Trend of the Popularity of Rebecca as a Female Baby Name in the US

Updated on May 9, 2026.

Data Source: Social Security Administration (SSA).

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In 2025, there were 872 female babies that were named Rebecca in the US, which was 0.05% of the total number of female babies born in the US in 2025. Between 1980 and 2025, the name Rebecca peaked as a female baby name in the US in 1981 with a count of 16,737 babies, which was 1.00% of the total female babies born in the US in 1981.

The first chart below show the trend of the number of female babies in the US that were named Rebecca, and the second chart shows the percent of female babies in the US that were named Rebecca.

Trend of the Number of Female Babies who were Named Rebecca in the US

Trend of the Percentage of Female Babies who were Named Rebecca in the US

The table below below shows the trend of the number of female babies and the percentage of female babies born in the US who were named Rebecca from 1980 to 2025.

Trend of the Popularity of Rebecca as a Female Baby Name in the US

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Year	Number of Female Babies	Percent of Total Female Babies (%)
1980	15281	0.92
1981	16737	1.00
1982	15730	0.93
1983	14714	0.88
1984	13348	0.79
1985	12705	0.74
1986	11793	0.69
1987	11627	0.67
1988	11877	0.67
1989	12436	0.68
1990	13677	0.72
1991	13298	0.71
1992	13110	0.71
1993	12321	0.68
1994	11284	0.63
1995	9911	0.56
1996	10626	0.61
1997	9634	0.55
1998	8423	0.48
1999	7437	0.42
2000	7078	0.39
2001	5893	0.33
2002	5222	0.29
2003	4873	0.27
2004	4474	0.24
2005	4018	0.22
2006	3573	0.19
2007	3215	0.17
2008	2922	0.16
2009	2473	0.14
2010	2299	0.13
2011	2119	0.12
2012	2019	0.12
2013	1806	0.10
2014	1782	0.10
2015	1728	0.10
2016	1580	0.09
2017	1433	0.08
2018	1459	0.09
2019	1263	0.08
2020	1212	0.08
2021	1051	0.06
2022	1075	0.07
2023	985	0.06
2024	918	0.06
2025	872	0.05