Rebbecca
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- re-BEK-a
- Origin
- Hebrew
Rebbecca 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 Rebbecca 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 Rebbecca a girl's or a boy's name?
Rebbecca is a girls' name.
How popular is Rebbecca 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 13 girls.
Half of all the girls named Rebbecca in the UK since 1996 were born between 1997 and 2002. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.
Rebbecca in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 1 | #7,520 |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 1 | #7,383 |
| 2007 | 1 | #7,017 |
| 2006 | 5 | #3,724 |
| 2005 | 3 | #4,976 |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 4 | #3,768 |
| 2002 | 1 | #5,540 |
| 2001 | 6 | #2,587 |
| 2000 | 5 | #2,907 |
| 1999 | 1 | #5,182 |
| 1998 | 9 | #1,951 |
| 1997 | 13 | #1,466 |
| 1996 | 11 | #1,621 |
How popular is Rebbecca in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1975, with 74 girls. It first appears in the records in 1907.
Half of all the girls named Rebbecca in the US since 1880 were born between 1960 and 1984, the years shaded on the chart below.
Rebbecca in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 5 | #17,288 |
| 2008 | 6 | #15,399 |
| 2007 | 8 | #12,671 |
| 2006 | 7 | #13,601 |
| 2005 | 5 | #16,455 |
| 2004 | 9 | #10,684 |
| 2003 | 6 | #13,837 |
| 2002 | 13 | #7,810 |
| 2001 | 12 | #8,189 |
| 2000 | 18 | #5,932 |
| 1999 | 20 | #5,213 |
| 1998 | 15 | #6,355 |
| 1997 | 18 | #5,413 |
| 1996 | 24 | #4,301 |
| 1995 | 28 | #3,775 |
| 1994 | 33 | #3,367 |
| 1993 | 21 | #4,665 |
| 1992 | 43 | #2,772 |
| 1991 | 36 | #3,091 |
| 1990 | 33 | #3,292 |
| 1989 | 36 | #2,980 |
| 1988 | 30 | #3,220 |
| 1987 | 36 | #2,721 |
| 1986 | 42 | #2,383 |
| 1985 | 49 | #2,136 |
| 1984 | 52 | #1,960 |
| 1983 | 48 | #2,068 |
| 1982 | 46 | #2,185 |
| 1981 | 48 | #2,119 |
| 1980 | 68 | #1,677 |
| 1979 | 62 | #1,753 |
| 1978 | 46 | #2,050 |
| 1977 | 54 | #1,857 |
| 1976 | 44 | #1,996 |
| 1975 | 74 | #1,415 |
| 1974 | 53 | #1,709 |
| 1973 | 59 | #1,570 |
| 1972 | 60 | #1,541 |
| 1971 | 45 | #1,906 |
| 1970 | 49 | #1,804 |
| 1969 | 36 | #2,102 |
| 1968 | 45 | #1,749 |
| 1967 | 42 | #1,783 |
| 1966 | 41 | #1,766 |
| 1965 | 37 | #1,887 |
| 1964 | 32 | #2,108 |
| 1963 | 40 | #1,838 |
| 1962 | 34 | #1,988 |
| 1961 | 35 | #1,954 |
| 1960 | 39 | #1,810 |
| 1959 | 52 | #1,498 |
| 1958 | 41 | #1,678 |
| 1957 | 44 | #1,627 |
| 1956 | 43 | #1,616 |
| 1955 | 44 | #1,536 |
| 1954 | 36 | #1,701 |
| 1953 | 27 | #1,972 |
| 1952 | 34 | #1,679 |
| 1951 | 29 | #1,804 |
| 1950 | 28 | #1,793 |
| 1949 | 26 | #1,881 |
| 1948 | 17 | #2,415 |
| 1947 | 11 | #3,238 |
| 1946 | 13 | #2,738 |
| 1945 | 11 | #2,741 |
| 1944 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 7 | #3,800 |
| 1942 | 12 | #2,665 |
| 1941 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 8 | #3,143 |
| 1938 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 5 | #4,202 |
| 1934 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 5 | #4,329 |
| 1930 | 6 | #4,045 |
| 1929 | 5 | #4,568 |
| 1928 | 9 | #3,162 |
| 1927 | 5 | #4,803 |
| 1926 | 10 | #3,045 |
| 1925 | 11 | #2,938 |
| 1924 | 10 | #3,143 |
| 1923 | 5 | #4,966 |
| 1922 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 8 | #3,665 |
| 1920 | 6 | #4,396 |
| 1919 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 5 | #2,060 |
Nicknames for Rebbecca
Names like Rebbecca
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Jessica Rebecca Melissa Joanna Francesca Tamara Lisa Maria Anna Robyn Sarah Samantha
Names related to Rebbecca
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, “Rebbecca: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/rebbecca, updated 20 October 2026.