How Many People Are Named Rebel?
An estimated 2,272 people in the United States have the first name Rebel. It is used for both genders, with 60.7% female. The average bearer is 19 years old, and Rebel peaked in popularity in 2021 with 186 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Rebel 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 Rebel paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Rebel is a genuinely unisex name, given to both boys and girls in roughly equal numbers.
Estimated Living Americans
2,272
About 1 in 150,860 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
60.7% confidence
Average Age
19
years old
Peak Year
2021
186 births
Total Registered
2,370
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Rebel
Rebel is a genuinely unisex name, used for both males (39.3%) and females (60.7%). Out of 2,370 total births registered, 932 were male and 1,438 were female.
Rebel as a male name
Ranked #3,252 in 2024
37 male births in 2024
Peak: 2020 (58 births)
Rebel as a female name
Ranked #2,679 in 2024
65 female births in 2024
Peak: 2021 (130 births)
Rebel: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Rebel span from the 1910s to the 2020s, covering 10 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 980 babies were registered. While Rebel is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Rebel by Decade
How has Rebel 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.
Rebel by State
Birth registrations for Rebel span all 18 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, California, Oklahoma. The lowest are in Utah, Ohio, Missouri. On average, about 26 Rebels were registered per state.
Rebel + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Rebel as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Rebel
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Rebel: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Rebel?
We estimate approximately 2,272 people named Rebel 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 150,860 Americans share this first name.
Is Rebel a common name?
Rebel is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 94.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 2,370 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Rebel most popular?
Rebel reached peak popularity in 2021, when 186 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Rebel is approximately 19 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Rebel a female name?
Rebel is predominantly female. 60.7% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Rebel Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Rebel Smith, Rebel Johnson, Rebel 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 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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