Rebeca
The Spanish and Portuguese spelling of Rebecca, from the Hebrew Rivqah, the wife of Isaac in Genesis. Its sense has never been firmly established.
Rebeca in 2025
Rebeca was given to 166 babies in the United States in 2025, making it the 2,515th most popular name of the year. That is roughly one in every 19,972 babies born.
The history of Rebeca
Rebeca reached its highest point in 2003, when 422 babies were given the name, ranking 1,174th that year.
Across the 138 years of records since 1888, 14,198 babies have been named Rebeca. Half of them were born before 1996, which places the name's centre of gravity with Millennials.
Rebeca by decade
| Decade | Babies named Rebeca | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 5 | 2,404 |
| 1890s | 5 | 2,396 |
| 1900s | 20 | 2,357 |
| 1910s | 84 | 3,193 |
| 1920s | 249 | 2,201 |
| 1930s | 213 | 2,434 |
| 1940s | 204 | 3,013 |
| 1950s | 392 | 2,433 |
| 1960s | 717 | 1,938 |
| 1970s | 1,298 | 1,568 |
| 1980s | 1,803 | 1,390 |
| 1990s | 3,105 | 1,188 |
| 2000s | 3,122 | 1,174 |
| 2010s | 1,941 | 2,026 |
| 2020s | 1,040 | 2,319 |
Where Rebeca is heading
Rebeca has fallen 7% over the past decade, from 179 babies in 2015 to 166 in 2025.
Names like Rebeca
Names that rose and fell at the same time as Rebeca.