Beckham

Meaning of Beckham

Beckham began as a surname, taken from East and West Beckham in Norfolk, England. The place name comes from Old English and means the homestead of a man called Becca. Beckham is pronounced BEK-uhm and can be shortened to Beck.

The name is best known through David Beckham, the English soccer player and former England captain, and its rise as a first name is widely linked to his fame.

In the U.S., just 5 boys were named Beckham in 2000, when it ranked 10,349th. It climbed almost every year after that and reached No. 168 in 2024, its highest rank. It held that spot in 2025, when 2,185 boys were given the name, the most in any year.