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Meaning of the nameRebecca

Rebecca is a spelling of the name Rebeca, which means “probably from a Semitic root meaning 'to join, to tie, to bind'”.

Meaning

“probably from a Semitic root meaning 'to join, to tie, to bind'”

Meaning of the name Rebeca, of which Rebecca is a spelling.

Source: Wiktionary: Rebecca · Behind the Name: Rebecca

People (2022)
12,952
Rank in Brazil
#1,422
Median age
10 years
2010 Census
4,411
people

Rebecca in the 2022 Census

People with the first name Rebecca, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 2010s (4,157 people).

12,883 women 69 men

Source: IBGE, 2022 Demographic Census, Nomes no Brasil. The census counts the first name of people alive in 2022; small counts are not published, and the first group covers everyone born before 1940. How to read these data.

Where the name Rebecca is most common

States with the highest share of people named Rebecca in the population, in the 2022 Census.

  1. Rio de Janeiro 0.013%
  2. Distrito Federal 0.012%
  3. São Paulo 0.009%
  4. Espírito Santo 0.008%
  5. Amazonas 0.007%
All states
StatePeople% of population
São Paulo3,9510.009%
Rio de Janeiro2,1500.013%
Minas Gerais9240.005%
Paraná7630.007%
Bahia5190.004%
Pernambuco4150.005%
Goiás3730.005%
Rio Grande do Sul3690.003%
Pará3480.004%
Ceará3400.004%
Distrito Federal3270.012%
Espírito Santo3020.008%
Santa Catarina2890.004%
Amazonas2720.007%
Paraíba2630.007%
Maranhão2360.004%
Rio Grande do Norte1900.006%
Mato Grosso1720.005%
Mato Grosso do Sul1500.005%
Alagoas1250.004%
Sergipe1170.005%
Piauí1080.003%
Rondônia830.005%
Tocantins710.005%
Amapá350.005%
Acre310.004%
Roraima290.005%

States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.

The spelling Rebecca

With a doubled C, the form of the Latin Vulgate that English adopted.

About the name Rebeca

Rebeca is the biblical name of the sister of Laban and wife of Isaac, and Wiktionary gives it as an equivalent of Rebecca or Rebekah. Behind the Name lists Rebeca as a Portuguese form of Rebecca, from the Hebrew Rivqa, probably from a Semitic root meaning 'to join, to tie, to bind'. Wiktionary glosses the Hebrew differently, as 'enchantingly beautiful, captivating, snare'. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 160,693 people named Rebeca, with a median age of 12. Proportionally, the name is most common in Amazonas.

Other spellings of Rebeca

SpellingPeople (2022)
Rebeca160,693
Rebecca12,952
Rebeka6,492

Sources

  1. Wiktionary: Rebeca · en.wiktionary.org · origin
  2. Wiktionary: Rebecca · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
  3. Behind the Name: Rebecca · behindthename.com · meaning
  4. Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Rebeca · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling

Questions about the name Rebecca

What does the name Rebecca mean?

Rebecca means “probably from a Semitic root meaning 'to join, to tie, to bind'”, according to Wiktionary and Behind the Name. This is the meaning of the name Rebeca, of which Rebecca is a spelling.

How many people are named Rebecca in Brazil?

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 12,952 people with the first name Rebecca, which ranks it number 1,422 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 2010s.

Is Rebecca a boy's or a girl's name?

Rebecca is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 12,883 women and 69 men had this name.

What is the origin of the name Rebecca?

Rebecca is a name of Hebrew origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.

In which Brazilian state is Rebecca most common?

Proportionally, in Rio de Janeiro: 0.013% of the state's population is named Rebecca (2,150 people), according to the 2022 Census.

What are the other spellings of Rebecca?

Rebeca and Rebeka. IBGE counts each spelling separately.

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