Rebekah vs Rebecca

Side-by-side comparison of Rebekah and Rebecca — 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

Rebecca

Girl name · Rank #341

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Metric Rebekah Rebecca
Current Rank #875 #341
Total Births (all years) 75,482 755,083
Peak Year 1996 1981
Peak Year Births 2,222 16,737
Peak Decade 1990ss 1970ss
Gender Girl Girl
First Recorded Year 1883 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Rebekah Rebecca
1880ss 18 2,849
1890ss 55 3,660
1900ss 32 4,052
1910ss 183 9,474
1920ss 191 12,281
1930ss 222 12,615
1940ss 616 45,313
1950ss 1,822 115,691
1960ss 2,402 99,462
1970ss 9,654 137,291
1980ss 18,319 136,243
1990ss 20,926 109,717
2000ss 13,547 43,728
2010ss 5,967 17,479
2020ss 1,528 5,228

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Rebekah Rebecca
2014 627 1,781
2015 606 1,728
2016 527 1,578
2017 500 1,433
2018 415 1,459
2019 399 1,260
2020 351 1,211
2021 331 1,049
2022 287 1,074
2023 252 984
2024 307 910

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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