Rebekah vs Reba

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

Name A

Rebekah

Girl name · Rank #875

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Name B

Reba

Girl name · Rank #5947

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Metric Rebekah Reba
Current Rank #875 #5947
Total Births (all years) 75,482 35,421
Peak Year 1996 1925
Peak Year Births 2,222 792
Peak Decade 1990ss 1920ss
Gender Girl Girl
First Recorded Year 1883 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Rebekah Reba
1880ss 18 224
1890ss 55 841
1900ss 32 1,493
1910ss 183 5,082
1920ss 191 7,312
1930ss 222 6,188
1940ss 616 4,847
1950ss 1,822 4,139
1960ss 2,402 2,174
1970ss 9,654 737
1980ss 18,319 658
1990ss 20,926 1,138
2000ss 13,547 293
2010ss 5,967 187
2020ss 1,528 108

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Rebekah Reba
2014 627 19
2015 606 14
2016 527 23
2017 500 19
2018 415 22
2019 399 26
2020 351 19
2021 331 20
2022 287 26
2023 252 23
2024 307 20

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, 1883–2024.

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