Rebecca

“To bind, tie; captivating, enchantingly beautiful” — Hebrew (via Latin Vulgate) origin

Girl's name · #350 in the US (2025) · Retro

Rebecca reached #10 in 1973 and has faded to #350 since. About 756,000 girls have carried it since 1880. In all that time it has never once missed a year of the national records. Rebecca's short forms are Becky, Becca, Beckie, Becki, and Becka. Together with its spelling variants Rebekah (#884) and Rebeca (#1339), Rebecca would rank around #229 with about 1,300 births last year — the newborns split about 65/23/12 across Rebecca, Rebekah, and Rebeca.

Around the world: about 1 in 660 girls in Ireland (2025) · about 1 in 1,000 girls in N. Ireland (2025) · about 1 in 1,100 girls in Austria (2025).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 41 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Rebeccas

Rebecca Romijn — American actress and model (born 1972)
Rebecca West — British writer, journalist, literary critic, and feminist (1892-1983)
Rebecca Ferguson — Swedish actress (born 1983)
Rebecca Hall — English actress and filmmaker
Rebecca Black — American YouTuber and singer

In stories & tradition

Rebecca — Genesis 24 · Genesis 25
Rebecca Chambers — Resident Evil · Resident Evil: Vendetta
Rebecca (Kate Kane) — Detective Comics · 52

What Rebeccas become

Among 2,541 notable people named Rebecca:

No single standout — notable Rebeccas spread across many fields.

Similar names: Rebekah · Angela · Regina · Monica · Michelle · Laura

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