NameTides

Rebeca

Rebeca was the #1,339 girls' name in the US in 2025 (166 babies), and #1,197 in England & Wales and #2,730 in Canada.

Rebeca as a girl’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Northern Ireland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
Rebeca as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.250.50.75118801900192019401960198020002020IrelandEngland & WalesUSCanada
Rebeca as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.250.50.7511880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandNorthern IrelandIrelandCanada
2025#1,339 (166)#1,197 (27)——#483 (7)#2,730 (7)
2024#1,264 (184)#837 (44)——#898 (3)—
2023#1,292 (177)#706 (51)——#555 (6)#2,203 (9)
2022#1,288 (184)#638 (59)——#634 (5)#3,228 (5)
2021#1,469 (146)#699 (54)——#517 (7)—
2020#1,241 (183)#617 (62)—#281 (5)#544 (6)#1,877 (11)
2019#1,340 (170)#472 (89)#560 (5)—#551 (6)#2,610 (7)
2018#1,292 (176)#553 (75)——#436 (9)—
2017#1,379 (167)#565 (76)—#355 (4)#365 (11)—
2016#1,164 (216)#744 (53)#798 (3)—#515 (7)#1,690 (13)
2015#1,326 (179)#787 (49)#806 (3)—#751 (4)#1,874 (11)
2014#1,270 (189)#1,177 (29)——#536 (7)#1,600 (14)
2013#1,152 (208)#1,128 (31)——#491 (8)#1,913 (11)
2012#1,136 (216)#1,387 (23)——#612 (6)#1,055 (24)
2011#1,120 (219)#1,374 (22)——#937 (3)#1,500 (15)

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 2003 at #633.
  • Holding steady over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1888.

How common is it?

about 1 in 9,700 baby girls in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USGirls2025about 1 in 9,700uncommon
England & WalesGirls2025about 1 in 9,300uncommon
IrelandGirls2025about 1 in 3,000uncommon
CanadaGirls2025about 1 in 21,000rare

Next year

On its recent trend, Rebeca is likely to keep rising in the US in 2026: about 1 in 8,700 baby girls. Likely range 1 in 7,100 to 1 in 11,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Rebeca by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: fewer than 5 babiesWAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 babiesMNIllinois: fewer than 5 babiesILMichigan: fewer than 5 babiesMINew York: #1,235NYMassachusetts: #761MAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: fewer than 5 babiesINOhio: fewer than 5 babiesOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 babiesPANew Jersey: #1,168NJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #1,027CAUtah: #704UTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: fewer than 5 babiesMOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: fewer than 5 babiesVAMaryland: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: #1,040AZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: #1,127TNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: fewer than 5 babiesGAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: #713TXFlorida: #1,000FL
Rebeca (girls) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
RebecaCanadaGirls#2,7307
RebecaEngland & WalesGirls#1,19727
RebecaIrelandGirls#4837
RebecaNorthern IrelandGirls—too few
RebecaScotlandGirls—too few
RebecaUSGirls#1,339166
RebecaUSBoys—too few