Top Baby Names

Origin and Meaning of First Names.

Rebecca

Gender

Male

Origin

Hebrew
Servant Of God
Captivating, to tie, beautiful, desirable

Syllables

3

Themes

  • Biblical

Alternate Spellings and Variants of Rebecca

Famous People

Actress Rebecca Romjin, Actress Rebecca Gayheart, Actress Rebecca De Mornay, Author Rebecca West

Celebrity Babies

Daughter of Dustin Hoffman and Lisa Gottsegen, Daughter of Actor Hugh Laurie, Daughter of Marlon Brando

Popularity in the USA

  • Boys: peak in 1989 (rank #1153, 84 births); most recent 2017 (rank #9692, 7 births)
  • Girls: peak in 1981 (rank #12, 16,737 births); most recent 2025 (rank #349, 872 births)
Births by year in the USA
YearBoysGirls
2025–872
2024–910
2023–984
2022–1,074
2021–1,049
2020–1,211
2019–1,260
2018–1,459
201771,433
2016–1,578

Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data

Popularity in England and Wales

  • Girls: peak in 1996 (rank #8, 5,828 births); most recent 2025 (rank #413, 98 births)
Births by year in England and Wales
YearGirls
202598
2024137
2023124
2022159
2021216
2020198
2019291
2018282
2017316
2016356

Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in France

  • Girls: peak in 1995 (rank #161, 405 births); most recent 2023 (rank #426, 126 births)
Births by year in France
YearGirls
2023126
2022142
2021124
2020151
2019153
2018155
2017134
2016173
2015155
2014147

Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)

Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Ireland

  • Girls: peak in 1997 (rank #7, 525 births); most recent 2025 (rank #141, 32 births)
Births by year in Ireland
YearGirls
202532
202429
202325
202228
202143
202058
201968
201875
201796
201686

Top girl names · Top boy names in Ireland (2025)

Source: Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland, Irish Babies' Names (tables VSA50 and VSA60), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Changes: spellings that differ only by accents (for example Rian and Rían) are counted together. Data years: 1964 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Scotland

  • Girls: peak in 1994 (rank #2, 758 births); most recent 2025 (rank #272, 13 births)
Births by year in Scotland
YearGirls
202513
20247
202319
202231
202143
202042
201939
201851
201771
201695

Top girl names · Top boy names in Scotland (2025)

Source: National Records of Scotland (NRS), Babies' First Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1974 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Northern Ireland

  • Girls: peak in 1997 (rank #3, 297 births); most recent 2025 (rank #231, 7 births)
Births by year in Northern Ireland
YearGirls
20257
20244
202323
202212
202120
20209
201917
201828
201730
201639

Top girl names · Top boy names in Northern Ireland (2025)

Source: Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA), Baby Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1997 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in British Columbia (Canada)

  • Girls: peak in 1991 (rank #14, 201 births); most recent 2023 (rank #456, 7 births)
Births by year in British Columbia (Canada)
YearGirls
20237
202215
202111
202020
201914
201818
201723
201620
201526
201420

Top girl names · Top boy names in British Columbia (Canada) (2023)

Source: British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency, Most popular baby names for the past 100 years. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia. Changes: names are shown in title case. Data years: 1924 to 2023. Original data · Licence