Rebeca

rih-BEH-kuh /ɹᵻˈbɛkə/
girl 3 syllables steady

Rebeca is an established variant of Rebekah that peaked in 2003 and has grown less common since.

Rebeca is predominantly a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #1,339 for girl births in the United States (and #2,515 across all names), given to 166 babies. Rebeca was first reported in SSA data in 1888 and peaked in 2003 (422 births).

About the name Rebeca

Pronunciationrih-BEH-kuh /ɹᵻˈbɛkə/
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#1,339among girls 2025
#2,515among all names 2025
166girls 2025

Names similar to Rebeca

How popular is Rebeca?

Girls named Rebeca 166 in 2025
188819001920194019601980200020202025
Girls named Rebeca per year hover for count and girls rank Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1888–2025 U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–2025) SSA publishes a name only in years it was given to at least 5 babies, so a name may have been in use before — or between — the years shown here
Boys named Rebeca
1986
Boys named Rebeca per year hover for count and boys rank Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1888–2025 U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–2025) SSA publishes a name only in years it was given to at least 5 babies, so a name may have been in use before — or between — the years shown here

Rebeca total popularity by year

YearU.S. birthsU.S. + territories♀ Rank♂ Rank
2025166166#1,339—
2024184184#1,268—
2023177183#1,296—
2022184184#1,291—
2021146146#1,473—
2020183183#1,245—
2019170170#1,343—
2018176176#1,297—
2017167167#1,385—
2016216216#1,169—
2015179179#1,326—
2014189189#1,274—
2013208208#1,160—
2012216221#1,146—
2011219219#1,120—
2010201208#1,205—
2009282288#948—
2008256256#1,027—
2007284293#958—
2006315328#853—
2005326342#797—
2004359372#736—
2003422436#634—
2002261274#876—
2001288296#815—
2000329343#708—
1999320334#712—
1998313324#709—
1997288—#743—
1996295—#716—
1995311—#684—
1994340—#641—
1993340—#656—
1992302—#711—
1991307—#695—
1990289—#724—
1989239—#799—
1988232—#799—
1987164—#968—
1986158—#1,010#7,577
1985172—#923—
1984136—#1,043—
1983165—#912—
1982172—#890—
1981195—#817—
1980170—#896—
1979159—#928—
1978151—#938—
1977136—#998—
1976146—#907—
1975120—#1,011—
1974125—#982—
1973128—#946—
1972124—#977—
1971115—#1,054—
197094—#1,206—
196990—#1,181—
196874—#1,289—
196771—#1,296—
196676—#1,237—
196566—#1,363—
196466—#1,392—
196378—#1,248—
196265—#1,381—
196160—#1,448—
196071—#1,310—
195954—#1,474—
195843—#1,651—
195744—#1,639—
195639—#1,712—
195539—#1,662—
195436—#1,729—
195337—#1,638—
195232—#1,770—
195142—#1,461—
195026—#1,901—
194922—#2,119—
194823—#2,060—
194724—#2,034—
194619—#2,213—
194518—#2,043—
194418—#2,083—
194317—#2,230—
194224—#1,749—
194121—#1,791—
194018—#1,947—
193923—#1,625—
193812—#2,551—
193710—#2,892—
193620—#1,733—
193517—#1,986—
193418—#1,897—
193322—#1,650—
193230—#1,375—
193128—#1,415—
193033—#1,341—
192934—#1,303—
192840—#1,219—
192724—#1,762—
192626—#1,658—
192526—#1,691—
192425—#1,755—
192320—#2,010—
192222—#1,885—
192118—#2,181—
192014—#2,561—
191921—#1,843—
191813—#2,645—
191714—#2,405—
191612—#2,626—
19148—#2,823—
19139—#2,299—
19107—#2,101—
19089—#1,522—
19055—#2,174—
19046—#1,822—
18915—#1,501—
18885—#1,441—