Rebecca
#349 for girls in 2025, 872 births · Last seen for boys in 2017 at #9,696
Given to girls 99.7% of the time
- Peak · girls
- 1974 · 15,163 births
- Debut · girls
- 236 births
- In top 100 · girls
- 72 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 755,992since 1880
Rebecca over time
Rank among girls' names. Click any year to open it.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #349 | 872 | — | |
| 2024 | #340 | 918 | — | |
| 2023 | #315 | 985 | — | |
| 2022 | #295 | 1,075 | — | |
| 2021 | #304 | 1,051 | — | |
| 2020 | #248 | 1,212 | — | |
| 2019 | #263 | 1,263 | — | |
| 2018 | #211 | 1,459 | — | |
| 2017 | #214 | 1,433 | #9,696 | 7 |
| 2016 | #205 | 1,580 | — | |
| 2015 | #188 | 1,728 | — | |
| 2014 | #181 | 1,782 | — | |
| 2013 | #177 | 1,806 | — | |
| 2012 | #157 | 2,019 | — | |
| 2011 | #148 | 2,119 | — | |
| 2010 | #134 | 2,299 | — | |
| 2009 | #132 | 2,473 | #12,491 | 5 |
| 2008 | #118 | 2,922 | #9,019 | 8 |
| 2007 | #105 | 3,215 | #12,367 | 5 |
| 2006 | #96 | 3,573 | #10,662 | 6 |
| 2005 | #81 | 4,018 | #7,640 | 9 |
| 2004 | #70 | 4,474 | #4,005 | 22 |
| 2003 | #62 | 4,873 | #9,581 | 6 |
| 2002 | #54 | 5,222 | #7,643 | 8 |
| 2001 | #46 | 5,893 | #8,339 | 7 |
| 2000 | #39 | 7,078 | #7,416 | 8 |
| 1999 | #38 | 7,437 | #5,656 | 11 |
| 1998 | #30 | 8,423 | #5,466 | 11 |
| 1997 | #25 | 9,634 | #5,642 | 10 |
| 1996 | #24 | 10,626 | #4,878 | 12 |
| 1995 | #28 | 9,911 | #4,280 | 14 |
| 1994 | #24 | 11,284 | #3,911 | 16 |
| 1993 | #22 | 12,321 | #3,246 | 20 |
| 1992 | #20 | 13,110 | #3,220 | 20 |
| 1991 | #21 | 13,298 | #2,227 | 32 |
| 1990 | #21 | 13,677 | #1,909 | 40 |
| 1989 | #24 | 12,436 | #1,150 | 85 |
| 1988 | #26 | 11,877 | #1,768 | 39 |
| 1987 | #25 | 11,627 | #1,534 | 46 |
| 1986 | #26 | 11,793 | #1,299 | 56 |
| 1985 | #25 | 12,705 | #1,333 | 52 |
| 1984 | #23 | 13,348 | #1,422 | 45 |
| 1983 | #19 | 14,714 | #1,178 | 59 |
| 1982 | #15 | 15,730 | #1,140 | 64 |
| 1981 | #12 | 16,737 | #1,143 | 64 |
| 1980 | #17 | 15,281 | #1,357 | 48 |
| 1979 | #17 | 14,548 | #1,270 | 52 |
| 1978 | #17 | 13,796 | #1,186 | 56 |
| 1977 | #17 | 14,196 | #1,144 | 58 |
| 1976 | #12 | 14,491 | #1,179 | 53 |
| 1975 | #11 | 13,925 | #982 | 70 |
| 1974 | #10 | 15,163 | #1,182 | 49 |
| 1973 | #10 | 14,868 | #1,082 | 56 |
| 1972 | #14 | 13,252 | #1,007 | 64 |
| 1971 | #23 | 12,192 | #1,214 | 46 |
| 1970 | #29 | 10,854 | #1,582 | 29 |
| 1969 | #28 | 10,950 | #1,280 | 38 |
| 1968 | #33 | 10,225 | #1,478 | 28 |
| 1967 | #39 | 9,823 | #1,388 | 30 |
| 1966 | #40 | 9,777 | #1,237 | 37 |
| 1965 | #41 | 10,211 | #1,483 | 27 |
| 1964 | #46 | 9,474 | #1,655 | 23 |
| 1963 | #44 | 9,393 | #1,455 | 29 |
| 1962 | #47 | 9,403 | #1,713 | 22 |
| 1961 | #44 | 10,236 | #1,467 | 30 |
| 1960 | #38 | 9,970 | #1,658 | 24 |
| 1959 | #38 | 10,475 | #1,806 | 20 |
