Is Rebecca a boy or girl name?
Rebecca is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 910 girls and 0 boys were named Rebecca, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 99.7% of the 757,198 US babies named Rebecca were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #342
- Babies named Rebecca since 1880
- 757,198
- Most popular year
- 1981
- 16,801 babies
Boys and girls named Rebecca, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 0 | 2,849 | 100% |
| 1890s | 0 | 3,660 | 100% |
| 1900s | 7 | 4,052 | 99.8% |
| 1910s | 22 | 9,474 | 99.8% |
| 1920s | 47 | 12,281 | 99.6% |
| 1930s | 64 | 12,615 | 99.5% |
| 1940s | 114 | 45,313 | 99.7% |
| 1950s | 204 | 115,691 | 99.8% |
| 1960s | 288 | 99,462 | 99.7% |
| 1970s | 533 | 137,291 | 99.6% |
| 1980s | 559 | 136,243 | 99.6% |
| 1990s | 186 | 109,717 | 99.8% |
| 2000s | 84 | 43,728 | 99.8% |
| 2010s | 7 | 17,479 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 5,228 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 910 | #342 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 984 | #315 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 1,074 | #296 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 1,049 | #304 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 1,211 | #249 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 1,260 | #264 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 1,459 | #211 |
| 2017 | 7 | #10,532 | 1,433 | #214 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 1,578 | #205 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 1,728 | #189 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 1,781 | #181 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 1,805 | #177 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 2,019 | #157 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 2,118 | #148 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 2,298 | #134 |
| 2009 | 5 | #14,034 | 2,471 | #132 |
| 2008 | 8 | #9,659 | 2,920 | #118 |
| 2007 | 5 | #13,946 | 3,215 | #105 |
| 2006 | 6 | #11,730 | 3,571 | #96 |
| 2005 | 9 | #8,157 | 4,017 | #81 |
| 2004 | 22 | #4,103 | 4,472 | #70 |
| 2003 | 6 | #10,574 | 4,869 | #63 |
| 2002 | 8 | #8,273 | 5,222 | #54 |
| 2001 | 7 | #9,016 | 5,893 | #46 |
| 2000 | 8 | #8,035 | 7,078 | #39 |
| 1999 | 11 | #5,960 | 7,437 | #38 |
| 1998 | 11 | #5,753 | 8,423 | #30 |
| 1997 | 10 | #5,998 | 9,632 | #25 |
| 1996 | 12 | #5,118 | 10,626 | #24 |
| 1995 | 14 | #4,454 | 9,910 | #28 |
| 1994 | 16 | #4,050 | 11,283 | #24 |
| 1993 | 20 | #3,342 | 12,321 | #22 |
| 1992 | 20 | #3,312 | 13,110 | #20 |
| 1991 | 32 | #2,283 | 13,300 | #21 |
| 1990 | 40 | #1,933 | 13,675 | #21 |
| 1989 | 85 | #1,153 | 12,435 | #24 |
| 1988 | 39 | #1,787 | 11,876 | #26 |
| 1987 | 47 | #1,526 | 11,626 | #25 |
| 1986 | 56 | #1,316 | 11,793 | #26 |
| 1985 | 52 | #1,347 | 12,704 | #25 |
| 1984 | 45 | #1,439 | 13,349 | #23 |
| 1983 | 59 | #1,187 | 14,714 | #19 |
| 1982 | 64 | #1,145 | 15,729 | #15 |
| 1981 | 64 | #1,151 | 16,737 | #12 |
| 1980 | 48 | #1,373 | 15,280 | #17 |
| 1979 | 52 | #1,285 | 14,550 | #17 |
| 1978 | 56 | #1,198 | 13,795 | #17 |
| 1977 | 58 | #1,155 | 14,196 | #17 |
| 1976 | 53 | #1,188 | 14,490 | #12 |
| 1975 | 70 | #983 | 13,926 | #11 |
| 1974 | 49 | #1,191 | 15,165 | #10 |
| 1973 | 56 | #1,089 | 14,869 | #10 |
| 1972 | 64 | #1,012 | 13,253 | #14 |
| 1971 | 46 | #1,232 | 12,192 | #23 |
