Girls' name · since 1958
Rebecah
Since 1958, U.S. Social Security records show 214 babies named Rebecah, peaking in 1993. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #19,123 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 214
- born since 1958
- 1990s
- peak decade
Rebecah is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 214 have been recorded since 1958.
Social Security Administration records show Rebecah recorded 214 times among girls since 1958, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1958 to 2004.
- #19,123 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 214 born since 1958
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rebecah ranks #19,123 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 214 born since 1958, peaking in the 1990s.
- #19,123 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 214
- born since 1958
- 1990s
- peak decade
Rebecah's 214 recorded births place it above 73.54% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
Rebecah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Rebecah splits its recorded history at 1991: 56% of all births land in the more recent half, 44% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1972 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1993 peak of 13 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Rebecah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1958–2004
- Peak year (1993)
- 13
- Annual births at peak, across 47 years of records
Rebecah by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (96 births, 45% of the file).
1990s was Rebecah's strongest decade.
96 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 45% of all-time use.
Rebecah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 6
1950s
6 births
- 1970s 21
1970s
21 births
- 1980s
1980s
58 births
- 1990s
1990s
96 births
- 2000s 33
2000s
33 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 96 births (45% of all-time use).
Rebecah by state
Where Rebecah concentrates geographically, total births since 1958
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 5 | 2.3% |
5 of 214 births nationwide.
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- Rebecah's usage has stayed within range of its 1990s decade-level peak (96 total births) through the 2000s (33) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Rebecahs (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Rebecah: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1993)
Similar record span (~46 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, 1958–2004 (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 Rebecah 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.