Recorded 1907–2009 Girls' name Peak 1975 2,315 births

Rebbecca — girls' name

2,315 babies named Rebbecca in U.S. Social Security records since 1907, with the highest year being 1975. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1900s51920s691930s241940s971950s3781960s3811970s5461980s4551990s2712000s89
1970s
Peak decade

24% of everyone ever named Rebbecca was born in this single decade.

1975
Single peak year

74 babies were named Rebbecca in 1975 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Rebbecca

The Social Security Administration has registered 2,315 babies named Rebbecca between 1907 and 2009, spanning 103 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Rebbecca currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2009. The name reached its historical peak in 1975, when 74 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Rebbecca performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 546 births during that ten-year window. Across the 10 decades of recorded activity, Rebbecca shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 125 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and Michigan. In total, SSA state-level files list Rebbecca in 12 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Rebbecca 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 2,315 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.

Rebbecca at a glance

Last recorded 2009

Total births

2,315

Since 1907

103 years of records

Peak year

1975

74 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2009

Active since

1907

Recorded for 103 years

Last year on file: 2009

Rebbecca popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2009–1907

Last recorded 2009
Peak year (1975)
74
Annual births at peak — across 103 years of records
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Rebbecca by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
546 births that decade — 24% of Rebbecca's all-time total
1900s51920s691930s241940s971950s3781960s3811970s5461980s4551990s2712000s89

Rebbecca by state

Where Rebbecca concentrates geographically — total births since 1907

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Rebbecca
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%
California share of Rebbecca's total US births 5.4%
Even split

125 of 2,315 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 12 reporting states.

Rebbecca appears in 12 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Rebbecca?
2,315 babies have been named Rebbecca since 1907. It was last recorded in 2009. The peak year was 1975 with 74 births.
When was Rebbecca most popular?
Rebbecca was most popular in the 1970s decade with 546 total births. The single peak year was 1975.
Where is Rebbecca most popular?
The top states for the name Rebbecca are California (125 births), Texas (92 births), Michigan (31 births).
How long has the name Rebbecca been used?
Rebbecca has been recorded in Social Security data since 1907, spanning 103 years of data through 2009.
What names are similar to Rebbecca?
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.

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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, 1907–2009 (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.