Pauline vs Rebeca
Pauline 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 2018, Pauline was ranked #896 and Rebeca #436 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2025, Pauline was ranked #4201 and Rebeca #1197 among girls in England and Wales.
Pauline and Rebeca over time
Pauline and Rebeca appear together in 2 published lists, across 36 years of shared records. Rebeca held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Pauline in 0.
The order between them changed and held in one of those lists — a change in that published list, never a claim that one name displaced the other.
Pauline reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 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
Pauline and Rebeca changed places 5 times in England and Wales · Girls between 1996 and 2025, ending at #4201 and #1197.
List by list
England and Wales · Girls28 shared years, 1996–2025
Pauline held the stronger position in 5 of those years, Rebeca in 22.
Highest recorded here: Pauline #1076 in 1998, Rebeca #472 in 2019.
The order changed in 2006: Rebeca moved ahead. In 2005 they stood at #1796 and #2247; by 2006 that had become #3548 and #2137.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Pauline #4201, Rebeca #1197.
Republic of Ireland · Girls8 shared years, 2002–2018
Pauline held the stronger position in 2 of those years, Rebeca in 2.
Highest recorded here: Pauline #362 in 2003, Rebeca #362 in 2003.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2018: Pauline #896, Rebeca #436.
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 | Pauline | 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, IE, NO, NZ | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Girls #4201 (2025) | Republic of Ireland · Girls #483 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 82/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Pauline and Rebeca both have 3 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE.
How each name got here
Pauline
Popularity journey
First recorded1946
First recorded at #396 among girls in Norway in 1946 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1964–2018
Highest recorded position: #12 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1964 (recorded 1964–2018).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #4201 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
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 #1197 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls