NameTides

Rebel

Rebel was the #3,167 girls' name in the US in 2025 (50 babies), and #3,705 in England & Wales.

Rebel as a girl’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Canada
Rebel as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.030.050.080.118801900192019401960198020002020USEngland & Wales
Rebel as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.030.050.080.11880192019602000
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 & WalesCanada
2025#3,167 (50)#3,705 (6)—
2024#2,637 (66)#4,193 (5)—
2023#2,789 (61)#3,219 (7)—
2022#2,579 (68)#3,534 (6)#3,228 (5)
2021#1,612 (130)#1,962 (14)—
2020#1,991 (94)#2,449 (10)—
2019#2,170 (85)#3,541 (6)#2,374 (8)
2018#1,890 (106)#3,985 (5)#2,151 (9)
2017#2,487 (72)#5,765 (3)—
2016#1,956 (102)—#3,294 (5)
2015#2,209 (85)——
2014#2,922 (58)——
2013#3,367 (47)——
2012#14,962 (6)——
2011#12,153 (8)——

Rebel as a boy’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Canada
Rebel as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.010.030.040.0518801900192019401960198020002020US
Rebel as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.010.030.040.051880192019602000
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 & WalesCanada
2025#3,379 (34)——
2024#3,216 (37)——
2023#3,055 (40)——
2022#3,216 (37)——
2021#2,410 (56)——
2020#2,323 (58)#4,608 (3)—
2019#2,736 (46)——
2018#2,325 (57)——
2017#2,566 (49)——
2016#2,726 (44)——
2015#2,684 (45)——
2014#2,542 (48)——
2013#2,299 (55)—#2,305 (6)
2012#5,256 (17)——
2011#4,822 (19)——

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 2021 at #1,612.
  • Falling over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1912.
  • In 2025, 60% of US babies named Rebel were girls.

How common is it?

about 1 in 32,000 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 32,000rare
England & WalesGirls2025about 1 in 42,000rare
USBoys2025about 1 in 50,000rare

Next year

On its recent trend, Rebel is likely to keep falling in the US in 2026: about 1 in 40,000 baby girls. Likely range 1 in 26,000 to 1 in 62,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Rebel 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: fewer than 5 babiesNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 babiesMAOregon: 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: fewer than 5 babiesNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #3,095CAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: 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: fewer than 5 babiesAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: fewer than 5 babiesTNNorth 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: #2,921TXFlorida: fewer than 5 babiesFL
Rebel (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
RebelCanadaGirls—too few
RebelCanadaBoys—too few
RebelEngland & WalesGirls#3,7056
RebelEngland & WalesBoys—too few
RebelUSGirls#3,16750
RebelUSBoys#3,37934