Given name
Rebeca
Rebeca is a feminine given name. It is used in Spanish and Portuguese.
Meaning & origin
Where it comes from
Rebeca is a variant of Rebecca. Rebecca has been associated with Latin and Hebrew naming traditions.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1888. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. Rebeca is a variant of Rebecca. The history of Rebecca gives this family its wider story. Rebecca has a place in biblical naming traditions.
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Rebeca through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 14,198
- 5 boys · 14,193 girls
- Most popular year
- 2003
- 422 babies
- 2025
- 166
- #1,339 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −6%
- Steady
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 166 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 1,339 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 6.0% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 422 in 2003. In 2025, Texas had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (42). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 23,561 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Rebeca’s family of names
Rebeca has a related form in Rebecca. In Spanish usage, Rebeca has a conventional equivalent in the English form Rebecca. In Portuguese usage, Rebeca has a conventional equivalent in the German form Rebekka.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Rebeca has relatives in 5 languages.
5 related names in 5 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 6
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Rebeca
- Rebeca AndradeBrazilian artistic gymnastborn 1999
- Rebeca GrynspanCosta Rican politicianborn 1955
- Rebeca GyumiLawyer, Activist (* 1986)
- Rebeca Matte BelloChilean sculptor (1875-1929)
- Rebeca BernalMexican association football (soccer) playerborn 1997
- Rebeca QuinterosSalvadoran swimmerborn 1997
- Rebeca QuintánsSpanish journalist, research writer and teacherborn 1964
- Rebeca AcevedoChilean botanist (1902-1987)
- RebecaSpanish singer (born 1974)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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