Recorded 1947–2023 Girls' name Peak 1993 3,313 births

Rebecka — girls' name

3,313 babies named Rebecka in U.S. Social Security records since 1947, with the highest year being 1993. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1940s51950s1201960s2061970s5471980s7101990s10102000s5152010s1722020s28
1990s
Peak decade

30% of everyone ever named Rebecka was born in this single decade.

1993
Single peak year

121 babies were named Rebecka in 1993 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Rebecka

The Social Security Administration has registered 3,313 babies named Rebecka between 1947 and 2023, spanning 77 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Rebecka currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 1993, when 121 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Rebecka performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 1,010 births during that ten-year window. Across the 9 decades of recorded activity, Rebecka shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 344 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and Michigan. In total, SSA state-level files list Rebecka in 18 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Rebecka 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 3,313 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.

Rebecka at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

3,313

Since 1947

77 years of records

Peak year

1993

121 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

1947

Recorded for 77 years

Last year on file: 2023

Rebecka popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–1947

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (1993)
121
Annual births at peak — across 77 years of records
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Rebecka by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
1,010 births that decade — 30% of Rebecka's all-time total
1940s51950s1201960s2061970s5471980s7101990s10102000s5152010s1722020s28

Rebecka by state

Where Rebecka concentrates geographically — total births since 1947

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Rebecka
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
344 10.4%
#2 Texas
157 4.7%
#3 Michigan
130 3.9%
#4 Florida
78 2.4%
#5 Ohio
53 1.6%
#6 New York
52 1.6%
#7 Washington
38 1.1%
#8 Illinois
16 0.5%
California share of Rebecka's total US births 10.4%
Even split

344 of 3,313 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 18 reporting states.

Rebecka appears in 18 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Rebecka?
3,313 babies have been named Rebecka since 1947. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 1993 with 121 births.
When was Rebecka most popular?
Rebecka was most popular in the 1990s decade with 1,010 total births. The single peak year was 1993.
Where is Rebecka most popular?
The top states for the name Rebecka are California (344 births), Texas (157 births), Michigan (130 births).
How long has the name Rebecka been used?
Rebecka has been recorded in Social Security data since 1947, spanning 77 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Rebecka?
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, 1947–2023 (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.