male NAME · CURRENTLY #141

Beckett

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“From an English place name, traditionally interpreted as “bee cottage” or “dwelling by the brook.””

A surname-style given name also associated with the Irish playwright Samuel Beckett.

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SSA POPULARITY HISTORY

How Beckett has traveled through time

81995 352000 1462005 8812010 1,9212015 1,9112020 2,6252025
LATEST YEAR20252,625 births
PEAK RANK#141in 2025
CURRENT USAGE4.1% F95.9% M

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration. SSA excludes names with fewer than five occurrences in a geographic area.

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