Rebecca
A girls’ name of Hebrew origin, meaning to bind, captivating.
How Rebecca has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #189 |
| 2016 | #205 |
| 2017 | #214 |
| 2018 | #212 |
| 2019 | #264 |
| 2020 | #250 |
| 2021 | #304 |
| 2022 | #296 |
| 2023 | #317 |
| 2024 | #342 |
| 2025 | #350 |
Rebecca by the numbers
In 2025, 98 babies in England and Wales were named Rebecca. In the US, 1,423 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
For the size of the two countries, it is given noticeably more often in the US than in England and Wales.
Its American peak was 16,740 babies in 1981, so it is a 1980s name that has since fallen a long way.
At its height, in 1975, about 1 in 110 American girls born that year was called Rebecca.
Names that come from Rebecca
Forms of Rebecca in other languages, names built from it, and names that mean a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.
- Rivkato bind; hebrew form of Rebecca335 in the US (2017)
- Rivkyto bind; a diminutive of Rebecca20 in England and Wales (2025)
- Beccato bind; a diminutive of Rebecca55 in the US (2017)
- Rivariver; also a diminutive of Rebecca45 in England and Wales (2025)
- Beckyto bind; a form of Rebecca42 in the US (2017)
- Rivkahto bind or join; Hebrew form of Rebecca28 in the US (2017)
- Becato bind; a form of Rebecca8 in England and Wales (2025)
- Rebekkahto bind or join; a form of Rebecca7 in the US (2017)
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Rebecca. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
Names about as common as Rebecca
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