Top Baby Names

Origin and Meaning of First Names.

Beckett

Gender

Male

Origin

English
Melissa Ethridges son
Little mouth; a surname

Syllables

2

Themes

  • Surname

Pronunciation

b(e)-cke-tt

Celebrity Babies

Son of Melissa Etheridge

Popularity in the USA

  • Boys: peak in 2025 (rank #141, 2,518 births)
  • Girls: peak in 2022 (rank #1646, 128 births); most recent 2025 (rank #1855, 107 births)
Births by year in the USA
YearBoysGirls
20252,518107
20242,186111
20231,87397
20221,963128
20211,923125
20201,810101
20191,772106
20181,65274
20171,68785
20161,83993

Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data

Popularity in England and Wales

  • Boys: peak in 2021 (rank #1393, 18 births); most recent 2025 (rank #1538, 17 births)
Births by year in England and Wales
YearBoys
202517
202415
20239
20229
202118
202014
201917
201810
201716
201610

Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Ireland

  • Boys: peak in 2021 (rank #603, 4 births); most recent 2025 (rank #787, 3 births)
Births by year in Ireland
YearBoys
20253
2024–
2023–
2022–
20214
2020–
20193
2018–
2017–
2016–

Top girl names · Top boy names in Ireland (2025)

Source: Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland, Irish Babies' Names (tables VSA50 and VSA60), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Changes: spellings that differ only by accents (for example Rian and Rían) are counted together. Data years: 1964 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in British Columbia (Canada)

  • Boys: peak in 2015 (rank #135, 35 births); most recent 2023 (rank #257, 13 births)
Births by year in British Columbia (Canada)
YearBoys
202313
202221
202118
202021
201924
201820
201728
201626
201535
201426

Top girl names · Top boy names in British Columbia (Canada) (2023)

Source: British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency, Most popular baby names for the past 100 years. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia. Changes: names are shown in title case. Data years: 1924 to 2023. Original data · Licence