Total births
27
Girls' name · since 1959
Rebba
Rebba has 27 recorded births since 1959 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1988 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- 27
- total births
- 1959–1993
- years on record
- 1980s
- peak decade
- 41%
- born in that decade
27 girls have been named Rebba since 1959, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Rebba has 27 recorded births among girls since 1959, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1980s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1959 to 1993.
- 27 total births
- 1959–1993 years on record
- 1980s peak decade
- 41% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
27 girls have been named Rebba since 1959, peaking in the 1980s, last recorded in 1993.
- 27
- total births
- 1959–1993
- years on record
- 1980s
- peak decade
- 41%
- born in that decade
1980s
Peak decade
41% of everyone ever named Rebba was born in this single decade.
1988
Single peak year
6 babies were named Rebba in 1988 - its busiest year on record.
Rebba's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Rebba's full recorded timeline at 1988, 63% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 37% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1959, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1988 peak of 6 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Rebba at a glance
Last recorded 1993Peak year
1988
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1959
Rebba popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1959–1993
- Peak year (1988)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 35 years of records
Rebba by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1980s was Rebba's strongest decade.
11 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 41% of all-time use.
Rebba births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s
1950s
5 births
- 1980s
1980s
11 births
- 1990s
1990s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 11 births (41% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Rebba? ▼
Since 1959, Social Security records show 27 babies named Rebba. The most recent recorded year was 1993. Its busiest year on record was 1988, with 6 births.
When was Rebba most popular? ▼
Rebba was most popular in the 1980s decade with 11 total births. The single peak year was 1988.
How long has the name Rebba been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Rebba since 1959 -- 35 years through the most recent 1993 data.
What names are similar to Rebba? ▼
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.
What to do with Rebba's data
- Rebba's usage has stayed within range of its 1980s decade-level peak (11 total births) through the 1990s (11) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 1959–1993 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Rebba: Baby Name Since 1959 - 27 Births, Peak 1988." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/rebba. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Rebba 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 July 2026.