📊 Popularity Over Time (1880 – 2025)

Annual registration volume (number of births) for Beck across 146 years of SSA data.

Historical Timeline (1880 - 2025)
18801920196020002025
Recent Decade (2015 - 2025)
5-Year Trend (2020–2025) +32.1%
10-Year Trend (2015–2025) +75.0%
2015: 148 births 148 2016: 170 births 2017: 127 births 2018: 116 births 2019: 158 births 2020: 196 births 196 2021: 199 births 2022: 219 births 2023: 211 births 2024: 223 births 2025: 259 births 259
2015 2020 2025

📈 Popularity Milestones

Busiest Year on Record 259 births in 2025
Years in Top 100 0 yrs
Years in Top 500 0 yrs
Longest Streak 41 yrs
Decade-by-Decade Registration Volumes
1880s: 0
1890s: 0
1900s: 0
1910s: 0
1920s: 0
1930s: 0
1940s: 0
1950s: 5
1960s: 0
1970s: 0
1980s: 50
1990s: 196
2000s: 1,061
2010s: 1,364
2020s: 1,307

📐 Sound & Spelling Structure

Phonetic Syllables Beck
Letter Count 4 letters
Spelling Complexity Easy
Length Percentile Longer than 1.4% of names
Linguistic Profile: It is an isogram, meaning no two letters are repeated. Longer than 1.4% of SSA names. Starts with B, a letter used by only 3.6% of SSA names.

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📍 Authentic State & Regional Rankings

Highest Ranking State Utah
Top States Utah, Colorado, Minnesota, Idaho, Texas
States with Data 30
State 2025 Rank Total Births Peak Year 5-Yr Velocity
Utah #353 284 2020 Insufficient historical volume
Colorado #387 134 2025 Insufficient historical volume
Minnesota #591 112 2005 Insufficient historical volume
Idaho Unranked 21 2021 Insufficient historical volume
Texas #978 376 2022 4.0% Decline
Washington #812 63 2021 Insufficient historical volume
California #1204 366 2013 Insufficient historical volume
Arizona #936 41 2024 Insufficient historical volume
Indiana #669 77 2022 Insufficient historical volume
North Carolina #1294 76 2021 Insufficient historical volume
Oregon #620 24 2024 Insufficient historical volume
Florida #1366 89 2009 Insufficient historical volume
Oklahoma #630 34 2017 Insufficient historical volume
Michigan #913 72 2024 Insufficient historical volume
Iowa #499 25 2014 Insufficient historical volume
Illinois #685 89 2025 Insufficient historical volume
Kansas #432 19 2025 Insufficient historical volume
Missouri #795 37 2023 Insufficient historical volume
Tennessee #938 35 2024 Insufficient historical volume
Ohio #859 74 2025 Insufficient historical volume
Georgia #1000 44 2020 Insufficient historical volume
Wisconsin #624 31 2023 Insufficient historical volume
Virginia #1109 35 2005 Insufficient historical volume
Louisiana #536 20 2025 Insufficient historical volume
Kentucky #636 19 2023 Insufficient historical volume
Pennsylvania Unranked 49 2006 Insufficient historical volume
Nebraska Unranked 5 2022 Insufficient historical volume
New York #1218 33 2025 Insufficient historical volume
South Carolina #751 5 2025 Insufficient historical volume
New Jersey Unranked 5 2005 Insufficient historical volume

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