Girls' name · since 1956
Rebeckah
652 babies named Rebeckah in U.S. Social Security records since 1956, with the highest year being 1996. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #9,985 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 652
- born since 1956
- 1990s
- peak decade
Rebeckah sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 652 recorded since 1956.
Social Security Administration records show Rebeckah recorded 652 times among girls since 1956, 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 1956 to 2015.
- #9,985 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 652 born since 1956
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rebeckah ranks #9,985 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 652 born since 1956, peaking in the 1990s.
- #9,985 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 652
- born since 1956
- 1990s
- peak decade
Rebeckah's 652 recorded births place it above 86.19% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
Rebeckah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Rebeckah's SSA record in two at 1989 and the more recent half accounts for 58% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 42%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1956, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1996 peak of 26, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Rebeckah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1956–2015
- Peak year (1996)
- 26
- Annual births at peak, across 60 years of records
Rebeckah by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (193 births, 30% of the file).
1990s was Rebeckah's strongest decade.
193 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 30% of all-time use.
Rebeckah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 15
1950s
15 births
- 1960s 31
1960s
31 births
- 1970s
1970s
109 births
- 1980s
1980s
128 births
- 1990s
1990s
193 births
- 2000s
2000s
129 births
- 2010s 47
2010s
47 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 193 births (30% of all-time use).
How Rebeckah compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Rebeckah's total volume
Rebeckah by state
Where Rebeckah concentrates geographically, total births since 1956
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 24 | 3.7% |
24 of 652 births nationwide.
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What to do with Rebeckah's data
- Rebeckah's decade-level peak was the 1990s (193 total births); usage has since declined to 47 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Rebeckahs (24 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 Rebeckah: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1996)
Similar record span (~59 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, 1956–2015 (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 Rebeckah 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.