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Girl · Hebrew, through English
Becky
Say it: BEK-ee
Meaning
A pet form of Rebecca, from Hebrew Rivqah, whose meaning is uncertain (a root meaning 'to tie, bind' is often proposed).
Uncertainseveral explanations, none settled.
Used as a full name in the US mostly in the 1950s to 1970s.
Its wave through time
A fashion of the 1950s
In the United States
- 86,866 babies given this name since 1880
- At its height in 1959, about 1 in 426 girls
- 41 babies in 2020
Through the ages
Used by
The family of the name
Other spellings: Becki, Beckie
Famous bearers
- Becky Thatcher, character in Tom Sawyer
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Where this comes from
- Well-known works of literature
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
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