Denise vs Rebeca
Denise and Rebecacompared on official birth-registration statistics and Namewise's recorded data. This page states what each name's record shows — it never picks a winner or scores one name against the other.
Head to head
Ranks are only compared within one published list and one year. Two ranks from different years, from a boys' and a girls' list, or from different registrars are not comparable, so they are not placed side by side.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2020, Denise was ranked #834 and Rebeca #544 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Denise was ranked #4843 and Rebeca #837 among girls in England and Wales.
Denise and Rebeca over time
Denise and Rebeca appear together in 2 published lists, across 44 years of shared records. Rebeca held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Denise in 0.
The order between them changed and held in 2 of those lists — a change in that published list, never a claim that one name displaced the other.
Denise reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, and Rebeca in none. Each position is a place inside its own list, so this compares when they peaked and never how high.
Counted list by list. Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale in the same year, so those comparisons are real — but positions from different lists are not, so nothing here is combined into an overall standing.
How this pair is related
The relationship kinds these two qualify for, each under its own stated rule. Every one is drawn from a list they both appear in.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Denise and Rebeca changed places 5 times in England and Wales · Girls between 1996 and 2024, ending at #4843 and #837.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Republic of Ireland · Girls within 2 years — Denise #289 in 2002, Rebeca #362 in 2003.
List by list
England and Wales · Girls29 shared years, 1996–2024
Denise held the stronger position in 12 of those years, Rebeca in 17.
Highest recorded here: Denise #664 in 1998, Rebeca #472 in 2019.
The order changed in 2010: Rebeca moved ahead. In 2009 they stood at #1668 and #1752; by 2010 that had become #2843 and #1294.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Denise #4843, Rebeca #837.
Republic of Ireland · Girls15 shared years, 2002–2020
Denise held the stronger position in 7 of those years, Rebeca in 7.
Highest recorded here: Denise #289 in 2002, Rebeca #362 in 2003.
The order changed in 2012: Rebeca moved ahead. In 2011 they stood at #663 and #758; by 2012 that had become #612 and #612.
Most recent shared year, 2020: Denise #834, Rebeca #544.
Two names moving past each other in a ranking is a fact about the ranking. Namewise does not claim one name displaced the other, that families chose between them, or that either influenced the other — none of that is in this data.
Side by side
| Field | Denise | Rebeca |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | female | female |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | |
| Syllables | 3 | 3 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NZ | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Girls #4843 (2024) | Republic of Ireland · Girls #483 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Denise and Rebeca both have 3 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE.
How each name got here
Denise
Popularity journey
First recorded1952
First recorded at #24 among girls in New South Wales, Australia in 1952 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
New South Wales, Australia · Girls
Highest recorded1952–1969
Highest recorded position: #22 among girls in New South Wales, Australia, in 1953 (recorded 1952–1969).
New South Wales, Australia · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #4843 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls
Rebeca
Popularity journey
First recorded1996
First recorded at #1914 among girls in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Girls
Highest recorded2017–2020
Highest recorded position: #281 among girls in Northern Ireland, in 2020 (recorded 2017–2020).
Northern Ireland · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #483 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Girls