Rebekah
#884 for girls in 2025, 302 births · Last seen for boys in 2004 at #11,356
Given to girls 99.8% of the time
- Peak · girls
- 1982 · 2,059 births
- Debut · girls
- 7 births
- In top 100 · girls
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 75,796since 1883
Rebekah over time
Rank among girls' names. Rebekah has never cracked the top 100 here.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #884 | 302 | — | |
| 2024 | #875 | 308 | — | |
| 2023 | #1,001 | 254 | — | |
| 2022 | #937 | 289 | — | |
| 2021 | #834 | 331 | — | |
| 2020 | #772 | 352 | — | |
| 2019 | #715 | 399 | — | |
| 2018 | #700 | 415 | — | |
| 2017 | #602 | 501 | — | |
| 2016 | #584 | 527 | — | |
| 2015 | #518 | 606 | — | |
| 2014 | #496 | 628 | — | |
| 2013 | #459 | 664 | — | |
| 2012 | #438 | 714 | — | |
| 2011 | #434 | 720 | — | |
| 2010 | #404 | 795 | — | |
| 2009 | #362 | 891 | — | |
| 2008 | #352 | 947 | — | |
| 2007 | #308 | 1,107 | — | |
| 2006 | #267 | 1,227 | — | |
| 2005 | #253 | 1,282 | — | |
| 2004 | #235 | 1,389 | #11,356 | 5 |
| 2003 | #217 | 1,503 | — | |
| 2002 | #210 | 1,571 | — | |
| 2001 | #188 | 1,738 | — | |
| 2000 | #173 | 1,896 | — | |
| 1999 | #156 | 2,067 | — | |
| 1998 | #155 | 2,030 | — | |
| 1997 | #151 | 2,057 | — | |
| 1996 | #146 | 2,222 | — | |
| 1995 | #156 | 2,071 | — | |
| 1994 | #152 | 2,159 | — | |
| 1993 | #148 | 2,108 | — | |
| 1992 | #145 | 2,106 | — | |
| 1991 | #147 | 2,063 | — | |
| 1990 | #149 | 2,044 | #6,415 | 7 |
| 1989 | #154 | 1,869 | #4,271 | 12 |
| 1988 | #168 | 1,696 | #7,270 | 5 |
| 1987 | #161 | 1,732 | #4,968 | 8 |
| 1986 | #153 | 1,835 | #4,853 | 8 |
| 1985 | #158 | 1,791 | #5,785 | 6 |
| 1984 | #157 | 1,803 | #3,701 | 11 |
| 1983 | #152 | 1,899 | #4,907 | 7 |
| 1982 | #143 | 2,059 | #4,593 | 8 |
| 1981 | #149 | 1,906 | #4,509 | 8 |
| 1980 | #162 | 1,729 | #3,838 | 10 |
| 1979 | #178 | 1,519 | — | |
| 1978 | #193 | 1,343 | #3,400 | 11 |
| 1977 | #200 | 1,329 | — | |
| 1976 | #207 | 1,187 | #4,935 | 6 |
| 1975 | #227 | 1,071 | — | |
| 1974 | #250 | 1,023 | #4,190 | 7 |
| 1973 | #305 | 763 | — | |
| 1972 | #389 | 539 | — | |
| 1971 | #419 | 505 | — | |
| 1970 | #518 | 375 | — | |
| 1969 | #532 | 344 | — | |
| 1968 | #580 | 273 | — | |
| 1967 | #559 | 285 | — | |
| 1966 | #588 | 258 | — | |
| 1965 | #632 | 239 | — | |
| 1964 | #703 | 217 | — | |
| 1963 | #743 | 191 | — | |
| 1962 | #707 | 213 | — | |
| 1961 | #761 | 187 | — | |
