Rebecca

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Rebecca is a given name of Hebrew origin used predominantly for girls. There have been 757,198 people born with this name in the United States since 1880 — 755,083 as girls and 2,115 as boys. Rebecca gained popularity in the 1930s, peaked in 1981 and has since declined significantly. It is the #75 most popular name for a girl.

Popularity Over Time

Popularity by State (2024)

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Yearly Data

Year Births
2024 910
2023 984
2022 1,074
2021 1,049
2020 1,211
2019 1,260
2018 1,459
2017 1,440
2016 1,578
2015 1,728
2014 1,781
2013 1,805
2012 2,019
2011 2,118
2010 2,298
2009 2,476
2008 2,928
2007 3,220
2006 3,577
2005 4,026
2004 4,494
2003 4,875
2002 5,230
2001 5,900
2000 7,086
1999 7,448
1998 8,434
1997 9,642
1996 10,638
1995 9,924
1994 11,299
1993 12,341
1992 13,130
1991 13,332
1990 13,715
1989 12,520
1988 11,915
1987 11,673
1986 11,849
1985 12,756
1984 13,394
1983 14,773
1982 15,793
1981 16,801
1980 15,328
1979 14,602
1978 13,851
1977 14,254
1976 14,543
1975 13,996
1974 15,214
1973 14,925
1972 13,317
1971 12,238
1970 10,884
1969 10,988
1968 10,253
1967 9,853
1966 9,814
1965 10,237
1964 9,498
1963 9,421
1962 9,425
1961 10,267
1960 9,994
1959 10,494
1958 10,432
1957 11,514
1956 12,189
1955 12,418
1954 13,228
1953 12,982
1952 12,249
1951 10,946
1950 9,443
1949 8,796
1948 6,811
1947 6,346
1946 4,850
1945 3,337
1944 3,258
1943 3,277
1942 3,252
1941 2,932
1940 2,568
1939 1,805
1938 1,582
1937 1,219
1936 1,210
1935 1,208
1934 1,167
1933 1,072
1932 1,198
1931 1,097
1930 1,121
1929 1,084
1928 1,121
1927 1,266
1926 1,149
1925 1,211
1924 1,364
1923 1,281
1922 1,303
1921 1,272
1920 1,277
1919 1,267
1918 1,253
1917 1,215
1916 1,132
1915 1,169
1914 897
1913 744
1912 754
1911 546
1910 519
1909 477
1908 451
1907 400
1906 397
1905 402
1904 371
1903 334
1902 382
1901 342
1900 503
1899 347
1898 376
1897 376
1896 371
1895 386
1894 399
1893 358
1892 353
1891 320
1890 374
1889 337
1888 337
1887 275
1886 355
1885 302
1884 278
1883 244
1882 259
1881 226
1880 236