Rebeccah vs Rebekah

Side-by-side comparison of Rebeccah and Rebekah — popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Rebeccah

Girl name

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Name B

Rebekah

Girl name · Rank #875

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Metric Rebeccah Rebekah
Current Rank Unranked #875
Total Births (all years) 1,571 75,482
Peak Year 1991 1996
Peak Year Births 186 2,222
Peak Decade 1990ss 1990ss
Gender Girl Girl
First Recorded Year 1951 1883

Births by Decade

Decade Rebeccah Rebekah
1880ss — 18
1890ss — 55
1900ss — 32
1910ss — 183
1920ss — 191
1930ss — 222
1940ss — 616
1950ss 96 1,822
1960ss 125 2,402
1970ss 273 9,654
1980ss 340 18,319
1990ss 552 20,926
2000ss 155 13,547
2010ss 30 5,967
2020ss — 1,528

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Rebeccah Rebekah
2014 5 627
2015 5 606
2016 — 527
2017 6 500
2018 — 415
2019 — 399
2020 — 351
2021 — 331
2022 — 287
2023 — 252
2024 — 307

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1951–2017.

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