Rebeca
Rebeca is a name with multiple cultural origins: Spanish, Portuguese, Romanian.
- Spanish
- Portuguese
- Romanian
Meaning & Origin of Rebeca
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Rebeca is a name with multiple cultural origins: Spanish, Portuguese, Romanian.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Spanish
- Portuguese
- Romanian
The Story of Rebeca
Rebeca first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1888, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2003, when 422 Rebecas were born — ranking #633 that year. As of 2026, Rebeca ranks #1,249 for baby girls with 185 births, gradually rising (+8%). In total, more than 14K Rebecas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1880s through the 2020s.
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About the name Rebeca
Rebeca is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1888 and has accumulated 14K births in the dataset. Rebeca's peak popularity came in 2003 when it ranked #633. Use the chart and map above to compare Rebeca's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.