Girls' name · since 1955
Rabecca
869 babies named Rabecca in U.S. Social Security records since 1955, with the highest year being 1996. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #8,273 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 869
- born since 1955
- 1990s
- peak decade
Rabecca is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 869 have been recorded since 1955.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rabecca has been recorded 869 times among girls since 1955, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1955 to 2016.
- #8,273 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 869 born since 1955
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rabecca ranks #8,273 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 869 born since 1955, peaking in the 1990s.
- #8,273 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 869
- born since 1955
- 1990s
- peak decade
Rabecca's 869 recorded births place it above 88.56% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by California.
Rabecca's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Rabecca's SSA record in two at 1987 and the more recent half accounts for 54% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 46%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1955, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1996 peak of 37, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Rabecca popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1955–2016
- Peak year (1996)
- 37
- Annual births at peak, across 62 years of records
Rabecca by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (278 births, 32% of the file).
1990s was Rabecca's strongest decade.
278 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 32% of all-time use.
Rabecca births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 11
1950s
11 births
- 1960s 53
1960s
53 births
- 1970s
1970s
170 births
- 1980s
1980s
222 births
- 1990s
1990s
278 births
- 2000s 111
2000s
111 births
- 2010s 24
2010s
24 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 278 births (32% of all-time use).
How Rabecca compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Rabecca's total volume
Rabecca by state
Where Rabecca concentrates geographically, total births since 1955
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 43 | 4.9% |
| #2 | Michigan | | 13 | 1.5% |
| #3 | Texas | | 5 | 0.6% |
43 of 869 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Rabecca's data
- Rabecca's decade-level peak was the 1990s (278 total births); usage has since declined to 24 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Rabeccas (43 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Rabecca: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1996)
Similar record span (~61 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1955–2016 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Rabecca draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.