Baby Names US
girls' name ★ peaked 2003

Rebeca

Meaning Spelling variant of Rebecca Gender Girl Rank 2025 #1,339 Trend → Stable

Spelling variant of Rebecca.

Rank 2025
#1,339
among girls · ↓71 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
166
named Rebeca · -10% vs 2024
How common
1 in 9,682
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2003
422 babies
All-time total
14,198
#1,332 all-time among girls
First recorded
1888
in Social Security records

Rebeca popularity over time

14,198 babies have been named Rebeca since 1888, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.060.130.190.2518801900192019401960198020002020GirlsBoys
GirlsBoys

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s 5 – 5 1 – #1,441
1890s 5 – 5 1 0% #1,501
1900s 20 – 20 2 +300% #1,522
1910s 84 – 84 8 +320% #1,843
1920s 249 – 249 25 +196% #1,219
1930s 213 – 213 21 -14% #1,341
1940s 204 – 204 20 -4% #1,749
1950s 392 – 392 39 +92% #1,461
1960s 717 – 717 72 +83% #1,181
1970s 1,298 – 1,298 130 +81% #907
1980s 1,798 5 1,803 180 +39% #799
1990s 3,105 – 3,105 311 +72% #641
2000s 3,122 – 3,122 312 +1% #634
2010s 1,941 – 1,941 194 -38% #1,120
2020s (to 2025) 1,040 – 1,040 173 -11% #1,245

Where Rebeca is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 167 0.10 outside top 500
2027 168 0.10 outside top 500
2028 169 0.11 outside top 500
2029 170 0.11 outside top 500
2030 171 0.11 outside top 500

Where Rebeca is most popular

Girls named Rebeca per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.106 per 1,000. Strongest in Texas, Arizona, and Massachusetts.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Rebeca born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Girls 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
Texas 203 0.252 +139%
Arizona 34 0.242 +129%
Massachusetts 29 0.240 +127%
Maryland 21 0.198 +88%
Florida 66 0.154 +46%
California 129 0.153 +45%
New Jersey 25 0.139 +31%
New York 34 0.086 -19%
Utah 5 0.060 -43%
Georgia 13 0.057 -46%
Virginia 9 0.053 -50%
North Carolina 8 0.035 -67%
Washington 5 0.035 -67%
Tennessee 5 0.032 -70%
Illinois 6 0.026 -75%
Pennsylvania 6 0.025 -76%
Alaska – – –
Alabama – – –
Arkansas – – –
Colorado – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Idaho – – –
Indiana – – –
Kansas – – –
Kentucky – – –
Louisiana – – –
Maine – – –
Michigan – – –
Minnesota – – –
Missouri – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
Ohio – – –
Oklahoma – – –
Oregon – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Carolina – – –
South Dakota – – –
Vermont – – –
Wisconsin – – –
West Virginia – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Rebeca

Rebeca is uncommon for girls in the United States, ranked #1,339 in 2025 with 166 babies given the name. It is currently holding steady compared with a decade ago.

Since 1888, 14,198 American babies have been named Rebeca. Its peak came in 2003, when 422 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2000s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Rebeca stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Rebeca?

The median living Rebeca is about 27 years old; half are between 17 and 40. An estimated 13 thousand people named Rebeca are alive in the United States today.

median 27 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Rebeca year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 166 #1,339 – –
2024 184 #1,268 – –
2023 177 #1,296 – –
2022 184 #1,291 – –
2021 146 #1,473 – –
2020 183 #1,245 – –
2019 170 #1,343 – –
2018 176 #1,297 – –
2017 167 #1,385 – –
2016 216 #1,169 – –
2015 179 #1,326 – –
2014 189 #1,274 – –
2013 208 #1,160 – –
2012 216 #1,146 – –
2011 219 #1,120 – –
2010 201 #1,205 – –
2009 282 #948 – –
2008 256 #1,027 – –
2007 284 #958 – –
2006 315 #853 – –
2005 326 #797 – –
2004 359 #736 – –
2003 422 #634 – –
2002 261 #876 – –
2001 288 #815 – –
2000 329 #708 – –
1995 311 #684 – –
1990 289 #724 – –
1985 172 #923 – –
1980 170 #896 – –
1975 120 #1,011 – –
1970 94 #1,206 – –
1965 66 #1,363 – –
1960 71 #1,310 – –
1955 39 #1,662 – –
1950 26 #1,901 – –
1945 18 #2,043 – –
1940 18 #1,947 – –
1935 17 #1,986 – –
1930 33 #1,341 – –
1925 26 #1,691 – –
1920 14 #2,561 – –
1915 – – – –
1910 7 #2,101 – –
1905 5 #2,174 – –
1900 – – – –
1895 – – – –
1890 – – – –
1885 – – – –
1880 – – – –

Famous people named Rebeca

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Rebeca Linares Rebeca Linares Spanish pornographic actress (born 1983) Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Rebeca, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Rebeca?

The median living Rebeca is about 27 years old. Half of all living Rebecas are between 17 and 40 years old.

How many people named Rebeca are alive today?

An estimated 13 thousand people named Rebeca are alive in the United States, based on 14,198 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Rebeca mean?

Spelling variant of Rebecca.

How popular is the name Rebeca in 2025?

Rebeca ranked #1,339 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 166 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Rebeca?

14,198 babies have been named Rebeca in the United States since 1888, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Rebeca most popular?

Rebeca peaked in 2003, when 422 newborns received the name.

Is Rebeca a boy or girl name?

Rebeca is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Rebeca rising or falling?

Rebeca has been roughly stable over the past decade.

Will Rebeca become more popular?

Rebeca looks stable. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 171 girls named Rebeca in 2030, ranking outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Rebeca?

Well-known people named Rebeca include Rebeca Linares (pornographic actor).

Names like Rebeca

Names that sound and feel close to Rebeca: shared sounds, similar era, similar popularity. Each links to its full history.

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