| 1960 | #727 | 194 | — | |
| 1959 | #704 | 202 | — | |
| 1958 | #701 | 197 | — | |
| 1957 | #690 | 208 | — | |
| 1956 | #661 | 210 | — | |
| 1955 | #658 | 202 | — | |
| 1954 | #655 | 197 | — | |
| 1953 | #652 | 189 | — | |
| 1952 | #674 | 173 | — | |
| 1951 | #722 | 146 | — | |
| 1950 | #895 | 98 | — | |
| 1949 | #903 | 96 | — | |
| 1948 | #955 | 83 | — | |
| 1947 | #942 | 88 | — | |
| 1946 | #1,023 | 68 | — | |
| 1945 | #1,060 | 54 | — | |
| 1944 | #1,236 | 41 | — | |
| 1943 | #1,212 | 44 | — | |
| 1942 | #1,278 | 39 | — | |
| 1941 | #924 | 63 | — | |
| 1940 | #1,150 | 40 | — | |
| 1939 | #1,514 | 25 | — | |
| 1938 | #1,475 | 26 | — | |
| 1937 | #1,679 | 21 | — | |
| 1936 | #1,480 | 25 | — | |
| 1935 | #1,483 | 25 | — | |
| 1934 | #1,556 | 23 | — | |
| 1933 | #1,442 | 26 | — | |
| 1932 | #1,685 | 21 | — | |
| 1931 | #2,427 | 12 | — | |
| 1930 | #1,934 | 18 | — | |
| 1929 | #2,437 | 13 | — | |
| 1928 | #2,284 | 15 | — | |
| 1927 | #2,169 | 17 | — | |
| 1926 | #1,997 | 19 | — | |
| 1925 | #1,609 | 27 | — | |
| 1924 | #2,137 | 18 | — | |
| 1923 | #1,944 | 20 | — | |
| 1922 | #1,682 | 25 | — | |
| 1921 | #2,120 | 18 | — | |
| 1920 | #2,015 | 19 | — | |
| 1919 | #1,604 | 25 | — | |
| 1918 | #1,333 | 33 | — | |
| 1917 | #1,847 | 19 | — | |
| 1916 | #1,739 | 20 | — | |
| 1915 | #1,367 | 27 | — | |
| 1914 | #1,541 | 18 | — | |
| 1913 | #1,308 | 19 | — | |
| 1912 | #2,360 | 7 | — | |
| 1911 | #1,656 | 9 | — | |
| 1910 | #2,140 | 6 | — | |
| 1909 | — | — | ||
| 1908 | #2,101 | 5 | — | |
| 1907 | #1,639 | 7 | — | |
| 1906 | #1,416 | 8 | — | |
| 1905 | — | — | ||
| 1904 | — | — | ||
| 1903 | — | — | ||
| 1902 | #1,438 | 7 | — | |
| 1901 | #1,679 | 5 | — | |
| 1900 | — | — | ||
| 1899 | #1,181 | 8 | — | |
| 1898 | #1,502 | 6 | — | |
| 1897 | — | — | ||
| 1896 | #1,416 | 6 | — | |
| 1895 | #1,299 | 7 | — | |
| 1894 | #1,061 | 9 | — | |
| 1893 | #1,437 | 5 | — | |
| 1892 | #1,085 | 8 | — | |
| 1891 | #1,213 | 6 | — | |
| 1890 | — | — | ||
| 1889 | — | — | ||
| 1888 | — | — | ||
| 1887 | #1,147 | 5 | — | |
| 1886 | — | — | ||
| 1885 | — | — | ||
| 1884 | #930 | 6 | — | |
| 1883 | #754 | 7 | — | |
| 1882 | — | — | ||
| 1881 | — | — | ||
| 1880 | — | — | ||
The first year at least five girls were named Rebekah! It came in at #754, and was given to 7 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1885–1890, when fewer than 6 girls a year got the name.
