Recorded 1981–2015 Girls' name Peak 1981 25 births

Rehab — girls' name

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.

1980s142000s62010s5
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.

What the Data Says About Rehab

The Social Security Administration has registered 25 babies named Rehab between 1981 and 2015, spanning 35 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Rehab currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2015. The name reached its historical peak in 1981, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Rehab performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 14 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Rehab shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Rehab 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 25 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.

Rehab at a glance

Last recorded 2015

Total births

25

Since 1981

35 years of records

Peak year

1981

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2015

Active since

1981

Recorded for 35 years

Last year on file: 2015

Rehab popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2015–1981

Last recorded 2015
Peak year (1981)
9
Annual births at peak — across 35 years of records
45678910 2015200419821981 9

Rehab by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
14 births that decade — 56% of Rehab's all-time total
1980s142000s62010s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Rehab?
25 babies have been named Rehab since 1981. It was last recorded in 2015. The peak year was 1981 with 9 births.
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?
Rehab has been recorded in Social Security data since 1981, spanning 35 years of data through 2015.
What names are similar to Rehab?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Reham, Rehana, Rehmat, Rehanna, 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, 1981–2015 (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.