What Does the Name Beckett Mean?

Beckett is a boy's name of English origin meaning “bee cottage; or dweller by the stream.”

Updated June 2026

Name	Beckett
Gender	male
Origin	English
Meaning	bee cottage; or dweller by the stream
Variants	Becket, Beckitt, Beck
Popularity	A modern surname-name that has risen quickly in the US, now well within the top 200 for boys.

The meaning and origin of Beckett

The name Beckett means “bee cottage; or dweller by the stream” and has English origins. Beckett is an English surname turned given name, derived from Old English beo ('bee') and cot ('cottage'), or alternatively from a word for a small stream. It carries literary prestige through Nobel laureate Samuel Beckett and historical weight through Saint Thomas Becket.

Variants and related names

Beckett is related to several other names you may recognize: Becket, Beckitt, Beck. These share a common root or are spelling and language variants of the same name.

How popular is the name Beckett?

A modern surname-name that has risen quickly in the US, now well within the top 200 for boys.

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