Girls' name · since 1957
Rebeka
Since 1957, U.S. Social Security records show 2,660 babies named Rebeka, peaking in 1991. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #3,880 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #7,985 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,660
- born since 1957
- 1990s
- peak decade
Yes -- Rebeka is the #7985 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 2,660 recorded since 1957.
Rebeka has 2,660 recorded births among girls since 1957, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #7985 as of the latest data, more common than 54% of girls, 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 1957 to 2025.
- #3,880 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #7,985 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 2,660 born since 1957
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rebeka ranks #3,880 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #7,985 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 2,660 born since 1957, peaking in the 1990s.
- #3,880 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #7,985 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,660
- born since 1957
- 1990s
- peak decade
Rebeka's 2,660 recorded births place it above 94.63% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
16 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Rebeka compares
2,660 Top 19% higher than 81% 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
Rebeka's all-time total is 7x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Rebeka | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 2,660 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 93 | 21 | 19,840 |
Rebeka's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Rebeka's SSA record in two at 1993 and the more recent half accounts for 62% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 38%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1957, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1991 peak of 93, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Rebeka popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1957–2025
- Peak year (1991)
- 93
- Annual births at peak, across 69 years of records
Rebeka by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (850 births, 32% of the file).
1990s was Rebeka's strongest decade.
850 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 32% of all-time use.
Rebeka births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 11
1950s
11 births
- 1960s 56
1960s
56 births
- 1970s 210
1970s
210 births
- 1980s
1980s
458 births
- 1990s
1990s
850 births
- 2000s
2000s
688 births
- 2010s 313
2010s
313 births
- 2020s 74
2020s
74 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 850 births (32% of all-time use).
How Rebeka 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 Rebeka's total volume
Rebeka by state
Where Rebeka concentrates geographically, total births since 1957
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 337 | 12.7% |
| #2 | Texas | | 277 | 10.4% |
| #3 | Florida | | 74 | 2.8% |
| #4 | New York | | 73 | 2.7% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 31 | 1.2% |
| #6 | Pennsylvania | | 27 | 1.0% |
| #7 | Michigan | | 21 | 0.8% |
| #8 | Ohio | | 15 | 0.6% |
337 of 2,660 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 16 reporting states.
Rebeka appears in 16 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Rebeka's data
- Rebeka's decade-level peak was the 1990s (850 total births); usage has since declined to 74 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Rebekas (337 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 Rebeka: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1991)
Similar record span (~68 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, 1957–2025 (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 Rebeka 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.