Rebeca

Rebeca: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning: “to bind, tie”
Origin: Hebrew
Say it: reh-BEH-kə · 3 syllables
Used for: Girls

Spanish and Portuguese form of Rebecca, from Hebrew Rivqah. The exact original sense is somewhat debated, but 'to bind' is the usual interpretation.

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How popular is Rebeca?

202455.0 per million US babies

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Babies named Rebeca in 2024183

2024 rank#1,266 girls

Peak year2003

Total US babies since 188014,030

Rebeca has been fairly stable over the last fifteen years.

Names like Rebeca

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

Rebeccato bind, tie · Hebrew
Rivkato tie, bind · Hebrew
Rebekahto tie; bind · Hebrew
Rivkyto tie, bind · Hebrew
Rebato tie, to bind · Hebrew
Elizabethmy God is an oath · Hebrew
Elianamy God has answered · Hebrew
Abigailmy father is joy · Hebrew

Rebeca questions

What does the name Rebeca mean?

Rebeca means "to bind, tie". It comes from Hebrew. Spanish and Portuguese form of Rebecca, from Hebrew Rivqah. The exact original sense is somewhat debated, but 'to bind' is the usual interpretation.

Is Rebeca a boy or girl name?

Rebeca is mainly a girl's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Rebeca?

183 US babies were named Rebeca in 2024. Its peak year was 2003.

How do you pronounce Rebeca?

Rebeca is usually pronounced reh-BEH-kə.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.