Baby Names US
Unisex name ★ peaked 2021

Rebel

Gender Unisex · 61% girls Rank 2025 #3,204 Trend ↓ Falling 36%
Rank 2025
#3,204
among girls · ↓552 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
84
named Rebel · -18% vs 2024
How common
1 in 32,145
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2021
186 babies
All-time total
2,456
#5,716 all-time among girls
First recorded
1912
in Social Security records

Rebel popularity over time

2,456 babies have been named Rebel since 1912, 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
0.030.050.080.118801900192019401960198020002020GirlsBoys
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 – – – – – –
1890s – – – – – –
1900s – – – – – –
1910s 5 – 5 1 – #3,343
1920s – – – – – –
1930s – – – – – –
1940s 17 – 17 2 – #4,540
1950s 54 12 66 7 +288% #3,660
1960s 156 48 204 20 +209% #1,813
1970s 78 39 117 12 -43% #4,079
1980s 56 52 108 11 -8% #5,501
1990s 35 47 82 8 -24% #8,866
2000s 41 104 145 15 +77% #11,424
2010s 579 402 981 98 +577% #1,897
2020s (to 2025) 469 262 731 122 +24% #1,620

Where Rebel 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 46 0.03 outside top 500
2027 43 0.03 outside top 500
2028 41 0.03 outside top 500
2029 39 0.02 outside top 500
2030 37 0.02 outside top 500

Where Rebel is most popular

Girls named Rebel per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.046 per 1,000. Strongest in Oklahoma, Arkansas, and Utah.

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 Rebel 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
Oklahoma 9 0.122 +165%
Arkansas 5 0.095 +105%
Utah 5 0.060 +30%
California 40 0.048 ≈ national
Missouri 5 0.041 -10%
Texas 32 0.040 -14%
Arizona 5 0.036 -23%
Michigan 6 0.033 -29%
Pennsylvania 5 0.021 -54%
Ohio 5 0.021 -54%
New York 6 0.015 -67%
Alaska – – –
Alabama – – –
Colorado – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Florida – – –
Georgia – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Idaho – – –
Illinois – – –
Indiana – – –
Kansas – – –
Kentucky – – –
Louisiana – – –
Massachusetts – – –
Maryland – – –
Maine – – –
Minnesota – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Carolina – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Jersey – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
Oregon – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Carolina – – –
South Dakota – – –
Tennessee – – –
Virginia – – –
Vermont – – –
Washington – – –
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 Rebel

Rebel is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #3,204 in 2025 with 50 babies given the name. It is currently holding steady compared with a decade ago.

Since 1912, 2,456 American babies have been named Rebel, about 61% girls and 39% boys, making it a genuinely unisex name. Its peak came in 2021, when 186 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2020s.

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 Rebel stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Rebel?

The median living Rebel is about 9 years old; half are between 5 and 19. An estimated 2,400 people named Rebel are alive in the United States today.

median 9 020406080100

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

Rebel 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 50 #3,204 34 #3,430
2024 66 #2,652 37 #3,262
2023 61 #2,815 40 #3,103
2022 68 #2,600 37 #3,264
2021 130 #1,620 56 #2,430
2020 94 #2,001 58 #2,342
2019 85 #2,187 46 #2,758
2018 106 #1,897 57 #2,351
2017 72 #2,504 49 #2,589
2016 102 #1,968 44 #2,759
2015 85 #2,231 45 #2,711
2014 58 #2,967 48 #2,570
2013 47 #3,399 55 #2,325
2012 6 #16,431 17 #5,439
2011 8 #13,110 19 #4,945
2010 10 #11,068 22 #4,486
2009 5 #19,573 21 #4,711
2008 10 #11,424 20 #4,859
2007 5 #19,857 16 #5,626
2006 6 #16,669 10 #7,875
2005 5 #18,545 7 #9,900
2004 5 #18,187 6 #11,038
2003 – – 11 #6,624
2002 5 #17,507 7 #9,167
2001 – – 6 #10,266
2000 – – – –
1995 5 #15,182 6 #8,648
1990 – – – –
1985 – – 7 #5,623
1980 11 #6,214 6 #6,071
1975 9 #6,319 7 #4,676
1970 12 #4,701 9 #3,465
1965 6 #6,343 – –
1960 – – 7 #3,586
1955 – – – –
1950 – – – –
1945 – – – –
1940 – – – –
1935 – – – –
1930 – – – –
1925 – – – –
1920 – – – –
1915 – – – –
1910 – – – –
1905 – – – –
1900 – – – –
1895 – – – –
1890 – – – –
1885 – – – –
1880 – – – –

Famous people named Rebel

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

  1. 1 Rebel Wilson Rebel Wilson Australian actress (born 1980) Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Rebel?

The median living Rebel is about 9 years old. Half of all living Rebels are between 5 and 19 years old.

How many people named Rebel are alive today?

An estimated 2,400 people named Rebel are alive in the United States, based on 2,456 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Rebel in 2025?

Rebel ranked #3,204 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 50 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Rebel?

2,456 babies have been named Rebel in the United States since 1912, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Rebel most popular?

Rebel peaked in 2021, when 186 newborns received the name.

Is Rebel a boy or girl name?

Rebel is used for both: about 61% of babies named Rebel have been girls and 39% boys.

Is the name Rebel rising or falling?

Rebel has been roughly stable over the past decade.

Will Rebel become more popular?

Rebel is trending downward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 37 girls named Rebel in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Rebel?

Well-known people named Rebel include Rebel Wilson (actor).

Names like Rebel

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

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