Recorded 1956–2015 Girls' name Peak 1996 652 births

Rebeckah — girls' name

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.

1950s151960s311970s1091980s1281990s1932000s1292010s47
1990s
Peak decade

30% of everyone ever named Rebeckah was born in this single decade.

1996
Single peak year

26 babies were named Rebeckah in 1996 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Rebeckah

The Social Security Administration has registered 652 babies named Rebeckah between 1956 and 2015, spanning 60 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Rebeckah currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2015. The name reached its historical peak in 1996, when 26 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Rebeckah performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 193 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Rebeckah shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 24 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Rebeckah in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Rebeckah 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 652 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.

Rebeckah at a glance

Last recorded 2015

Total births

652

Since 1956

60 years of records

Peak year

1996

26 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2015

Active since

1956

Recorded for 60 years

Last year on file: 2015

Rebeckah popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2015–1956

Last recorded 2015
Peak year (1996)
26
Annual births at peak — across 60 years of records
051015202530 201520082001199419871980197319611956 5

Rebeckah by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
193 births that decade — 30% of Rebeckah's all-time total
1950s151960s311970s1091980s1281990s1932000s1292010s47

Rebeckah by state

Where Rebeckah concentrates geographically — total births since 1956

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Rebeckah
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
24 3.7%
California share of Rebeckah's total US births 3.7%

24 of 652 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Rebeckah?
652 babies have been named Rebeckah since 1956. It was last recorded in 2015. The peak year was 1996 with 26 births.
When was Rebeckah most popular?
Rebeckah was most popular in the 1990s decade with 193 total births. The single peak year was 1996.
Where is Rebeckah most popular?
The top states for the name Rebeckah are California (24 births).
How long has the name Rebeckah been used?
Rebeckah has been recorded in Social Security data since 1956, spanning 60 years of data through 2015.
What names are similar to Rebeckah?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Rebecca, Rebekah, Reba, Rebeca, 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, 1956–2015 (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.