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 1880 and has been recorded in 145 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 1981 with 16,737 babies (rank #12 that year). In 2024 it was given to 910 girls (rank #342). 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.

757,198

Total babies (all years)

145

Years in the data

16,737

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
1880	236	#92
1881	226	#96
1882	259	#99
1883	244	#103
1884	278	#102
1885	302	#99
1886	355	#95
1887	275	#110
1888	337	#111
1889	337	#114
1890	374	#107
1891	320	#123
1892	353	#125
1893	358	#121
1894	399	#118
1895	386	#122
1896	371	#128
1897	376	#129
1898	376	#136
1899	347	#135
1900	503	#126
1901	342	#144
1902	382	#144
1903	334	#154
1904	371	#146
1905	402	#148
1906	397	#150
1907	400	#159
1908	451	#149
1909	470	#151
1910	519	#154
1911	546	#148
1912	754	#144
1913	739	#158
1914	890	#162
1915	1,169	#159
1916	1,132	#169
1917	1,215	#165
1918	1,243	#172
1919	1,267	#170
1920	1,269	#175
1921	1,272	#175
1922	1,296	#173
1923	1,274	#174
1924	1,358	#171
1925	1,203	#183
1926	1,144	#185
1927	1,260	#170
1928	1,121	#183
1929	1,084	#181
1930	1,114	#176
1931	1,089	#170
1932	1,191	#162
1933	1,072	#169
1934	1,161	#165
1935	1,208	#163
1936	1,200	#164
1937	1,210	#166
1938	1,574	#145
1939	1,796	#134
1940	2,555	#96
1941	2,924	#86
1942	3,241	#85
1943	3,270	#87
1944	3,246	#84
1945	3,331	#85
1946	4,840	#68
1947	6,333	#52
1948	6,795	#50
1949	8,778	#40
1950	9,426	#36
1951	10,931	#32
1952	12,226	#30
1953	12,961	#24
1954	13,208	#26
1955	12,397	#27
1956	12,170	#27
1957	11,482	#34
1958	10,416	#41
1959	10,474	#38
1960	9,970	#38
1961	10,237	#44
1962	9,403	#47
1963	9,392	#44
1964	9,475	#46
1965	10,210	#41
1966	9,777	#40
1967	9,823	#39
1968	10,225	#33
1969	10,950	#28
1970	10,855	#29
1971	12,192	#23
1972	13,253	#14
1973	14,869	#10
1974	15,165	#10
1975	13,926	#11
1976	14,490	#12
1977	14,196	#17
1978	13,795	#17
1979	14,550	#17
1980	15,280	#17
1981	16,737	#12
1982	15,729	#15
1983	14,714	#19
1984	13,349	#23
1985	12,704	#25
1986	11,793	#26
1987	11,626	#25
1988	11,876	#26
1989	12,435	#24
1990	13,675	#21
1991	13,300	#21
1992	13,110	#20
1993	12,321	#22
1994	11,283	#24
1995	9,910	#28
1996	10,626	#24
1997	9,632	#25
1998	8,423	#30
1999	7,437	#38
2000	7,078	#39
2001	5,893	#46
2002	5,222	#54
2003	4,869	#63
2004	4,472	#70
2005	4,017	#81
2006	3,571	#96
2007	3,215	#105
2008	2,920	#118
2009	2,471	#132
2010	2,298	#134
2011	2,118	#148
2012	2,019	#157
2013	1,805	#177
2014	1,781	#181
2015	1,728	#189
2016	1,578	#205
2017	1,433	#214
2018	1,459	#211
2019	1,260	#264
2020	1,211	#249
2021	1,049	#304
2022	1,074	#296
2023	984	#315
2024	910	#342