Rebecca
How to say it: ruh-BEK-uh · /rəˈbɛkə/
From Hebrew Rivkah, possibly meaning 'to bind' or 'captivating'; a matriarch in the Bible.
Rebecca was the 372nd most popular girls’ name in the United States in 2025, given to 872 babies (Social Security Administration). Its busiest decade was the 1970s, its births are down about 49% in ten years, and it is projected to slip to #485 by 2030.
Updated · SSA 2025 data, published May 2026 · Insee 2025 data, published July 2026 · How we compute these figures
Key facts
| Rank among girls’ names, 2025 | #372 |
|---|---|
| Babies born in 2025 | 872 |
| Share of births | 1 in 3,801 |
| Peak decade | 1970s |
| Change over 10 years | −49% |
| Projected rank for 2030 (estimate) | #485 |
| In France, 2025 | #420 among girls’ names, 110 births |
Sources: Social Security Administration (SSA), Insee (France). How we compute these figures.
Its life, decade by decade
Rebecca soared in the 1970s and has faded far from that height. It grows rarer still, and the coming years point lower.
What goes with it
Soft at the edges with a crisp center, Rebecca unfolds across three beats. Sarah shares its classic biblical gravity, and Becca makes it warm.
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Nicknames
- Becca
- Bex
- Beck
- Reba
- Becky
Honouring a Rebecca in the family
In the classroom
In a class of 25 children born in 2025, the chance that another child is called Rebecca is about 1 in 159.
Around the world
This spelling is used in Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Hebrew, Italian, Norwegian, Swedish.
In France: #420 for girls in 2025.
England and Wales: #417. Ireland: #147.
Famous people named Rebecca
- Rebecca Romijn (born 1972)American actress and model
- Rebecca Ferguson (born 1983)Swedish actress
- Rebecca Hall (born 1982)English actress and filmmaker
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