Becca
Becca is a feminine given name, often a short form of Rebecca. Notable people with the name include:
- English
Meaning & Origin of Becca
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Becca is a feminine given name, often a short form of Rebecca. Notable people with the name include:
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- English
The Story of Becca
American parents first put Becca on the record books as a baby girl name in 1948, with 6 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1993, when 141 Beccas were born — ranking #1,228 that year. The 1990s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 32% of all recorded Beccas. In the latest 2026 data it stands at #3,681 among baby girl names with 41 births, falling sharply (-20%). In total, more than 3K Beccas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1940s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Variants & Related Forms of Becca
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Becca. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
Names that sound like Becca
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About the name Becca
Becca is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1948 and has accumulated 3K births in the dataset. Becca's peak popularity came in 1993 when it ranked #1,228. Use the chart and map above to compare Becca's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.