Girls' name · since 1888
Rebeca
Since 1888, U.S. Social Security records show 14,193 babies named Rebeca, peaking in 2003. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #1,332 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,339 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 14,193
- born since 1888
- 2000s
- peak decade
Rebeca currently ranks #1339 among girls' names in America, with 14,193 babies recorded since 1888.
Rebeca has 14,193 recorded births among girls since 1888, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #1339 as of the latest data, more common than 92% of girls, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1888 to 2025.
- #1,332 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #1,339 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 14,193 born since 1888
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rebeca ranks #1,332 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,339 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 14,193 born since 1888, peaking in the 2000s.
- #1,332 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,339 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 14,193
- born since 1888
- 2000s
- peak decade
Rebeca's 14,193 recorded births place it above 98.15% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
33 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Rebeca compares
14,193 Top 8% higher than 92% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Rebeca's all-time total is 38x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Rebeca | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 14,193 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 422 | 21 | 19,840 |
Rebeca's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Rebeca's SSA record in two at 1967 and the more recent half accounts for 88% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 12%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1888, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2003 peak of 422, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Rebeca popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1888–2025
- Peak year (2003)
- 422
- Annual births at peak, across 138 years of records
Rebeca popularity over time - boys
5 total births recorded since 1986 (Rebeca as boys' name)
Rebeca by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (3,122 births, 22% of the file).
2000s was Rebeca's strongest decade.
3,122 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 22% of all-time use.
Rebeca births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 5
1880s
5 births
- 1890s 5
1890s
5 births
- 1900s 20
1900s
20 births
- 1910s 84
1910s
84 births
- 1920s 249
1920s
249 births
- 1930s 213
1930s
213 births
- 1940s 204
1940s
204 births
- 1950s 392
1950s
392 births
- 1960s 717
1960s
717 births
- 1970s
1970s
1,298 births
- 1980s
1980s
1,798 births
- 1990s
1990s
3,105 births
- 2000s
2000s
3,122 births
- 2010s
2010s
1,941 births
- 2020s 1,040
2020s
1,040 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 3,122 births (22% of all-time use).
How Rebeca 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 Rebeca's total volume
Rebeca by state
Where Rebeca concentrates geographically, total births since 1888
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 3,787 | 26.7% |
| #2 | Texas | | 3,041 | 21.4% |
| #3 | Florida | | 803 | 5.7% |
| #4 | New York | | 768 | 5.4% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 563 | 4.0% |
| #6 | Arizona | | 313 | 2.2% |
| #7 | New Jersey | | 224 | 1.6% |
| #8 | Georgia | | 204 | 1.4% |
3,787 of 14,193 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 33 reporting states.
Rebeca appears in 33 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Rebeca's data
- Rebeca's decade-level peak was the 2000s (3,122 total births); usage has since declined to 1,040 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Rebecas (3,787 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Rebeca: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2003)
Similar record span (~137 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, 1888–2025 (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 Rebeca 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.