Recorded 1955–2016 Girls' name Peak 1996 869 births

Rabecca — girls' name

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.

1950s111960s531970s1701980s2221990s2782000s1112010s24
1990s
Peak decade

32% of everyone ever named Rabecca was born in this single decade.

1996
Single peak year

37 babies were named Rabecca in 1996 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Rabecca

The Social Security Administration has registered 869 babies named Rabecca between 1955 and 2016, spanning 62 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Rabecca currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2016. The name reached its historical peak in 1996, when 37 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Rabecca performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 278 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Rabecca shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 43 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Michigan and Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Rabecca in 3 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Rabecca in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 869 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Rabecca at a glance

Last recorded 2016

Total births

869

Since 1955

62 years of records

Peak year

1996

37 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2016

Active since

1955

Recorded for 62 years

Last year on file: 2016

Rabecca popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2016–1955

Last recorded 2016
Peak year (1996)
37
Annual births at peak — across 62 years of records
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Rabecca by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
278 births that decade — 32% of Rabecca's all-time total
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Rabecca by state

Where Rabecca concentrates geographically — total births since 1955

Geographically diffuse
Top 3 states by recorded births for the name Rabecca
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
43 4.9%
#2 Michigan
13 1.5%
#3 Texas
5 0.6%
California share of Rabecca's total US births 4.9%
Even split

43 of 869 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Rabecca?
869 babies have been named Rabecca since 1955. It was last recorded in 2016. The peak year was 1996 with 37 births.
When was Rabecca most popular?
Rabecca was most popular in the 1990s decade with 278 total births. The single peak year was 1996.
Where is Rabecca most popular?
The top states for the name Rabecca are California (43 births), Michigan (13 births), Texas (5 births).
How long has the name Rabecca been used?
Rabecca has been recorded in Social Security data since 1955, spanning 62 years of data through 2016.
What names are similar to Rabecca?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Rabia, Rabab, Rabiah, Rabecka, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1955–2016 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.