Where Rebekah is popular in 1976
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- Wyoming#85 · 1 in 298
- Oregon#106 · 1 in 492
- Missouri#123 · 1 in 590
- Maine#133 · 1 in 627
- Tennessee#140 · 1 in 671
Best ever in a state: #51 in Alaska, 1981.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wyoming | #85 | 7 | 1 in 298 |
| Oregon | #106 | 28 | 1 in 492 |
| Missouri | #123 | 50 | 1 in 590 |
| Maine | #133 | 9 | 1 in 627 |
| Tennessee | #140 | 39 | 1 in 671 |
| Rhode Island | #144 | 6 | 1 in 679 |
| Colorado | #148 | 24 | 1 in 675 |
| Utah | #153 | 19 | 1 in 728 |
| Washington | #154 | 29 | 1 in 719 |
| Kansas | #156 | 18 | 1 in 723 |
| Wisconsin | #162 | 32 | 1 in 857 |
| Connecticut | #167 | 16 | 1 in 857 |
| Indiana | #167 | 37 | 1 in 913 |
| Idaho | #171 | 8 | 1 in 729 |
| Montana | #174 | 6 | 1 in 696 |
| Oklahoma | #178 | 19 | 1 in 844 |
| Pennsylvania | #184 | 63 | 1 in 1,022 |
| Virginia | #184 | 29 | 1 in 927 |
| West Virginia | #184 | 13 | 1 in 891 |
| Arkansas | #186 | 14 | 1 in 885 |
| New Mexico | #189 | 10 | 1 in 767 |
| Ohio | #190 | 65 | 1 in 1,036 |
| South Dakota | #191 | 5 | 1 in 826 |
| Massachusetts | #195 | 25 | 1 in 1,143 |
| Arizona | #196 | 17 | 1 in 897 |
| Michigan | #202 | 48 | 1 in 1,133 |
| District of Columbia | #203 | 7 | 1 in 831 |
| Minnesota | #206 | 20 | 1 in 1,203 |
| North Carolina | #218 | 30 | 1 in 1,066 |
| South Carolina | #221 | 16 | 1 in 1,056 |
| Texas | #225 | 89 | 1 in 1,087 |
| Florida | #230 | 33 | 1 in 1,242 |
| Nebraska | #233 | 7 | 1 in 1,350 |
| Mississippi | #242 | 14 | 1 in 1,085 |
| Kentucky | #243 | 17 | 1 in 1,378 |
| California | #244 | 112 | 1 in 1,285 |
| Maryland | #251 | 13 | 1 in 1,342 |
| Georgia | #256 | 24 | 1 in 1,287 |
| Illinois | #266 | 46 | 1 in 1,520 |
| Iowa | #303 | 8 | 1 in 2,195 |
| New York | #305 | 56 | 1 in 1,791 |
| Alabama | #316 | 12 | 1 in 1,792 |
| Louisiana | #339 | 14 | 1 in 1,858 |
| New Jersey | #345 | 16 | 1 in 2,201 |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
| Delaware | — | — | — |
| Hawaii | — | — | — |
| Nevada | — | — | — |
| New Hampshire | — | — | — |
| North Dakota | — | — | — |
| Vermont | — | — | — |
Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Rebekah
- 9 spots since 2024 (#875 → #884)
- 112 spots since 2020 (#772 → #884)
- 366 spots since 2015 (#518 → #884)
- Biggest jump: 226 spots in 1941 (#1,150 → #924)
- Biggest drop: 354 spots in 1942 (#924 → #1,278)
- Debuted 1883
- Peaked 1982 at #143 (2,059 births)
- Births halved by 2008, 26 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 81 yrs · run 1947–2022
- Highest: 1 in 789 girls born in 1996 were named Rebekah (0.13%)
- Latest: 1 in 5,322 girls born in 2025 (0.02%)
- Its best rank, #143 in 1982, was only 1 in 822 (0.12%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
- 27.6% of all girls named Rebekah (20,927) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 18 | #754 (1883) | #944 |
| 1890s | 55 | #1,061 (1894) | #1,274 |
| 1900s | 32 | #1,416 (1906) | #1,655 |
| 1910s | 183 | #1,308 (1913) | #1,690 |
| 1920s | 191 | #1,609 (1925) | #2,039 |
| 1930s | 222 | #1,442 (1933) | #1,668 |
| 1940s | 616 | #903 (1949) | #1,068 |
| 1950s | 1,822 | #652 (1953) | #701 |
| 1960s | 2,401 | #532 (1969) | #653 |
| 1970s | 9,654 | #178 (1979) | #289 |
| 1980s | 18,319 | #143 (1982) | #156 |
| 1990s | 20,927 | #145 (1992) | #151 |
| 2000s | 13,551 | #173 (2000) | #257 |
| 2010s | 5,969 | #404 (2010) | #535 |
| 2020s | 1,836 | #772 (2020) | #884 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Rebekah in 1976
Top girls' names in 1976
Top boys' names in 1976
More about 1976
girls
1,465,099 girls got a published name in 1976; 1 in 1,234 of them was named Rebekah, which outranked 98.1% of the 10,913 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.2% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,569,007 boys got a published name in 1976; 1 in 261,501 of them was named Rebekah, which outranked 24.0% of the 6,495 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 25.2% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
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- #4,418Zenon7
- #4,418Zion7
- #4,935Rebekah6
- #4,935Aarin6
- #4,935Abayomi6
- #4,935Abdallah6
- #5,587Abdulla5
- #5,587Abdur5
- #5,587Abiel5
Tied with 651 names at #4,935; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.