| 1970 | 29 | #1,604 | 10,855 | #29 |
| 1969 | 38 | #1,294 | 10,950 | #28 |
| 1968 | 28 | #1,500 | 10,225 | #33 |
| 1967 | 30 | #1,406 | 9,823 | #39 |
| 1966 | 37 | #1,256 | 9,777 | #40 |
| 1965 | 27 | #1,508 | 10,210 | #41 |
| 1964 | 23 | #1,686 | 9,475 | #46 |
| 1963 | 29 | #1,477 | 9,392 | #44 |
| 1962 | 22 | #1,748 | 9,403 | #47 |
| 1961 | 30 | #1,486 | 10,237 | #44 |
| 1960 | 24 | #1,680 | 9,970 | #38 |
| 1959 | 20 | #1,852 | 10,474 | #38 |
| 1958 | 16 | #2,078 | 10,416 | #41 |
| 1957 | 32 | #1,406 | 11,482 | #34 |
| 1956 | 19 | #1,876 | 12,170 | #27 |
| 1955 | 21 | #1,716 | 12,397 | #27 |
| 1954 | 20 | #1,749 | 13,208 | #26 |
| 1953 | 21 | #1,700 | 12,961 | #24 |
| 1952 | 23 | #1,606 | 12,226 | #30 |
| 1951 | 15 | #2,032 | 10,931 | #32 |
| 1950 | 17 | #1,865 | 9,426 | #36 |
| 1949 | 18 | #1,810 | 8,778 | #40 |
| 1948 | 16 | #1,931 | 6,795 | #50 |
| 1947 | 13 | #2,232 | 6,333 | #52 |
| 1946 | 10 | #2,509 | 4,840 | #68 |
| 1945 | 6 | #3,249 | 3,331 | #85 |
| 1944 | 12 | #2,170 | 3,246 | #84 |
| 1943 | 7 | #3,175 | 3,270 | #87 |
| 1942 | 11 | #2,359 | 3,241 | #85 |
| 1941 | 8 | #2,833 | 2,924 | #86 |
| 1940 | 13 | #2,063 | 2,555 | #96 |
| 1939 | 9 | #2,582 | 1,796 | #134 |
| 1938 | 8 | #2,816 | 1,574 | #145 |
| 1937 | 9 | #2,631 | 1,210 | #166 |
| 1936 | 10 | #2,416 | 1,200 | #164 |
| 1935 | 0 | – | 1,208 | #163 |
| 1934 | 6 | #3,595 | 1,161 | #165 |
| 1933 | 0 | – | 1,072 | #169 |
| 1932 | 7 | #3,305 | 1,191 | #162 |
| 1931 | 8 | #3,044 | 1,089 | #170 |
| 1930 | 7 | #3,523 | 1,114 | #176 |
| 1929 | 0 | – | 1,084 | #181 |
| 1928 | 0 | – | 1,121 | #183 |
| 1927 | 6 | #4,106 | 1,260 | #170 |
| 1926 | 5 | #4,700 | 1,144 | #185 |
| 1925 | 8 | #3,341 | 1,203 | #183 |
| 1924 | 6 | #4,252 | 1,358 | #171 |
| 1923 | 7 | #3,747 | 1,274 | #174 |
| 1922 | 7 | #3,796 | 1,296 | #173 |
| 1921 | 0 | – | 1,272 | #175 |
| 1920 | 8 | #3,432 | 1,269 | #175 |
| 1919 | 0 | – | 1,267 | #170 |
| 1918 | 10 | #2,844 | 1,243 | #172 |
| 1917 | 0 | – | 1,215 | #165 |
| 1916 | 0 | – | 1,132 | #169 |
| 1915 | 0 | – | 1,169 | #159 |
| 1914 | 7 | #2,853 | 890 | #162 |
| 1913 | 5 | #3,176 | 739 | #158 |
| 1912 | 0 | – | 754 | #144 |
| 1911 | 0 | – | 546 | #148 |
| 1910 | 0 | – | 519 | #154 |
| 1909 | 7 | #1,247 | 470 | #151 |
| 1908 | 0 | – | 451 | #149 |
| 1907 | 0 | – | 400 | #159 |
| 1906 | 0 | – | 397 | #150 |
| 1905 | 0 | – | 402 | #148 |
| 1904 | 0 | – | 371 | #146 |
| 1903 | 0 | – | 334 | #154 |
| 1902 | 0 | – | 382 | #144 |
| 1901 | 0 | – | 342 | #144 |
| 1900 | 0 | – | 503 | #126 |
| 1899 | 0 | – | 347 | #135 |
| 1898 | 0 | – | 376 | #136 |
| 1897 | 0 | – | 376 | #129 |
| 1896 | 0 | – | 371 | #128 |
| 1895 | 0 | – | 386 | #122 |
| 1894 | 0 | – | 399 | #118 |
| 1893 | 0 | – | 358 | #121 |
| 1892 | 0 | – | 353 | #125 |
| 1891 | 0 | – | 320 | #123 |
| 1890 | 0 | – | 374 | #107 |
| 1889 | 0 | – | 337 | #114 |
| 1888 | 0 | – | 337 | #111 |
| 1887 | 0 | – | 275 | #110 |
| 1886 | 0 | – | 355 | #95 |
| 1885 | 0 | – | 302 | #99 |
| 1884 | 0 | – | 278 | #102 |
| 1883 | 0 | – | 244 | #103 |
| 1882 | 0 | – | 259 | #99 |
| 1881 | 0 | – | 226 | #96 |
| 1880 | 0 | – | 236 | #92 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Rebecca reached #983 in 1975. As a girl name, it reached #10 in 1973. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1980s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Rebecca
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.