| 1958 | #41 | 10,416 | #2,026 | 16 |
| 1957 | #34 | 11,482 | #1,388 | 32 |
| 1956 | #27 | 12,168 | #1,821 | 19 |
| 1955 | #27 | 12,398 | #1,682 | 21 |
| 1954 | #26 | 13,208 | #1,706 | 20 |
| 1953 | #24 | 12,959 | #1,677 | 21 |
| 1952 | #30 | 12,227 | #1,582 | 23 |
| 1951 | #32 | 10,932 | #1,972 | 15 |
| 1950 | #36 | 9,425 | #1,815 | 17 |
| 1949 | #40 | 8,778 | #1,754 | 18 |
| 1948 | #50 | 6,795 | #1,881 | 16 |
| 1947 | #52 | 6,333 | #2,169 | 13 |
| 1946 | #68 | 4,840 | #2,403 | 10 |
| 1945 | #85 | 3,331 | #2,996 | 6 |
| 1944 | #84 | 3,246 | #2,080 | 12 |
| 1943 | #87 | 3,270 | #2,964 | 7 |
| 1942 | #85 | 3,241 | #2,268 | 11 |
| 1941 | #86 | 2,924 | #2,656 | 8 |
| 1940 | #96 | 2,555 | #1,983 | 13 |
| 1939 | #134 | 1,796 | #2,449 | 9 |
| 1938 | #145 | 1,573 | #2,646 | 8 |
| 1937 | #166 | 1,210 | #2,479 | 9 |
| 1936 | #164 | 1,200 | #2,301 | 10 |
| 1935 | #163 | 1,208 | — | |
| 1934 | #165 | 1,161 | #3,277 | 6 |
| 1933 | #169 | 1,072 | — | |
| 1932 | #162 | 1,192 | #3,092 | 7 |
| 1931 | #170 | 1,089 | #2,864 | 8 |
| 1930 | #176 | 1,114 | #3,289 | 7 |
| 1929 | #181 | 1,084 | — | |
| 1928 | #183 | 1,121 | — | |
| 1927 | #170 | 1,260 | #3,780 | 6 |
| 1926 | #185 | 1,144 | #4,201 | 5 |
| 1925 | #182 | 1,203 | #3,155 | 8 |
| 1924 | #171 | 1,358 | #3,867 | 6 |
| 1923 | #174 | 1,274 | #3,467 | 7 |
| 1922 | #173 | 1,296 | #3,532 | 7 |
| 1921 | #175 | 1,272 | — | |
| 1920 | #175 | 1,269 | #3,208 | 8 |
| 1919 | #170 | 1,267 | — | |
| 1918 | #172 | 1,243 | #2,699 | 10 |
| 1917 | #165 | 1,215 | — | |
| 1916 | #169 | 1,132 | — | |
| 1915 | #159 | 1,169 | — | |
| 1914 | #162 | 890 | #2,651 | 7 |
| 1913 | #158 | 739 | #2,821 | 5 |
| 1912 | #144 | 754 | — | |
| 1911 | #148 | 546 | — | |
| 1910 | #154 | 519 | — | |
| 1909 | #151 | 470 | #1,155 | 7 |
| 1908 | #148 | 451 | — | |
| 1907 | #159 | 400 | — | |
| 1906 | #150 | 397 | — | |
| 1905 | #148 | 402 | — | |
| 1904 | #146 | 371 | — | |
| 1903 | #154 | 334 | — | |
| 1902 | #144 | 382 | — | |
| 1901 | #144 | 342 | — | |
| 1900 | #125 | 503 | — | |
| 1899 | #135 | 347 | — | |
| 1898 | #136 | 376 | — | |
| 1897 | #129 | 376 | — | |
| 1896 | #128 | 371 | — | |
| 1895 | #122 | 386 | — | |
| 1894 | #118 | 399 | — | |
| 1893 | #120 | 358 | — | |
| 1892 | #124 | 353 | — | |
| 1891 | #123 | 320 | — | |
| 1890 | #107 | 374 | — | |
| 1889 | #114 | 337 | — | |
| 1888 | #111 | 337 | — | |
| 1887 | #110 | 275 | — | |
| 1886 | #95 | 355 | — | |
| 1885 | #99 | 302 | — | |
| 1884 | #102 | 278 | — | |
| 1883 | #103 | 244 | — | |
| 1882 | #99 | 259 | — | |
| 1881 | #96 | 226 | — | |
| 1880 | #92 | 236 | — | |
In the first year the SSA published name data, Rebecca was already there! It came in at #92, and was given to 236 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1880–1885, when fewer than 310 girls a year got the name.
