Total births
25
Girls' name · since 1981
Rehab
25 babies named Rehab in U.S. Social Security records since 1981, with the highest year being 1981. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- 25
- total births
- 1981–2015
- years on record
- 1980s
- peak decade
- 56%
- born in that decade
25 girls have been named Rehab since 1981, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Rehab has 25 recorded births among girls since 1981, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1980s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1981 to 2015.
- 25 total births
- 1981–2015 years on record
- 1980s peak decade
- 56% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
25 girls have been named Rehab since 1981, peaking in the 1980s, last recorded in 2015.
- 25
- total births
- 1981–2015
- years on record
- 1980s
- peak decade
- 56%
- born in that decade
1980s
Peak decade
56% of everyone ever named Rehab was born in this single decade.
1981
Single peak year
9 babies were named Rehab in 1981 - its busiest year on record.
Rehab's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Rehab's full recorded timeline at 2004, 44% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 56% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1982, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1981 peak of 9 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Rehab at a glance
Last recorded 2015Peak year
1981
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1981
Rehab popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1981–2015
- Peak year (1981)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 35 years of records
Rehab by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1980s was Rehab's strongest decade.
14 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 56% of all-time use.
Rehab births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s
1980s
14 births
- 2000s
2000s
6 births
- 2010s 5
2010s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 14 births (56% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Rehab? ▼
Rehab has been given to 25 babies in the U.S. since 1981, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 2015. 9 babies were born in 1981, its single highest year.
When was Rehab most popular? ▼
Rehab was most popular in the 1980s decade with 14 total births. The single peak year was 1981.
How long has the name Rehab been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Rehab since 1981 -- 35 years through the most recent 2015 data.
What names are similar to Rehab? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Rehmat, Reham, Rehana, Rehanna, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
What to do with Rehab's data
- Rehab's usage has stayed within range of its 1980s decade-level peak (14 total births) through the 2010s (5) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Rehab
Nearby Names Like Rehab
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Rehab
Rehmat Girl
#2887 391 births
Reham Girl
#9782 384 births
Rehana Girl
325 births
Rehanna Girl
215 births
Rehema Girl
#7789 204 births
Compare Rehab side by side: Rehab vs Rehmat Rehab vs Reham Rehab vs Rehana
Related Names
Names with a similar number of total births
Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 1981–2015 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Cite this page
NameAlmanac Editorial. "Rehab: Baby Name Since 1981 - 25 Births, Peak 1981." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/rehab. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Rehab 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 July 2026.