How Many People Are Named Becker?
An estimated 498 people in the United States have the first name Becker. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 12 years old, and Becker peaked in popularity in 2018 with 31 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Becker as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Becker paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
498
About 1 in 688,262 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
12
years old
Peak Year
2018
31 births
Total Registered
502
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Becker
Becker is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 502 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Becker as a male name
Ranked #4,434 in 2024
23 male births in 2024
Peak: 2018 (31 births)
Becker: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Becker span from the 1980s to the 2020s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 227 babies were registered. While Becker is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Becker by Decade
How has Becker tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Becker by State
Becker + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Becker as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Becker
Other first names starting with B with a similar number of bearers.
Becker: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Becker?
We estimate approximately 498 people named Becker are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 688,262 Americans share this first name.
Is Becker a common name?
Becker is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 84.5% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 502 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Becker most popular?
Becker reached peak popularity in 2018, when 31 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Becker is approximately 12 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Becker a male name?
Becker is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Becker Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Becker Smith, Becker Johnson, Becker Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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