Recorded 1919–1997 Girls' name Peak 1954 101 births

Rebacca — girls' name

101 babies named Rebacca in U.S. Social Security records since 1919, with the highest year being 1954. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s61920s51950s71960s151970s341980s111990s23
1970s
Peak decade

34% of everyone ever named Rebacca was born in this single decade.

1954
Single peak year

7 babies were named Rebacca in 1954 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Rebacca

The Social Security Administration has registered 101 babies named Rebacca between 1919 and 1997, spanning 79 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Rebacca currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1997. The name reached its historical peak in 1954, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Rebacca performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 34 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Rebacca shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in South Carolina, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Rebacca in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Rebacca 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 101 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.

Rebacca at a glance

Last recorded 1997

Total births

101

Since 1919

79 years of records

Peak year

1954

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1997

Active since

1919

Recorded for 79 years

Last year on file: 1997

Rebacca popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1997–1919

Last recorded 1997
Peak year (1954)
7
Annual births at peak — across 79 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 1997199119781974196919541919 6

Rebacca by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
34 births that decade — 34% of Rebacca's all-time total
1910s61920s51950s71960s151970s341980s111990s23

Rebacca by state

Where Rebacca concentrates geographically — total births since 1919

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Rebacca
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 South Carolina
5 5.0%
South Carolina share of Rebacca's total US births 5.0%

5 of 101 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Rebacca?
101 babies have been named Rebacca since 1919. It was last recorded in 1997. The peak year was 1954 with 7 births.
When was Rebacca most popular?
Rebacca was most popular in the 1970s decade with 34 total births. The single peak year was 1954.
Where is Rebacca most popular?
The top states for the name Rebacca are South Carolina (5 births).
How long has the name Rebacca been used?
Rebacca has been recorded in Social Security data since 1919, spanning 79 years of data through 1997.
What names are similar to Rebacca?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Rebecca, Rebekah, Reba, Rebeca, 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, 1919–1997 (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.