Rebbeca
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- re-BEK-a
- Origin
- Hebrew
Rebbeca is a girls' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “to tie, bind”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Rebbeca mean?
Hebrew: spelling of Rebecca; from Rivqah
“to tie, bind”
In Genesis Rebecca is the wife of Isaac and the mother of the twins Esau and Jacob.
Meaning borrowed from Rebecca. More on Wiktionary.
Is Rebbeca a girl's or a boy's name?
Rebbeca is a girls' name.
How popular is Rebbeca in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1997, with 4 girls.
Rebbeca in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 1 | #7,491 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 1 | #7,592 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 3 | #5,772 |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 3 | #5,259 |
| 2005 | 4 | #4,150 |
| 2004 | 4 | #3,916 |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 3 | #4,284 |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 2 | #5,081 |
| 1997 | 4 | #3,345 |
How popular is Rebbeca in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1974, with 30 girls. It first appears in the records in 1916.
Half of all the girls named Rebbeca in the US since 1880 were born between 1968 and 1990, the years shaded on the chart below.
Rebbeca in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 6 | #15,236 |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 8 | #12,671 |
| 2006 | 6 | #15,147 |
| 2005 | 7 | #13,003 |
| 2004 | 7 | #12,754 |
| 2003 | 10 | #9,666 |
| 2002 | 6 | #13,589 |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 17 | #6,202 |
| 1999 | 9 | #9,472 |
| 1998 | 11 | #8,011 |
| 1997 | 18 | #5,413 |
| 1996 | 21 | #4,734 |
| 1995 | 10 | #8,074 |
| 1994 | 20 | #4,840 |
| 1993 | 19 | #4,992 |
| 1992 | 20 | #4,842 |
| 1991 | 25 | #4,053 |
| 1990 | 29 | #3,618 |
| 1989 | 28 | #3,560 |
| 1988 | 18 | #4,648 |
| 1987 | 18 | #4,471 |
| 1986 | 16 | #4,721 |
| 1985 | 19 | #4,125 |
| 1984 | 24 | #3,422 |
| 1983 | 21 | #3,686 |
| 1982 | 22 | #3,646 |
| 1981 | 20 | #3,858 |
| 1980 | 26 | #3,215 |
| 1979 | 15 | #4,625 |
| 1978 | 12 | #5,214 |
| 1977 | 20 | #3,611 |
| 1976 | 24 | #3,001 |
| 1975 | 27 | #2,743 |
| 1974 | 30 | #2,497 |
| 1973 | 19 | #3,341 |
| 1972 | 24 | #2,820 |
| 1971 | 21 | #3,166 |
| 1970 | 17 | #3,576 |
| 1969 | 17 | #3,317 |
| 1968 | 10 | #4,488 |
| 1967 | 10 | #4,299 |
| 1966 | 14 | #3,399 |
| 1965 | 16 | #3,148 |
| 1964 | 15 | #3,378 |
| 1963 | 11 | #4,018 |
| 1962 | 19 | #2,813 |
| 1961 | 15 | #3,317 |
| 1960 | 21 | #2,648 |
| 1959 | 7 | #5,030 |
| 1958 | 7 | #4,889 |
| 1957 | 11 | #3,695 |
| 1956 | 11 | #3,695 |
| 1955 | 14 | #3,094 |
| 1954 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 10 | #3,686 |
| 1952 | 6 | #4,906 |
| 1951 | 13 | #2,936 |
| 1950 | 7 | #4,313 |
| 1949 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 7 | #4,203 |
| 1947 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 5 | #4,284 |
| 1933 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 7 | #3,873 |
| 1926 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 5 | #4,415 |
Nicknames for Rebbeca
Names like Rebbeca
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Jessica, Rebecca, Melissa, Maria, Joanna, Sara, Anna, Francesca, Rosanna, Tamara, Samantha, Lara
Names related to Rebbeca
Rebeca, Rebekah, Rebeka, Rebekka, Rebecka, Rebbecca, Rebeckah, Rebeccah
More Hebrew names
Noah, Isabella, Elijah, James, Jack, Mia, Ava, Jude, Ezra, Benjamin, Isaac, Jacob, Ethan, Daniel, Samuel, Elias
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Rebbeca: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/rebbeca, updated 20 October 2026.