Fun Facts About the Name Beca
- 11 babies named Beca: U.S. records list 11 babies given the name Beca from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Beca Mean?
Beca is a shortened form of Rebeca, the Spanish and Portuguese form of Rebecca. It is usually given the meaning "to bind" or "to tie," from the Hebrew name Rivqah. The exact etymology of Rivqah is uncertain: a common explanation connects it with a Hebrew root meaning "to tie" or "to bind," and some glosses relate it to a word for a snare. That literal explanation is traditional rather than certain.
Beca Name History & Origins
The Hebrew Rivqah is the name of Isaac's wife in Genesis and passed into Greek as Rebekka and into Latin as Rebecca. From the Latin biblical name came forms such as Spanish and Portuguese Rebeca. Beca is a clipped, familiar form of Rebeca; in English it also appears as a short form of Rebecca. The short form is a development of the full name rather than a separate ancient name. A modern fictional bearer is Beca Mitchell in the Pitch Perfect films, a recent cultural association rather than the source of the name.
How Popular is the Name Beca?
Beca has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 1993. Its best rank was #11,941 in 1993.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | #15,687 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1993 | #11,941 | 6 | 0.0003% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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How the Name Beca Shapes Your Personality and Life?
You can go to great heights and equally great depths. You are emotional and fixed in your opinions. You are hospitable, sentimental, often psychic, sometimes moody. You are ruled by love and the lack of it and feel a need to be encouraged and appreciated. You have an eventful, exciting life. You are versatile and have the ability to learn easily.
You are always looking for an opportunity to achieve financial and emotional security. You are basically peacemaker. You understand the law of harmony and desire to balance your life with those around you. You may feel incomplete without someone to share your love, ideals, wealth or work. You can be very sensitive and could appear a bit shy and perceptive. You have developed intuition, patience and the ability to nurture others. You can achieve the state of happiness if you are willing to accept your needs in a complimentary relationship and go to create them.
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