Rebel is an uncommon name used for both girls and boys that peaked in 2021 and has grown less common since.
Rebel is predominantly a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #3,204 among girls (50) and #3,430 among boys (34) — overall #4,001 across all names. The charts below show girls and boys separately.
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 84 | 84 | #3,204 | #3,430 |
| 2024 | 103 | 103 | #2,652 | #3,262 |
| 2023 | 101 | 101 | #2,815 | #3,103 |
| 2022 | 105 | 105 | #2,600 | #3,264 |
| 2021 | 186 | 186 | #1,620 | #2,430 |
| 2020 | 152 | 152 | #2,001 | #2,342 |
| 2019 | 131 | 131 | #2,187 | #2,758 |
| 2018 | 163 | 163 | #1,897 | #2,351 |
| 2017 | 121 | 121 | #2,504 | #2,589 |
| 2016 | 146 | 146 | #1,968 | #2,759 |
| 2015 | 130 | 130 | #2,231 | #2,711 |
| 2014 | 106 | 106 | #2,967 | #2,570 |
| 2013 | 102 | 102 | #3,399 | #2,325 |
| 2012 | 23 | 23 | #16,431 | #5,439 |
| 2011 | 27 | 27 | #13,110 | #4,945 |
| 2010 | 32 | 32 | #11,068 | #4,486 |
| 2009 | 26 | 26 | #19,573 | #4,711 |
| 2008 | 30 | 30 | #11,424 | #4,859 |
| 2007 | 21 | 21 | #19,857 | #5,626 |
| 2006 | 16 | 16 | #16,669 | #7,875 |
| 2005 | 12 | 12 | #18,545 | #9,900 |
| 2004 | 11 | 11 | #18,187 | #11,038 |
| 2003 | 11 | 11 | — | #6,624 |
| 2002 | 12 | 12 | #17,507 | #9,167 |
| 2001 | 6 | 6 | — | #10,266 |
| 1999 | 8 | 8 | — | #7,716 |
| 1997 | 16 | — | #8,866 | #9,013 |
| 1996 | 11 | — | #15,292 | #8,772 |
| 1995 | 11 | — | #15,182 | #8,648 |
| 1994 | 17 | — | #9,421 | #6,838 |
| 1993 | 5 | — | — | #9,846 |
| 1992 | 14 | — | #12,961 | #6,562 |
| 1989 | 6 | — | #11,964 | — |
| 1988 | 14 | — | #9,021 | #7,058 |
| 1987 | 20 | — | #9,544 | #3,681 |
| 1986 | 9 | — | — | #4,758 |
| 1985 | 7 | — | — | #5,623 |
| 1984 | 6 | — | — | #6,151 |
| 1983 | 5 | — | — | #7,069 |
| 1982 | 11 | — | #6,250 | — |
| 1981 | 13 | — | #5,501 | — |
| 1980 | 17 | — | #6,214 | #6,071 |
| 1979 | 5 | — | #11,458 | — |
| 1978 | 15 | — | #8,315 | #4,470 |
| 1977 | 5 | — | #10,826 | — |
| 1976 | 14 | — | #8,931 | #4,324 |
| 1975 | 16 | — | #6,319 | #4,676 |
| 1974 | 8 | — | #6,707 | — |
| 1972 | 18 | — | #5,015 | #4,340 |
| 1971 | 15 | — | #4,079 | — |
| 1970 | 21 | — | #4,701 | #3,465 |
| 1969 | 18 | — | #3,292 | — |
| 1968 | 25 | — | #2,950 | #4,607 |
| 1967 | 42 | — | #1,813 | — |
| 1966 | 10 | — | #4,412 | — |
| 1965 | 6 | — | #6,343 | — |
| 1964 | 26 | — | #2,803 | #4,487 |
| 1963 | 23 | — | #4,207 | #2,507 |
| 1962 | 27 | — | #3,263 | #2,640 |
| 1961 | 20 | — | #3,955 | #3,299 |
| 1960 | 7 | — | — | #3,586 |
| 1959 | 8 | — | #4,939 | — |
| 1958 | 6 | — | #5,948 | — |
| 1956 | 18 | — | #3,855 | #3,465 |
| 1954 | 15 | — | #3,906 | #4,251 |
| 1953 | 9 | — | #4,164 | — |
| 1951 | 10 | — | #3,660 | — |
| 1948 | 7 | — | #4,540 | — |
| 1944 | 5 | — | #5,101 | — |
| 1943 | 5 | — | #5,222 | — |
| 1912 | 5 | — | #3,343 | — |