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Beckett
Say it: BEK-it
Meaning
From an English surname of uncertain origin, possibly from Middle English bek 'beak' or a place name.
Uncertainseveral explanations, none settled.
Rose in the US in the 2010s.
Its wave through time
Popular now
In the United States
- 19,463 babies given this name since 1966
- At its height in 2020, about 1 in 950 boys
- 1,896 babies in 2020
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Where this comes from
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
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