Rebecca

Primarily a girl's name · 100% girls

Meaning

Rebecca or Rebekah is a feminine given name of Hebrew origin. It is the name of the biblical figure Rebecca, wife of Isaac and mother of Jacob and Esau.

From Wikipedia

Rebecca first appears in the data in 1999 and has been recorded in 26 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 2010 with 2,417 babies (rank #22 that year). In 2024 it was given to 1,231 girls (rank #28). The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Rebecca

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Rebecca yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

1Destiny numberThe leaderIndependent, pioneering, drawn to going first.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
11Soul urgeThe visionary (master)Intuitive and inspirational — a heightened 2.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
8PersonalityThe achieverDriven, capable, comfortable wielding influence.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

48,617

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

2,417

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Girls

Also a character in

In Bible: Rebecca — wife of Isaac
In Ted Lasso: Rebecca Welton — AFC Richmond owner

Famous people named Rebecca

Rebecca Romijnfilm actor · b. 1972
Rebecca Fergusonmodel · b. 1983
Rebecca Hallfilm actor · b. 1982
Rebecca Westprose writer · b. 1892
Rebecca Blackrecording artist · b. 1997

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1999	1,782	#31
2000	1,688	#33
2001	1,748	#30
2002	1,582	#34
2003	1,901	#28
2004	2,095	#25
2005	2,066	#25
2006	2,178	#24
2007	2,196	#24
2008	2,366	#20
2009	2,295	#22
2010	2,417	#22
2011	2,126	#26
2012	2,134	#24
2013	2,092	#26
2014	2,080	#24
2015	1,945	#24
2016	1,746	#28
2017	1,760	#25
2018	1,782	#24
2019	1,562	#26
2020	1,541	#24
2021	1,533	#24
2022	1,394	#25
2023	1,328	#25
2024	1,231	#28