Girls' name · since 1996

Rebeccalynn

60 babies named Rebeccalynn in U.S. Social Security records since 1996, with the highest year being 1996. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#32,917 of 72,339
all-time among girls
60
born since 1996
1990s
peak decade

Rebeccalynn is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 60 have been recorded since 1996.

Rebeccalynn has 60 recorded births among girls since 1996, 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 1996 to 2002.

  • #32,917 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • 60 born since 1996
  • 1990s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rebeccalynn ranks #32,917 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 60 born since 1996, peaking in the 1990s.

#32,917 of 72,339
all-time among girls
60
born since 1996
1990s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Rebeccalynn's 60 recorded births place it above 54.42% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Rebeccalynn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Divide Rebeccalynn's SSA record in two at 1999 and the more recent half accounts for 33% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 67%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 1998, with only 6 births recorded -- set against the 1996 peak of 20, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.

Rebeccalynn popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1996–2002

Last recorded 2002
Peak year (1996)
20
Annual births at peak, across 7 years of records
510152025 199619971998199920012002 6

Rebeccalynn by decade

1990s is the heaviest window (48 births, 80% of the file).

1990s was Rebeccalynn's strongest decade.

48 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 80% of all-time use.

Rebeccalynn births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1990s at 48 births (80% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Rebeccalynn?
Since 1996, Social Security records show 60 babies named Rebeccalynn. Across the full SSA archive it ranks #32,917 of 72,339 girls' names by total births. The most recent recorded year was 2002. Its busiest year on record was 1996, with 20 births.
Where does Rebeccalynn sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rebeccalynn ranks #32,917 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Rebeccalynn most popular?
Rebeccalynn was most popular in the 1990s decade with 48 total births. The single peak year was 1996.
How long has the name Rebeccalynn been used?
The SSA has tracked Rebeccalynn since 1996 -- 7 years through the most recent 2002 data.
What names are similar to Rebeccalynn?
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 Rebeccalynn's data

  • Rebeccalynn's decade-level peak was the 1990s (48 total births); usage has since declined to 12 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Rebeccalynn

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Rebeccalynn: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1996–2002 (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 Rebeccalynn 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.