Rebekkah vs Rebecca

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

Name A

Rebekkah

Girl name

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Name B

Rebecca

Girl name · Rank #341

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Metric Rebekkah Rebecca
Current Rank Unranked #341
Total Births (all years) 1,585 755,083
Peak Year 1993 1981
Peak Year Births 77 16,737
Peak Decade 1990ss 1970ss
Gender Girl Girl
First Recorded Year 1956 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Rebekkah Rebecca
1880ss — 2,849
1890ss — 3,660
1900ss — 4,052
1910ss — 9,474
1920ss — 12,281
1930ss — 12,615
1940ss — 45,313
1950ss 5 115,691
1960ss 73 99,462
1970ss 157 137,291
1980ss 329 136,243
1990ss 566 109,717
2000ss 338 43,728
2010ss 111 17,479
2020ss 6 5,228

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Rebekkah Rebecca
2014 20 1,781
2015 12 1,728
2016 16 1,578
2017 7 1,433
2018 — 1,459
2019 — 1,260
2020 — 1,211
2021 6 1,049
2022 — 1,074
2023 — 984
2024 — 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, 1956–2021.

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