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The name Rebecca peaked for boys at #983 in 1975. Rebecca is also used for girls, ranking #350 in 2025.

The name Rebecca is a girl's name of Hebrew origin meaning "to tie, bind".

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Rebecca is a name representing beauty in the Bible, an Old Testament classic that reached the heights of revived popularity in the seventies but is still a well-used choice. It derives from the Hebrew name Rivkah, from the verb ribbqah, meaning "noose." The biblical Rebecca was the wife of Isaac and the mother of Esau and Jacob. Rebekah was a common spelling of the name in the Bible. 
 The Becca short form is more stylish now than homespun Becky. Nickname Becky is a staple in such classics as A Little Princess, The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, and Vanity Fair, while the full form features in the eponymous Daphne du Maurier novel, in Ivanhoe, and in Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm.
 
Rebecca remains one of the top <a href="https://nameberry.com/search/girls-names/r">girls' names starting with R</a>.

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The name Rebecca is currently ranked #350 in U.S. births. and peaked for girls at #10 in 1973. The name is most popular in REBECCA, REBECCA, and REBECCA. Rebecca is occasionally used for boys in 2017.

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