Girls' name · since 1907
Rebbecca
Rebbecca has 2,315 recorded births since 1907 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1975 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #4,266 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 2,315
- born since 1907
- 1970s
- peak decade
Rebbecca is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 2,315 have been recorded since 1907.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rebbecca has been recorded 2,315 times among girls since 1907, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1970s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1907 to 2009.
- #4,266 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 2,315 born since 1907
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rebbecca ranks #4,266 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 2,315 born since 1907, peaking in the 1970s.
- #4,266 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 2,315
- born since 1907
- 1970s
- peak decade
Rebbecca's 2,315 recorded births place it above 94.1% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
12 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
Rebbecca's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Rebbecca's full recorded timeline at 1969, 60% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 40% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1907, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1975 peak of 74 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Rebbecca popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1907–2009
- Peak year (1975)
- 74
- Annual births at peak, across 103 years of records
Rebbecca by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (546 births, 24% of the file).
1970s was Rebbecca's strongest decade.
546 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 24% of all-time use.
Rebbecca births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1900s 5
1900s
5 births
- 1920s 69
1920s
69 births
- 1930s 24
1930s
24 births
- 1940s 97
1940s
97 births
- 1950s
1950s
378 births
- 1960s
1960s
381 births
- 1970s
1970s
546 births
- 1980s
1980s
455 births
- 1990s
1990s
271 births
- 2000s 89
2000s
89 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 546 births (24% of all-time use).
How Rebbecca 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 Rebbecca's total volume
Rebbecca by state
Where Rebbecca concentrates geographically, total births since 1907
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 125 | 5.4% |
| #2 | Texas | | 92 | 4.0% |
| #3 | Michigan | | 31 | 1.3% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 26 | 1.1% |
| #5 | Ohio | | 20 | 0.9% |
| #6 | Florida | | 15 | 0.6% |
| #7 | New York | | 15 | 0.6% |
| #8 | Missouri | | 10 | 0.4% |
125 of 2,315 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 12 reporting states.
Rebbecca appears in 12 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Rebbecca's data
- Rebbecca's decade-level peak was the 1970s (546 total births); usage has since declined to 89 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Rebbeccas (125 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 Rebbecca: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1975)
Similar record span (~102 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, 1907–2009 (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 Rebbecca 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.