How Many People Are Named Rebeccah?
An estimated 1,453 people in the United States have the first name Rebeccah. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 40 years old, and Rebeccah peaked in popularity in 1991 with 186 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Rebeccah as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Rebeccah paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,453
About 1 in 235,894 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
40
years old
Peak Year
1991
186 births
Total Registered
1,571
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Rebeccah
Rebeccah is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 1,571 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Rebeccah as a female name
Ranked #15,525 in 2017
6 female births in 2017
Peak: 1991 (186 births)
Rebeccah: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Rebeccah span from the 1950s to the 2010s, covering 7 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 552 babies were registered. Rebeccah has declined significantly from its peak in the 1990s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Rebeccah by Decade
How has Rebeccah tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Rebeccah by State
Birth registrations for Rebeccah span all 16 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, New York, Pennsylvania. The lowest are in Minnesota, Michigan, Washington. On average, about 16 Rebeccahs were registered per state.
Rebeccah + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Rebeccah as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Rebeccah: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Rebeccah?
We estimate approximately 1,453 people named Rebeccah are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 235,894 Americans share this first name.
Is Rebeccah a common name?
Rebeccah is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 92.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,571 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Rebeccah most popular?
Rebeccah reached peak popularity in 1991, when 186 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Rebeccah is approximately 40 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Rebeccah a female name?
Rebeccah is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Rebeccah Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Rebeccah Smith, Rebeccah Johnson, Rebeccah Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 0 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau estimate. Full methodology.
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