Rebel: name meaning, origin & popularity
- Meaning
- “one who resists authority”
- Origin
- English
- Say it
- REB-əl · 2 syllables
- Used for
- Both (61% girls, 39% boys since 1880)
Taken from the English vocabulary word rebel, from Latin rebellis via French. As a given name it is a modern word-name rather than a traditional personal name.
How popular is Rebel?
Babies named Rebel in 2024102
2024 rank#2,659 girls
Peak year2021
Total US babies since 18802,370
Rebel is rising: use over the last five years is 2.4× what it was a decade earlier.
Names like Rebel
Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.
Rebel questions
What does the name Rebel mean?
Rebel means "one who resists authority". It comes from English. Taken from the English vocabulary word rebel, from Latin rebellis via French. As a given name it is a modern word-name rather than a traditional personal name.
Is Rebel a boy or girl name?
Rebel is used for both: about 61% of US babies named Rebel since 1880 were girls.
How popular is Rebel?
102 US babies were named Rebel in 2024. Its peak year was 2021.
How do you pronounce Rebel?
Rebel is usually pronounced REB-əl.
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.