Where Rebecca is popular in 1918
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- South Carolina#49 · 1 in 173
- New Mexico#72 · 1 in 249
- Virginia#89 · 1 in 331
- North Carolina#90 · 1 in 329
- Arizona#95 · 1 in 319
Best ever in a state: #4 in Utah, 1973.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Carolina | #49 | 126 | 1 in 173 |
| New Mexico | #72 | 15 | 1 in 249 |
| Virginia | #89 | 82 | 1 in 331 |
| North Carolina | #90 | 103 | 1 in 329 |
| Arizona | #95 | 10 | 1 in 319 |
| Mississippi | #104 | 48 | 1 in 402 |
| Florida | #105 | 23 | 1 in 425 |
| Maryland | #106 | 27 | 1 in 509 |
| Tennessee | #106 | 61 | 1 in 422 |
| Alabama | #115 | 57 | 1 in 470 |
| District of Columbia | #118 | 5 | 1 in 593 |
| Hawaii | #123 | 7 | 1 in 385 |
| Kentucky | #123 | 50 | 1 in 541 |
| Georgia | #125 | 62 | 1 in 554 |
| West Virginia | #130 | 30 | 1 in 585 |
| Vermont | #133 | 5 | 1 in 525 |
| Pennsylvania | #147 | 96 | 1 in 1,037 |
| Indiana | #178 | 22 | 1 in 1,180 |
| New Jersey | #180 | 23 | 1 in 1,376 |
| South Dakota | #180 | 7 | 1 in 922 |
| Louisiana | #184 | 25 | 1 in 829 |
| New York | #187 | 82 | 1 in 1,234 |
| Massachusetts | #188 | 24 | 1 in 1,539 |
| Utah | #193 | 6 | 1 in 875 |
| Maine | #196 | 6 | 1 in 1,073 |
| Texas | #205 | 56 | 1 in 884 |
| Ohio | #208 | 35 | 1 in 1,558 |
| Colorado | #224 | 6 | 1 in 1,371 |
| Oklahoma | #225 | 20 | 1 in 1,167 |
| Arkansas | #242 | 15 | 1 in 1,300 |
| Michigan | #248 | 16 | 1 in 2,291 |
| Connecticut | #255 | 5 | 1 in 2,938 |
| Missouri | #262 | 16 | 1 in 1,921 |
| California | #263 | 12 | 1 in 1,921 |
| Iowa | #308 | 8 | 1 in 2,751 |
| Illinois | #313 | 19 | 1 in 3,263 |
| Kansas | #323 | 6 | 1 in 2,658 |
| Wisconsin | #392 | 5 | 1 in 4,997 |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
| Delaware | — | — | — |
| Idaho | — | — | — |
| Minnesota | — | — | — |
| Montana | — | — | — |
| Nebraska | — | — | — |
| Nevada | — | — | — |
| New Hampshire | — | — | — |
| North Dakota | — | — | — |
| Oregon | — | — | — |
| Rhode Island | — | — | — |
| Washington | — | — | — |
| Wyoming | — | — | — |
Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Rebecca
- 9 spots since 2024 (#340 → #349)
- 101 spots since 2020 (#248 → #349)
- 161 spots since 2015 (#188 → #349)
- Biggest jump: 38 spots in 1940 (#134 → #96)
- Biggest drop: 56 spots in 2021 (#248 → #304)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1974 at #10 (15,163 births)
- Births halved by 1999, 25 yrs later
- Top 10: 2 yrs · run 1973–1974
- Top 100: 72 yrs · run 1940–2006
- Top 1,000: 146 yrs · run 1880–2025
- Highest: 1 in 97 girls born in 1974 were named Rebecca (1.0%)
- Latest: 1 in 1,843 girls born in 2025 (0.05%)
- 18.2% of all girls named Rebecca (137,285) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 2,849 | #92 (1880) | #102 |
| 1890s | 3,660 | #107 (1890) | #124 |
| 1900s | 4,052 | #125 (1900) | #147 |
| 1910s | 9,474 | #144 (1912) | #160 |
| 1920s | 12,281 | #170 (1927) | #177 |
| 1930s | 12,615 | #134 (1939) | #161 |
| 1940s | 45,313 | #40 (1949) | #73 |
| 1950s | 115,690 | #24 (1953) | #32 |
| 1960s | 99,462 | #28 (1969) | #40 |
| 1970s | 137,285 | #10 (1974) | #16 |
| 1980s | 136,248 | #12 (1981) | #21 |
| 1990s | 109,721 | #20 (1992) | #25 |
| 2000s | 43,741 | #39 (2000) | #80 |
| 2010s | 17,488 | #134 (2010) | #188 |
| 2020s | 6,113 | #248 (2020) | #309 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Rebecca in 1918
Top girls' names in 1918
Top boys' names in 1918
More about 1918
girls
1,157,631 girls got a published name in 1918; 1 in 931 of them was named Rebecca, which outranked 96.9% of the 5,585 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- ↑ 547Jesse#1,507 → #960
- ↑ 494Liberty#1,079 → #585
- ↑ 389Marilynn#1,337 → #948
- ↑ 312Margueritte#1,281 → #969
- ↑ 306Syble#807 → #501
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,013,480 boys got a published name in 1918; 1 in 101,348 of them was named Rebecca, which outranked 43.9% of the 4,813 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 31.0% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
- #2,543Wendelin11
- #2,543Zachary11
- #2,543Zygmund11
- #2,699Rebecca10
- #2,699Adams10
- #2,699Aldine10
- #2,699Alfonza10
- #2,882Abie9
- #2,882Adalberto9
- #2,882Adin9
Tied with 182 names at #2,699; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.