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Popularity of the baby name Rebecca


Posts that mention the name Rebecca

Boy names that debuted in the U.S. baby name data in 2025

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Which boy names emerged in the U.S. baby name data in 2025 for the first time ever?

A total of 561 boy names debuted in the data last year, and the most impressive debut was made by Akyris. Here are the top debuts overall:

  1. Akyris, 74 baby boys
  2. Kyssac, 45
  3. Ezaia, 36
  4. Kasye, 33
  5. Rudvik, 33
  6. Ishvik, 31
  7. Zohran, 30
  8. Jasail, 28
  9. Melijah, 24
  10. Azien, 22
  11. Gurnawab, 21
  12. Myhir, 20
  13. Dahari, 19
  14. Ailany, 18
  15. Remiri, 18
  16. Yashvik, 18
  17. Azhani, 17
  18. Elianel, 17
  19. Jacaius, 17
  20. Nahvyir, 16

Ailany was one of the fastest-rising girl names last year. (And I remember Gurnawab debuting in Canada a few years ago.)

Here are some more debuts:

15 baby boysMayzen, Mazim, Symeire, Tazmir
14 baby boysKasaii, Saylen
13 baby boysJaywen, Rahzir, Shivarth, Skylo
12 baby boysAzren, Jugaad, Leiran, Neymari
11 baby boysCamazi, Devanshreddy, Kaizo, Kelyan, Lessiah, Shanvik, Sharvik, Zendrix
10 baby boysAkaio, Arnaaz, Elthan, Kysaac, Neriel, Osier, Ramiere, Ruhn, Sidhvik, Theodosius

Ruhn may have come from Ruhn Danaan, a character in the Crescent City book series by Sarah J. Maas.

Finally, here’s a sampling of the rest of the debuts:

  • 9 baby boys: Akoah, Emazi, Jasaii, Khazai, Nyaan, Ridhav, Soli
  • 8 baby boys: Barsbek, Hunar, Krid, Nivaaz, Tasai, Yeidel, Ziko
  • 7 baby boys: Akani, Bowdee, Cayceon, Dabens, Espoir, Gurvaan, Jaiair, Kaell, Lockett, Majaliwa, Naziel, Oziyah, Ramazani, Rowoon, Sedem, Trump, Vayun, Zairon
  • 6 baby boys: Alezz, Buddha, Caiven, Dhruvik, Erebus, Franyer, Gloire, Hendrickson, Iru, Jesko, Kohaku, Lirian, Mayaan, Nairo, Odrit, Penuel, Rushdan, Shragy, Takoah, Uras, Wooju, Yeik, Zafari
  • 5 baby boys: Aybars, Bozeman, Brew, Chesda, Corduroy, Datsun, Forty, Hogarth, Howdy, Ionatana, Juvensley, Keider, Laios, Monzer, Niigaanii, Offranel, Pranab, Ridoc, Scheffler, Tonalli, Varis, Woodens, Ximir, Yorlin, Zad

Some possible explanations: Ramazani is the surname of Belgian soccer player Largie Ramazani, Rowoon is the stage name of a South Korean entertainer Kim Seok-woo, Trump is the surname of U.S. President Donald Trump, Keider is the first name of Venezuelan MLB pitcher Keider Montero, Ridoc is a character from the Empyrean book series by Rebecca Yarros, and Scheffler is the surname of American golfer Scottie Scheffler.

(And, more generally: Espoir is a Korean cosmetics brand, Erebus is a primordial deity in Greek mythology, Gloire means “glory” in French, Datsun was a Japanese car brand, Niigaanii means “s/he leads, goes ahead” in Ojibwe, and Tonalli means “day,” “sun” in Nahuatl.)

If you can explain any of the other debuts, please leave a comment!

Sources: SSA, Wikipedia

Image: Adapted from LotusBud0048a (public domain) by Frank “Fg2” Gualtieri

Alabama quadruplets: Lainey, Kali, Lennon, Koen

quadruplets and stork

In May of 2024, Alabama couple Rebecca and Lavareis Bryant welcomed quadruplets that were actually two sets of twins. (The quads born recently in Louisiana, Texas, and Massachusetts were also two sets of twins.)

The Bryants’ twin boys and identical twin girls weighed less than two pounds each when they were born at 23 weeks and 4 days gestation — 115 days before their expected due date. They arrived so early, in fact, that they’re now recognized as the most premature surviving quadruplets by Guinness World Records.

What were they named?

Lainey (girl), Kali (girl), Lennon (boy), and Koen (boy).

What are your thoughts on these names?

P.S. The Bryants also have three older children named Kendall, Laikyn, and Kainen.

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Image: Adapted from Multiplication (1905) by Gordon Ross

Baby name story: Jennifer Rebecca

Frederica von Stade's album "Song Recital" (1978)
Frederica von Stade album

Learning that Carrie-Anne Moss was not named after the song “Jenny Rebecca” led me to discover a baby who was named after “Jenny Rebecca.”

Before we get to that, though, let’s start with the fact that the song itself was named after a baby named Jenny Rebecca.

It was written by composer and lyricist Carol Hall for her friends Ilene and William Goldman upon the birth of their first child, Jenny Rebecca, circa 1962. The lyrics begin, “Jenny Rebecca, four days old / How do you like the world so far?”

The song was recorded first by Barbra Streisand in 1965, then later by other artists.

One of those other artists was classical singer Frederica von Stade, who recorded “Jenny Rebecca” [vid] in December of 1977 for her album Song Recital (1978). According to the album’s liner notes, von Stade was “so fond of [the song] that she named her first child, born just forty-eight hours after this record was recorded, Jenny Rebecca.”

Her daughter’s full first name was actually Jennifer, which makes sense, given that Jennifer was the top girl name in the nation at that time. (It ranked #1 for fifteen years straight, from 1970 to 1984.)

P.S. William Goldman was the screenwriter/novelist behind Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid and The Princess Bride.

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How did Carrie-Anne Moss get her name?

Canadian actress Carrie-Anne Moss
Carrie-Anne Moss

Canadian actress Carrie-Anne Moss, who portrayed the character Trinity in all four Matrix movies, was born to parents Barbara and Melvyn Moss of British Columbia in August of 1967.

Why was she named Carrie-Anne?

Her mother named her after the song “Carrie-Anne,” by the Hollies. It was a last-minute change. She almost got named Jenny Rebecca, after a Barbra Streisand hit of a previous summer. A disaster narrowly averted.

“Carrie Anne,” which was released in May of 1967, peaked at #9 on Billboard‘s U.S. Hot 100 chart a couple of weeks before Moss was born. (Billboard didn’t launch a Canadian Hot 100 chart until mid-2007.)

“Jenny Rebecca,” on the other hand, was never released as a single. But it was the third track on Streisand’s best-selling album My Name Is Barbra (1965).

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Image: Adapted from Carrie-Anne Moss at Peabody’s “Marvel’s Jessica Jones” Night by Jana Lynn French/Peabody under CC BY 2.0.