Recorded 1951–1991 Girls' name Peak 1970 163 births

Robecca — girls' name

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.

1950s171960s291970s661980s411990s10
1970s
Peak decade

40% of everyone ever named Robecca was born in this single decade.

1970
Single peak year

10 babies were named Robecca in 1970 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Robecca

The Social Security Administration has registered 163 babies named Robecca between 1951 and 1991, spanning 41 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Robecca currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1991. The name reached its historical peak in 1970, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Robecca performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 66 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Robecca shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Robecca 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 163 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.

Robecca at a glance

Last recorded 1991

Total births

163

Since 1951

41 years of records

Peak year

1970

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1991

Active since

1951

Recorded for 41 years

Last year on file: 1991

Robecca popularity over time

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

Last recorded 1991
Peak year (1970)
10
Annual births at peak — across 41 years of records
4681012 199119841980197719731970196619571951 5

Robecca by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
66 births that decade — 40% of Robecca's all-time total
1950s171960s291970s661980s411990s10

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Robecca?
163 babies have been named Robecca since 1951. It was last recorded in 1991. The peak year was 1970 with 10 births.
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?
Robecca has been recorded in Social Security data since 1951, spanning 41 years of data 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.

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, 1951–1991 (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.