Girls' name · since 1989
Rabekah
Since 1989, U.S. Social Security records show 50 babies named Rabekah, peaking in 1997. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #35,090 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 50
- born since 1989
- 1990s
- peak decade
50 girls have been named Rabekah since 1989, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rabekah has been recorded 50 times among girls since 1989, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1989 to 2010.
- #35,090 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 50 born since 1989
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rabekah ranks #35,090 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 50 born since 1989, peaking in the 1990s.
- #35,090 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 50
- born since 1989
- 1990s
- peak decade
Rabekah's 50 recorded births place it above 51.4% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Rabekah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Rabekah splits its recorded history at 1997: 58% of all births land in the more recent half, 42% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1989 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1997 peak of 8 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Rabekah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1989–2010
- Peak year (1997)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 22 years of records
Rabekah by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (29 births, 58% of the file).
1990s was Rabekah's strongest decade.
29 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 58% of all-time use.
Rabekah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
- 1990s
1990s
29 births
- 2000s 10
2000s
10 births
- 2010s 6
2010s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 29 births (58% of all-time use).
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What to do with Rabekah's data
- Rabekah's decade-level peak was the 1990s (29 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Rabekah: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1997)
Similar record span (~21 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1989–2010 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Rabekah draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.