Girls' name · since 1956
Rebekkah
1,585 babies named Rebekkah in U.S. Social Security records since 1956, with the highest year being 1993. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #5,502 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,585
- born since 1956
- 1990s
- peak decade
1,585 girls have been named Rebekkah since 1956, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Rebekkah recorded 1,585 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 2021.
- #5,502 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 1,585 born since 1956
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rebekkah ranks #5,502 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 1,585 born since 1956, peaking in the 1990s.
- #5,502 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,585
- born since 1956
- 1990s
- peak decade
Rebekkah's 1,585 recorded births place it above 92.39% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
7 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
Rebekkah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Rebekkah's SSA record in two at 1991 and the more recent half accounts for 61% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 39%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1956, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1993 peak of 77, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Rebekkah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1956–2021
- Peak year (1993)
- 77
- Annual births at peak, across 66 years of records
Rebekkah by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (566 births, 36% of the file).
1990s was Rebekkah's strongest decade.
566 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 36% of all-time use.
Rebekkah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 5
1950s
5 births
- 1960s 73
1960s
73 births
- 1970s 157
1970s
157 births
- 1980s
1980s
329 births
- 1990s
1990s
566 births
- 2000s
2000s
338 births
- 2010s 111
2010s
111 births
- 2020s 6
2020s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 566 births (36% of all-time use).
How Rebekkah 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 Rebekkah's total volume
Rebekkah by state
Where Rebekkah concentrates geographically, total births since 1956
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 94 | 5.9% |
| #2 | Texas | | 59 | 3.7% |
| #3 | Ohio | | 21 | 1.3% |
| #4 | New York | | 17 | 1.1% |
| #5 | Florida | | 6 | 0.4% |
| #6 | Illinois | | 6 | 0.4% |
| #7 | Arizona | | 5 | 0.3% |
94 of 1,585 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.
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What to do with Rebekkah's data
- Rebekkah's decade-level peak was the 1990s (566 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Rebekkahs (94 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Rebekkah: 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 (~65 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, 1956–2021 (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 Rebekkah 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.