Meaning & Origin
A diminutive of the female given name Rebecca.
Becky is a girl's and boy's baby name of Hebrew origin, a diminutive of Rebecca, from the Hebrew Rivkah, meaning 'to bind' or 'to tie,' possibly also connected to a word meaning 'captivating' or 'beautiful.' In the Old Testament, Rebecca was the wife of Isaac and mother of Jacob and Esau.
Becky was enormously popular in the 1960s and 1970s as a standalone name for American girls. It has a wholesome, Midwestern directness — the kind of name that suggests someone straightforward and warm. In recent years, 'Becky' acquired an additional layer as internet slang for a certain type of clueless privilege, which has complicated but also intriguingly layered its cultural identity.