Beckett is a boy name with a modern feel, drawn from real birth records. Below you'll find what Beckett means and where it comes from, plus how many babies have been named Beckett across the United States, UK, Ireland and New Zealand, how popular Beckett has been over the decades, and the year it peaked.
Beckett is a boy name of Old English origin meaning “beehive, or brook”. An English surname, possibly meaning bee cottage or little brook.
| Country | Births on record |
|---|---|
| United States since 1880 | 30,530 births |
| England & Wales since 1996 | 171 births |
| Ireland since 1964 | 10 births |
Counts come from official national birth-registration statistics: U.S. Social Security Administration, England & Wales (Office for National Statistics), Scotland (National Records of Scotland), Northern Ireland (NISRA), Ireland (Central Statistics Office) and New Zealand (Dept. of Internal Affairs). Coverage spans differ, so totals aren't directly comparable across countries.
Babies named Beckett per year, United States (1966 to 2025). United States peaked in 2025 (2,625/yr) · England & Wales peaked in 2019 (17/yr) · Ireland peaked in 2021 (4/yr).
Beckett has been a fairly common baby name in the United States. It was most common in 2025, when it ranked #246 nationally (given to 2,645 babies that year), and a popular choice in the 2020s.
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