Rebeca is the Spanish and Portuguese spelling of Rebecca, from the Hebrew Rivqah, usually explained as "to bind" or "captivating". In the Book of Genesis Rebecca is the wife of Isaac and the mother of Jacob and Esau. In the United States the single-c spelling is used mainly in Hispanic families; Rebeca ranked number 708 in 2000, peaked at number 634 in 2003 and stands at number 1339 in 2025.