Girls' name · peaked in 1996
Rebekah name popularity since 1925
75,527 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Rebekah. Half of them were born in 1992 or earlier, so the typical Rebekah is about 34 years old in 2026. Rebekah peaked in 1996 as the #146 name for girls, and it ranked #884 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 75,527
- Named Rebekah, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- #884
- for girls in 2025 (302 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 99.8% girls
- 75,408 girls · 119 boys
- Most popular in
- Utah
- 1.97× its national share
Peak year is the year Rebekah made up the largest share of US girls, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Rebekah births per year, 1925–2025
1996 was the biggest year for Rebekah both by count and as a share of all babies.
- Fastest rise: Between 1970 and 1975, Rebekah became 3.4× more common, from 1 in 4,660 baby girls to 1 in 1,360.
- Steepest fall: Between 2017 and 2022, its share of baby girls fell by 39%, from 1 in 3,450 to 1 in 5,680.
Shaded on the chart. Both compare Rebekah's share of all US girls five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Rebekah.
Decade by decade
Babies named Rebekah in each decade, and its rank among girls' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 91 | 0 | – |
| 1930s | 222 | 0 | #1,507 |
| 1940s | 616 | 0 | #1,074 |
| 1950s | 1,822 | 0 | #659 |
| 1960s | 2,401 | 0 | #633 |
| 1970s | 9,654 | 24 | #227 |
| 1980s | 18,319 | 83 | #159 |
| 1990s | 20,927 | 7 | #156 |
| 2000s | 13,551 | 5 | #254 |
| 2010s | 5,969 | 0 | #519 |
| 2020–25 | 1,836 | 0 | #884 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 girls that year, so they can go past 1,000.
Generation fingerprint
41.6% of babies named Rebekah from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Millennial years (1981–1996). The full split by generation:
Where Rebekah is most popular
The index compares Rebekah's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Rebekah.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Utah | 1.97× | 1,228 |
| Oregon | 1.71× | 1,175 |
| Idaho | 1.69× | 493 |
| Tennessee | 1.48× | 2,276 |
| Oklahoma | 1.47× | 1,401 |
Other spellings
Spellings that sound like Rebekah and were given to at least 1,000 girls from 1925 to 2025, with the year each one was most popular.
| Spelling | Girls | Peak year |
|---|---|---|
| Rebekah (this page) | 75,408 | 1996 |
| Rebeka | 2,660 | 1993 |
| Rebekkah | 1,585 | 1993 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Rebekah's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Rebekah.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Rebekah (1996).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data