Rebecca
A girls’ name of Hebrew origin, meaning to bind, captivating.
Babies a year
1,423
the US, 2017
Rarity
Uncommon
among names in use
US popularity
#350
down from #342
UK popularity
#413
98 babies · down from #315
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 |
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. Its US peak was 16,740 in 1981.
Looking further back: between 1880 and 2008, Rebecca was most common in 1975, when it went to 0.89% of American babies of that sex.
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