Rebecca

Meaning and origin of Rebecca

Popularity of Rebecca in France since 1986

• It peaked in 1995.
• Over recent years, Rebecca has been stable (−1.8% a year).
• In schools of 200 children born in those years, you would find one Rebecca every 21 schools, all spellings combined.

Rebecca in English-speaking countries

Rebecca ranks 159^th in Northern Ireland, 163^rd in Ireland and 244^th in Ontario (Canada), against 535^th in France.

• Northern IrelandNISRA · 2023-25

  159^th girls’ name34 babies in 3 years1 girl in 662

• IrelandCSO · 2023-25

  163^rd girls’ name86 babies in 3 years1 girl in 754−13.4% a year

• Ontario (Canada)ServiceOntario · 2022-24

  244^th girls’ name143 babies in 3 years1 girl in 1,080−4.7% a year

• British Columbia (Canada)BC Vital Statistics · 2021-23

  308^th girls’ name33 babies in 3 years1 girl in 1,203

• ScotlandNRS · 2023-25

  281^st girls’ name39 babies in 3 years1 girl in 1,394

• United StatesSSA · 2023-25

  333^rd girls’ name2,775 babies in 3 years1 girl in 1,741−6.1% a year

• New ZealandDIA · 2023-25

  408^th girls’ name22 babies in 3 years1 girl in 1,908

• England and WalesONS · 2023-25

  358^th girls’ name359 babies in 3 years1 girl in 2,139−12.7% a year

Official figures from each country, over their latest three published years. The spellings Rebecca, Rébecca and Rébécca are counted together; other spellings are counted apart.

Same sound, other spellings

• Rébecca50
• Rébécca5
• Rebeca65
• Rebekah15
• Rebeka10
• Rebekkaabroad

Births 2023–2025. At school they sound the same: this total tells you whether your child is likely to share the name.

Names similar to Rebecca

• Ania
• Joey
• Joana
• Naomie
• Louana
• Yaëlle
• Marion
• Abigail
• Anaël
• Leyah
• Keziah
• Annaëlle

See also

• →French names of Hebrew origin