Name profile

Beckham

An English place-derived surname meaning “Becca’s homestead.”

US rank (2025)#168

Meaning and history

Beckham comes from an English surname based on a place name meaning Becca's homestead, with Becca being an Old English byname associated with a pickaxe. Its modern use as a first name was strongly influenced by footballer David Beckham. A notable given-name bearer is Indonesian footballer Beckham Putra.

Popularity over timeUS births · boys
20062006: 131 births, rank #1,273
2007: 173 births, rank #1,073
2008: 231 births, rank #899
2009: 254 births, rank #843
2010: 303 births, rank #749
20112011: 360 births, rank #651
2012: 492 births, rank #530
2013: 504 births, rank #528
2014: 575 births, rank #490
2015: 923 births, rank #359
20162016: 1,120 births, rank #313
2017: 1,271 births, rank #285
2018: 1,184 births, rank #295
2019: 1,364 births, rank #266
2020: 1,412 births, rank #248
20212021: 1,723 births, rank #223
2022: 1,833 births, rank #204
2023: 1,838 births, rank #199
2024: 2,184 births, rank #168
20252025: 2,185 births, rank #168

Beckham held steady at #168 for boys between 2024 and 2025. That year also produced its highest recorded birth count, at 2,185.