Girls' name · since 1951

Robecca

163 babies named Robecca in U.S. Social Security records since 1951, with the highest year being 1970. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#21,930 of 72,339
all-time among girls
163
born since 1951
1970s
peak decade

Robecca sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 163 recorded since 1951.

Robecca has 163 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 1970s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1951 to 1991.

  • #21,930 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • 163 born since 1951
  • 1970s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Robecca ranks #21,930 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 163 born since 1951, peaking in the 1970s.

#21,930 of 72,339
all-time among girls
163
born since 1951
1970s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Robecca's 163 recorded births place it above 69.65% 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.

Robecca's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Divide Robecca's SSA record in two at 1974 and the more recent half accounts for 53% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 47%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1951, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1970 peak of 10, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.

Robecca popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1951–1991

Last recorded 1991
Peak year (1970)
10
Annual births at peak, across 41 years of records
4681012 195119621968197119741978198219851991 10

Robecca by decade

1970s is the heaviest window (66 births, 40% of the file).

1970s was Robecca's strongest decade.

66 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 40% of all-time use.

Robecca births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1970s at 66 births (40% of all-time use).

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Robecca?
Since 1951, Social Security records show 163 babies named Robecca. Across the full SSA archive it ranks #21,930 of 72,339 girls' names by total births. The most recent recorded year was 1991. Its busiest year on record was 1970, with 10 births.
Where does Robecca sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Robecca ranks #21,930 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 Robecca most popular?
Robecca was most popular in the 1970s decade with 66 total births. The single peak year was 1970.
How long has the name Robecca been used?
Records for Robecca go back to 1951, giving 41 years of history through 1991.
What names are similar to Robecca?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Robin, Roberta, Robyn, Robbie, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

What to do with Robecca's data

  • Robecca's decade-level peak was the 1970s (66 total births); usage has since declined to 10 in the 1990s -- 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 Robecca

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Robecca: 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, 1951–1991 (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 Robecca 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.