Feminine dossier · first seen 1880
Rebecca
Endangered
Down 94.8% from peak
Peak era
1981
Peak births
16,737
Current vitality
Fragile
Peak generation
Millennial
Quick answers about Rebecca
How many people are named Rebecca?
An estimated 596,185 living Americans are named Rebecca.
How rare is Rebecca?
Rebecca is moderately uncommon among babies today, with 872 girls receiving the name in 2025, down 94.8% from its 1981 peak.
How old is the typical Rebecca?
The median age of a living American named Rebecca is approximately 46 years, with most bearers falling between 35 and 59 years old.
Is Rebecca still popular?
No. Rebecca is endangered as a baby name, down 94.8% from its 1981 peak with 872 births in 2025.
Where is Rebecca most common?
Rebecca has its strongest geographic signal in South Carolina, where it appears 5.5× more often than the national baseline.
1880Peak 19812025
Peak year
1981
Decline from peak
94.8%
2025
872
All-time
755,992
Where it lives now
Rebecca is most concentrated in South Carolina — about 3.9× the national rate in the 1930s.
States where Rebecca is given more often than the national average — its present-day heartland.