Rebecca is a girl name family recorded 1,118,637 times in 27 countries since 1880. It ranks highest today in Italy (#30 in 2025). Its all-time peak was in South Australia in 1980, at 1,895.5 births per 100,000. Elsewhere it is mostly given as Rebeca (Argentina).
Popularity by country
Births per 100,000 newborns, all forms of the name combined.
Which form wins where
Births per 100,000 newborns for each form, in the selected country.
Rank in countries that publish top lists only
All forms of Rebecca
| Variants | Language | Total births | Country | Latest rank | Peak year | 10-year trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rebecca | Italian | 758,106 | 🇺🇸 United States | #349 | 1974 | ▼ 44 % |
| Rebecca | Italian | 49,747 | 🇮🇹 Italy | #30 | 2008 | – |
| Rebecca | Italian | 45,862 | 🏴 England & Wales | #413 | 1996 | ▼ 70 % |
| Rebecca | Italian | 23,211 | 🇦🇺 New South Wales | – | 1976 | – |
| Rebecca | Italian | 21,524 | 🇨🇦 Ontario | #257 | 1991 | ▼ 47 % |
| Rebecca | Italian | 14,235 | 🇫🇷 France | #550 | 1995 | ▼ 13 % |
| Rebekah | English | 75,915 | 🇺🇸 United States | #884 | 1996 | ▼ 44 % |
| Rebekah | English | 4,413 | 🏴 England & Wales | #1639 | 1997 | ▼ 47 % |
| Rebekah | English | 1,510 | 🇨🇦 Ontario | #1181 | 1995 | ▼ 54 % |
| Rebekah | English | 1,124 | 🏴 Scotland | – | 1993 | – |
| Rebekah | English | 720 | 🇬🇧 Northern Ireland | – | 1999 | – |
| Rebekah | English | 570 | 🇦🇺 South Australia | – | 1993 | – |
| Rebeca | Spanish | 15,112 | 🇦🇷 Argentina | #528 | 1927 | ▼ 7 % |
| Rebeca | Spanish | 14,198 | 🇺🇸 United States | #1339 | 2003 | ▲ 4 % |
| Rebeca | Spanish | 2,565 | 🇪🇸 Spain | – | 2004 | – |
| Rebeca | Spanish | 960 | 🏴 England & Wales | #1197 | 2019 | ▼ 32 % |
| Rebeca | Spanish | 565 | 🇪🇸 Catalonia | #463 | 1997 | ▼ 42 % |
| Rebeca | Spanish | 550 | 🇫🇷 France | #2343 | 2017 | ▼ 58 % |
| Rebeka | Slovene | 4,953 | 🇭🇺 Hungary | #45 | 2011 | – |
| Rebeka | Slovene | 2,660 | 🇺🇸 United States | #7885 | 1993 | ▼ 52 % |
| Rebeka | Slovene | 1,071 | 🇸🇮 Slovenia | #90 | 1997 | ▶ 1 % |
| Rebeka | Slovene | 460 | 🏴 England & Wales | #2787 | 2015 | ▼ 63 % |
| Rebeka | Slovene | 323 | 🇨🇦 Québec | – | 2003 | – |
| Rebeka | Slovene | 190 | 🇫🇷 France | – | 2016 | – |
| Rebecka | Swedish | 3,319 | 🇺🇸 United States | #13208 | 1993 | ▼ 53 % |
| Rebecka | Swedish | 2,507 | 🇸🇪 Sweden | #699 | 1998 | ▼ 75 % |
| Rebecka | Swedish | 112 | 🇨🇦 Québec | – | 2011 | – |
| Rebecka | Swedish | 68 | 🏴 England & Wales | – | 1997 | – |
| Rebecka | Swedish | 18 | 🇨🇦 Ontario | – | 1998 | – |
| Rebecka | Swedish | 10 | 🇫🇷 France | – | 1998 | – |
| Rebekka | Italian | 2,061 | 🇺🇸 United States | – | 1997 | – |
| Rebekka | Italian | 535 | 🇦🇹 Austria | #672 | 1998 | ▼ 3 % |
| Rebekka | Italian | 262 | 🏴 England & Wales | – | 1996 | – |
| Rebekka | Italian | 258 | 🇨🇭 Switzerland | – | 2000 | – |
| Rebekka | Italian | 104 | 🏴 Scotland | – | 1995 | – |
| Rebekka | Italian | 44 | 🇨🇦 Ontario | – | 1996 | – |
| Rebbecca | English | 2,315 | 🇺🇸 United States | – | 1975 | – |
| Rebbecca | English | 46 | 🏴 England & Wales | – | 1997 | – |
| Rebbecca | English | 5 | 🇦🇺 South Australia | – | 1987 | – |
| Rebekkah | English | 1,585 | 🇺🇸 United States | – | 1993 | – |
| Rebekkah | English | 60 | 🏴 England & Wales | – | 1997 | – |
| Rebeccah | English | 1,571 | 🇺🇸 United States | – | 1991 | – |
| Rebeccah | English | 17 | 🏴 England & Wales | – | 1999 | – |
| Rebeccah | English | 5 | 🇫🇷 France | – | 1997 | – |
| Rebbeca | English | 928 | 🇺🇸 United States | – | 1974 | – |
| Rebeckah | English | 652 | 🇺🇸 United States | – | 1996 | – |
| Rebeckah | English | 12 | 🏴 England & Wales | – | 1996 | – |
| Rebeckah | English | 5 | 🏴 Scotland | – | 1996 | – |
How we grouped these names
- Rebecca ↔ Rebeca — checked by hand
- Rebecca ↔ Rebekah — checked by hand
- Rebecca ↔ Rebeka — checked by hand
- Rebecca ↔ Rebecka — spelling variant
- Rebecca ↔ Rebekka — spelling variant
- Rebecca ↔ Rebbecca — spelling variant
- Rebecca ↔ Rebekkah — spelling variant
- Rebecca ↔ Rebeccah — spelling variant
- Rebecca ↔ Rebbeca — spelling variant
- Rebecca ↔ Rebeckah — spelling variant
Questions about Rebecca
How popular is the name Rebecca?
In 2025 it ranked #30 in Italy. Official registers record 1,118,637 births across 27 countries.
What is Rebecca in other languages?
Rebekah (English); Rebeca (Spanish); Rebeka (Slovene); Rebecka (Swedish); Rebekka (Italian); Rebbecca (English); Rebekkah (English); Rebeccah (English); Rebbeca (English); Rebeckah (English).
When was Rebecca most popular?
It peaked in South Australia in 1980, at 1,895.5 births per 100,000.
Is Rebecca a boy or a girl name?
In official birth registers, Rebecca is a girl name.