Top Baby Names

Origin and Meaning of First Names.

Rebel

Gender

Male

Origin

Unknown
English
Modern name reflecting an independent personality

Syllables

2

Themes

  • Word

Popularity in the USA

  • Boys: peak in 2020 (rank #2322, 58 births); most recent 2025 (rank #3379, 34 births)
  • Girls: peak in 2021 (rank #1611, 130 births); most recent 2025 (rank #3167, 50 births)
Births by year in the USA
YearBoysGirls
20253450
20243765
20234061
20223768
202156130
20205894
20194685
201857106
20174972
201644102

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

  • Boys: peak in 2020 (rank #4602, 3 births)
  • Girls: peak in 2021 (rank #1962, 14 births); most recent 2025 (rank #3704, 6 births)
Births by year in England and Wales
YearBoysGirls
2025–6
2024–5
2023–7
2022–6
2021–14
2020310
2019–6
2018–5
2017–3
2016––

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