Recorded 1966–2023 Girls' name Peak 1997 2,061 births

Rebekka — girls' name

2,061 babies named Rebekka in U.S. Social Security records since 1966, with the highest year being 1997. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s381970s2601980s5461990s7332000s3382010s1332020s13
1990s
Peak decade

36% of everyone ever named Rebekka was born in this single decade.

1997
Single peak year

93 babies were named Rebekka in 1997 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Rebekka

The Social Security Administration has registered 2,061 babies named Rebekka between 1966 and 2023, spanning 58 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Rebekka currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 1997, when 93 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Rebekka performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 733 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Rebekka shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 156 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and Michigan. In total, SSA state-level files list Rebekka in 11 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Rebekka 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 2,061 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.

Rebekka at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

2,061

Since 1966

58 years of records

Peak year

1997

93 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

1966

Recorded for 58 years

Last year on file: 2023

Rebekka popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–1966

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (1997)
93
Annual births at peak — across 58 years of records
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Rebekka by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
733 births that decade — 36% of Rebekka's all-time total
1960s381970s2601980s5461990s7332000s3382010s1332020s13

Rebekka by state

Where Rebekka concentrates geographically — total births since 1966

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Rebekka
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
156 7.6%
#2 Texas
91 4.4%
#3 Michigan
45 2.2%
#4 Florida
22 1.1%
#5 Pennsylvania
20 1.0%
#6 Illinois
18 0.9%
#7 Minnesota
13 0.6%
#8 Ohio
12 0.6%
California share of Rebekka's total US births 7.6%
Even split

156 of 2,061 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 11 reporting states.

Rebekka appears in 11 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Rebekka?
2,061 babies have been named Rebekka since 1966. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 1997 with 93 births.
When was Rebekka most popular?
Rebekka was most popular in the 1990s decade with 733 total births. The single peak year was 1997.
Where is Rebekka most popular?
The top states for the name Rebekka are California (156 births), Texas (91 births), Michigan (45 births).
How long has the name Rebekka been used?
Rebekka has been recorded in Social Security data since 1966, spanning 58 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Rebekka?
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.

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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, 1966–2023 (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.