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Rebecca

Girl Hebrew #315 in 2023

Rebecca is a girl name of Hebrew origin.

Meaning of Rebecca

In regular use since the Reformation. The Vulgate (-) form of biblical Rebekah, from רִבְקָה.

Popularity of Rebecca

Popularity, 1880–2023

984 births in 2023

1880 2023

754,173 U.S. births recorded from 1880–2023. Used for both boys and girls — see notes below.

Peak year

1981

16,801 babies

First recorded

1880

Earliest SSA data

Recent trend

Falling

Last 5 yrs vs. prior 5

Similar names

Supplanter; one who follows

Very popular since the Middle Ages

Boy · Germanic

Bright fame; from 'hrod' (fame) and 'beraht' (bright)

Who is like God? A rhetorical name honoring the archangel

Bitter; beloved; wished-for child

Eleventh and favorite son of Jacob, by his wife Rachel

Boy · Germanic languages

From Rycharde, from Richard, from Richardus and Ricohardus, from Rīkahard, from Rīkaharduz, a construction Cognate with t=Richard

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Popularity counts come from the U.S. Social Security Administration's national dataset. Etymology adapted from Wiktionary under CC BY-SA 4.0. If you spot an error, please let us know.