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Rebeca

Girl

Meaning of Rebeca: Hebrew: 'to bind or tie'

Rebeca is a girl's name most strongly associated with Hebrew naming. It has 6 letters and 3 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 1292nd most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 837th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#1292

166 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#837

44 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

14,198

First recorded 1888 · peak 2003

Trend

stable

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 195 babies1982: 172 babies1983: 165 babies1984: 136 babies1985: 172 babies1986: 158 babies1987: 164 babies1988: 232 babies1989: 239 babies1990: 289 babies19901991: 307 babies1992: 302 babies1993: 340 babies1994: 340 babies1995: 311 babies1996: 295 babies1997: 288 babies1998: 313 babies1999: 320 babies2000: 329 babies20002001: 288 babies2002: 261 babies2003: 422 babies2004: 359 babies2005: 326 babies2006: 315 babies2007: 284 babies2008: 256 babies2009: 282 babies2010: 201 babies20102011: 219 babies2012: 216 babies2013: 208 babies2014: 189 babies2015: 179 babies2016: 216 babies2017: 167 babies2018: 176 babies2019: 170 babies2020: 183 babies20202021: 146 babies2022: 184 babies2023: 177 babies2024: 184 babies2025: 166 babies
US babies named Rebeca per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 422.

Gender split

0% boys · 100% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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