Is Rebel a boy or girl name?
Rebel is used for both, more often for girls in the US. In 2024, 65 girls and 37 boys were named Rebel, so 63.7% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 60.7% of the 2,370 US babies named Rebel were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #3,252
- Girl rank, 2024
- #2,679
- Babies named Rebel since 1912
- 2,370
- Most popular year
- 2021
- 186 babies
Boys and girls named Rebel, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 0 | 5 | 100% |
| 1920s | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1940s | 0 | 17 | 100% |
| 1950s | 12 | 54 | 81.8% |
| 1960s | 48 | 156 | 76.5% |
| 1970s | 39 | 78 | 66.7% |
| 1980s | 52 | 56 | 51.9% |
| 1990s | 47 | 35 | 42.7% |
| 2000s | 104 | 41 | 28.3% |
| 2010s | 402 | 578 | 59% |
| 2020s | 228 | 418 | 64.7% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 37 | #3,252 | 65 | #2,679 |
| 2023 | 40 | #3,099 | 61 | #2,812 |
| 2022 | 37 | #3,261 | 68 | #2,598 |
| 2021 | 56 | #2,430 | 130 | #1,620 |
| 2020 | 58 | #2,341 | 94 | #2,001 |
| 2019 | 46 | #2,756 | 85 | #2,187 |
| 2018 | 57 | #2,350 | 106 | #1,894 |
| 2017 | 49 | #2,589 | 72 | #2,503 |
| 2016 | 44 | #2,759 | 102 | #1,967 |
| 2015 | 45 | #2,710 | 84 | #2,252 |
| 2014 | 48 | #2,570 | 58 | #2,967 |
| 2013 | 55 | #2,325 | 47 | #3,398 |
| 2012 | 17 | #5,438 | 6 | #16,429 |
| 2011 | 19 | #4,945 | 8 | #13,109 |
| 2010 | 22 | #4,485 | 10 | #11,065 |
| 2009 | 21 | #4,711 | 5 | #19,571 |
| 2008 | 20 | #4,858 | 10 | #11,423 |
| 2007 | 16 | #5,626 | 5 | #19,857 |
| 2006 | 10 | #7,875 | 6 | #16,669 |
| 2005 | 7 | #9,900 | 5 | #18,542 |
| 2004 | 6 | #11,037 | 5 | #18,186 |
| 2003 | 11 | #6,623 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 7 | #9,168 | 5 | #17,506 |
| 2001 | 6 | #10,266 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 8 | #7,715 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 6 | #9,013 | 10 | #8,866 |
| 1996 | 6 | #8,771 | 5 | #15,292 |
| 1995 | 6 | #8,646 | 5 | #15,182 |
| 1994 | 8 | #6,839 | 9 | #9,421 |
| 1993 | 5 | #9,846 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 8 | #6,562 | 6 | #12,961 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 6 | #11,962 |
| 1988 | 6 | #7,057 | 8 | #9,021 |
| 1987 | 13 | #3,681 | 7 | #9,545 |
| 1986 | 9 | #4,758 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 7 | #5,624 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 6 | #6,149 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 5 | #7,069 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 11 | #6,249 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 13 | #5,501 |
| 1980 | 6 | #6,071 | 11 | #6,214 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 5 | #11,458 |
| 1978 | 8 | #4,470 | 7 | #8,314 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 5 | #10,826 |
| 1976 | 8 | #4,326 | 6 | #8,931 |
| 1975 | 7 | #4,676 | 9 | #6,321 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 8 | #6,707 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 7 | #4,339 | 11 | #5,016 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 15 | #4,079 |
| 1970 | 9 | #3,465 | 12 | #4,701 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 18 | #3,292 |
| 1968 | 5 | #4,608 | 20 | #2,947 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 42 | #1,813 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 10 | #4,412 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 6 | #6,343 |
| 1964 | 5 | #4,487 | 21 | #2,803 |
| 1963 | 12 | #2,507 | 11 | #4,208 |
| 1962 | 11 | #2,639 | 16 | #3,264 |
| 1961 | 8 | #3,297 | 12 | #3,956 |
| 1960 | 7 | #3,587 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 8 | #4,939 |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 6 | #5,949 |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 7 | #3,464 | 11 | #3,855 |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 5 | #4,251 | 10 | #3,906 |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 9 | #4,165 |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 10 | #3,660 |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 7 | #4,540 |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 5 | #5,101 |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 5 | #5,223 |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 0 | – | 5 | #3,343 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Rebel reached #2,325 in 2013. As a girl name, it reached #1,620 in 2021. 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 2020s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Rebel
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.