Names / Girl names
Rebecca
Current rank
#350
and easing
All-time peak
#10
in 1974
First recorded
1880
in U.S. data
Children named
758,100
since 1880
Popularity over time
Annual U.S. children given the name · Peak #10 in 1974 · Source: Social Security Administration
Meaning & background
Recorded as a girls' name, Rebecca enters U.S. records in 1880. Its strongest year was 1974, at #10 nationally. It currently ranks #350 and is slowly cooling. Over 758,100 have carried it since records began.