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 1986
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- Alaska#84 · 1 in 310
- West Virginia#84 · 1 in 394
- Oregon#89 · 1 in 415
- Idaho#92 · 1 in 397
- Arkansas#99 · 1 in 477
Best ever in a state: #51 in Alaska, 1981.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alaska | #84 | 12 | 1 in 310 |
| West Virginia | #84 | 24 | 1 in 394 |
| Oregon | #89 | 37 | 1 in 415 |
| Idaho | #92 | 14 | 1 in 397 |
| Arkansas | #99 | 26 | 1 in 477 |
| Kentucky | #106 | 41 | 1 in 511 |
| South Carolina | #107 | 32 | 1 in 554 |
| Wyoming | #108 | 6 | 1 in 398 |
| Indiana | #110 | 58 | 1 in 567 |
| Missouri | #111 | 53 | 1 in 593 |
| Tennessee | #111 | 47 | 1 in 586 |
| Louisiana | #113 | 46 | 1 in 613 |
| Washington | #114 | 45 | 1 in 604 |
| North Carolina | #116 | 57 | 1 in 624 |
| Virginia | #117 | 56 | 1 in 602 |
| Alabama | #119 | 37 | 1 in 577 |
| Arizona | #119 | 38 | 1 in 616 |
| Georgia | #119 | 58 | 1 in 650 |
| Maine | #119 | 12 | 1 in 508 |
| Montana | #119 | 8 | 1 in 486 |
| New Mexico | #121 | 17 | 1 in 557 |
| Colorado | #122 | 33 | 1 in 662 |
| New Hampshire | #122 | 11 | 1 in 545 |
| Oklahoma | #126 | 29 | 1 in 648 |
| Texas | #133 | 173 | 1 in 761 |
| Maryland | #135 | 33 | 1 in 743 |
| Michigan | #140 | 69 | 1 in 819 |
| Mississippi | #141 | 21 | 1 in 655 |
| Wisconsin | #145 | 32 | 1 in 927 |
| Ohio | #146 | 81 | 1 in 839 |
| Rhode Island | #151 | 7 | 1 in 722 |
| South Dakota | #152 | 6 | 1 in 677 |
| Pennsylvania | #155 | 79 | 1 in 870 |
| Iowa | #157 | 20 | 1 in 798 |
| Minnesota | #157 | 29 | 1 in 954 |
| Florida | #158 | 75 | 1 in 886 |
| Kansas | #162 | 17 | 1 in 853 |
| Connecticut | #169 | 19 | 1 in 912 |
| North Dakota | #172 | 5 | 1 in 852 |
| Nebraska | #184 | 10 | 1 in 952 |
| New Jersey | #205 | 34 | 1 in 1,235 |
| District of Columbia | #217 | 6 | 1 in 941 |
| Utah | #218 | 13 | 1 in 1,075 |
| Illinois | #224 | 51 | 1 in 1,391 |
| California | #240 | 160 | 1 in 1,298 |
| Massachusetts | #249 | 22 | 1 in 1,595 |
| New York | #263 | 67 | 1 in 1,619 |
| Delaware | — | — | — |
| Hawaii | — | — | — |
| Nevada | — | — | — |
| 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 1986
Top girls' names in 1986
Top boys' names in 1986
More about 1986
girls
1,715,547 girls got a published name in 1986; 1 in 935 of them was named Rebekah, which outranked 98.8% of the 12,836 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 18.1% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,841,515 boys got a published name in 1986; 1 in 230,189 of them was named Rebekah, which outranked 38.0% of the 7,830 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 22.2% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
- #4,457Zedrick9
- #4,457Zephaniah9
- #4,457Ziyad9
- #4,853Rebekah8
- #4,853Abdel8
- #4,853Abelino8
- #4,853Abimael8
- #5,332Aaren7
- #5,332Abdurrahman7
- #5,332Abed7
Tied with 478 names at #4,853; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.