Name Legacy

Rebeccah

Recorded 1951–2017 · United States

Rebeccah was most popular in 1991, when 186 American babies were given the name — ranking #1,720 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,571 people named Rebeccah.

Most popular in1991
Rank that year#1,720
Births that year186
Total since 18801,571
Given to100% girls

Rebeccah over time

18802025
Births per year. The dot marks Rebeccah’s peak in 1991. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Rebeccah a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Rebeccah is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 1,571 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 100% girls and 0% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Rebeccah

Where Rebeccah is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org