Total births
1,571
Girls' name · since 1951
Rebeccah
1,571 babies named Rebeccah in U.S. Social Security records since 1951, with the highest year being 1991. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- 1,571
- total births
- 1951–2017
- years on record
- 1990s
- peak decade
- 35%
- born in that decade
Rebeccah is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 1,571 have been recorded since 1951.
Rebeccah has 1,571 recorded births among girls since 1951, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1951 to 2017.
- 1,571 total births
- 1951–2017 years on record
- 1990s peak decade
- 35% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
1,571 girls have been named Rebeccah since 1951, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 2017.
- 1,571
- total births
- 1951–2017
- years on record
- 1990s
- peak decade
- 35%
- born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade
35% of everyone ever named Rebeccah was born in this single decade.
1991
Single peak year
186 babies were named Rebeccah in 1991 - its busiest year on record.
Rebeccah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Rebeccah splits its recorded history at 1983: 62% of all births land in the more recent half, 38% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1957 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1991 peak of 186 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Rebeccah at a glance
Last recorded 2017Peak year
1991
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1951
Rebeccah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1951–2017
- Peak year (1991)
- 186
- Annual births at peak, across 67 years of records
Rebeccah by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1990s was Rebeccah's strongest decade.
552 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 35% of all-time use.
Rebeccah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 96
1950s
96 births
- 1960s 125
1960s
125 births
- 1970s
1970s
273 births
- 1980s
1980s
340 births
- 1990s
1990s
552 births
- 2000s 155
2000s
155 births
- 2010s 30
2010s
30 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 552 births (35% of all-time use).
How Rebeccah 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 Rebeccah's total volume
Rebeccah vs 15 similarly-sized girls names
Rebeccah by state
Where Rebeccah concentrates geographically, total births since 1951
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 76 | 4.8% |
| #2 | New York | | 35 | 2.2% |
| #3 | Pennsylvania | | 27 | 1.7% |
| #4 | Florida | | 22 | 1.4% |
| #5 | Texas | | 17 | 1.1% |
| #6 | New Jersey | | 12 | 0.8% |
| #7 | Illinois | | 7 | 0.4% |
| #8 | Missouri | | 7 | 0.4% |
California share of Rebeccah's total US births 4.8%
Even split
76 of 1,571 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 16 reporting states.
Rebeccah appears in 16 states. Explore state details →
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Rebeccah? ▼
Rebeccah has been given to 1,571 babies in the U.S. since 1951, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 2017. 186 babies were born in 1991, its single highest year.
When was Rebeccah most popular? ▼
Rebeccah was most popular in the 1990s decade with 552 total births. The single peak year was 1991.
Where is Rebeccah most popular? ▼
The top states for the name Rebeccah are California (76 births), New York (35 births), Pennsylvania (27 births).
How long has the name Rebeccah been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Rebeccah since 1951 -- 67 years through the most recent 2017 data.
What names are similar to Rebeccah? ▼
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 Rebeccah's data
- Rebeccah's decade-level peak was the 1990s (552 total births); usage has since declined to 30 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Rebeccahs (76 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
- 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.
Keep exploring Rebeccah
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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, 1951–2017 (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. "Rebeccah: Baby Name Since 1951 - 1,571 Births, Peak 1991." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/rebeccah. 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 Rebeccah 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.