Rebel Boy & girl
How popular is Rebel?
#3,167 girl name in 2025
50 baby girls were named Rebel in the US in 2025, making it the 3167th most popular girl name. Another 34 boys got the name (#3,378 for boys).
2,383living people named Rebel (est.)
10median age of people named Rebel
2,456babies named Rebel since 1880
1 in 39,468US babies born in 2025
Rebel popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #3,167 for girls (▼ 530 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 50 girls, 34 boys |
| 10-year trend | Falling (-41% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #2,209 in 2015, #1,991 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2021 (130 girls) |
| Highest rank | #1,612 in 2021 |
| First recorded | 1912 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 35% boys, 65% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.1% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Where Rebel is most popular
Babies named Rebel per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
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- Oklahoma: 0.1 per 1,000 (9 girls)
- Arkansas: 0.1 per 1,000 (5 girls)
- Utah: 0.1 per 1,000 (5 girls)
- California: 0.0 per 1,000 (40 girls)
- Missouri: 0.0 per 1,000 (5 girls)
Rebel by decade
| Decade | Baby girls | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 5 | #2,977 |
| 1940s | 17 | #4,203 |
| 1950s | 54 | #3,481 |
| 1960s | 156 | #1,783 |
| 1970s | 78 | #3,941 |
| 1980s | 56 | #5,253 |
| 1990s | 35 | #8,329 |
| 2000s | 41 | #10,802 |
| 2010s | 579 | #1,890 |
| 2020s | 469 | #1,612 |
Girl names about as popular as Rebel
Questions
- Is Rebel a boy or girl name?
- Rebel is used for both. Over the last 10 years, 35% of babies named Rebel were boys and 65% were girls.
- How popular is the name Rebel?
- 50 baby girls were named Rebel in the US in 2025, making it the 3167th most popular girl name. Another 34 boys got the name (#3,378 for boys).
- When was Rebel most popular?
- Rebel peaked in 2021, when 130 girls were given the name. Its highest rank was #1,612 in 2021.
- How many people are named Rebel?
- 2,456 babies have been named Rebel in the US since 1880. We estimate about 2,383 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 10.
- Where is Rebel most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Rebel was most common in Oklahoma, at 0.1 of every 1,000 girls born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.