Recorded 1989–2010 Girls' name Peak 1997 50 births

Rabekah — girls' name

50 babies named Rabekah in U.S. Social Security records since 1989, with the highest year being 1997. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s51990s292000s102010s6
1990s
Peak decade

58% of everyone ever named Rabekah was born in this single decade.

1997
Single peak year

8 babies were named Rabekah in 1997 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Rabekah

The Social Security Administration has registered 50 babies named Rabekah between 1989 and 2010, spanning 22 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Rabekah currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2010. The name reached its historical peak in 1997, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Rabekah performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 29 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Rabekah shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Rabekah in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 50 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Rabekah at a glance

Last recorded 2010

Total births

50

Since 1989

22 years of records

Peak year

1997

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2010

Active since

1989

Recorded for 22 years

Last year on file: 2010

Rabekah popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2010–1989

Last recorded 2010
Peak year (1997)
8
Annual births at peak — across 22 years of records
456789 201020032000199819971993199219901989 5

Rabekah by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
29 births that decade — 58% of Rabekah's all-time total
1980s51990s292000s102010s6

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Rabekah?
50 babies have been named Rabekah since 1989. It was last recorded in 2010. The peak year was 1997 with 8 births.
When was Rabekah most popular?
Rabekah was most popular in the 1990s decade with 29 total births. The single peak year was 1997.
How long has the name Rabekah been used?
Rabekah has been recorded in Social Security data since 1989, spanning 22 years of data through 2010.
What names are similar to Rabekah?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Rabecca, Rabia, Rabab, Rabiah, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1989–2010 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.