Is Rebekah a boy or girl name?
Rebekah is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 307 girls and 0 boys were named Rebekah, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 99.8% of the 75,601 US babies named Rebekah were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #877
- Babies named Rebekah since 1883
- 75,601
- Most popular year
- 1996
- 2,222 babies
Boys and girls named Rebekah, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 0 | 18 | 100% |
| 1890s | 0 | 55 | 100% |
| 1900s | 0 | 32 | 100% |
| 1910s | 0 | 183 | 100% |
| 1920s | 0 | 191 | 100% |
| 1930s | 0 | 222 | 100% |
| 1940s | 0 | 616 | 100% |
| 1950s | 0 | 1,822 | 100% |
| 1960s | 0 | 2,402 | 100% |
| 1970s | 24 | 9,654 | 99.8% |
| 1980s | 83 | 18,319 | 99.5% |
| 1990s | 7 | 20,926 | 100% |
| 2000s | 5 | 13,547 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 5,967 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 1,528 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 307 | #877 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 252 | #1,005 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 287 | #946 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 331 | #834 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 351 | #777 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 399 | #716 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 415 | #703 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 500 | #604 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 527 | #584 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 606 | #519 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 627 | #498 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 664 | #463 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 714 | #439 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 720 | #434 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 795 | #404 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 891 | #362 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 946 | #353 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 1,105 | #308 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 1,227 | #267 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 1,281 | #255 |
| 2004 | 5 | #12,804 | 1,389 | #235 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 1,503 | #217 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 1,571 | #211 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 1,738 | #188 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 1,896 | #173 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 2,067 | #156 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 2,030 | #155 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 2,057 | #151 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 2,222 | #146 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 2,070 | #156 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 2,159 | #152 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 2,108 | #148 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 2,106 | #145 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 2,063 | #147 |
| 1990 | 7 | #7,002 | 2,044 | #149 |
| 1989 | 12 | #4,467 | 1,869 | #154 |
| 1988 | 5 | #8,238 | 1,696 | #168 |
| 1987 | 8 | #5,341 | 1,732 | #161 |
| 1986 | 8 | #5,232 | 1,835 | #153 |
| 1985 | 6 | #6,353 | 1,791 | #159 |
| 1984 | 11 | #3,879 | 1,803 | #157 |
| 1983 | 7 | #5,348 | 1,899 | #152 |
| 1982 | 8 | #4,908 | 2,059 | #143 |
| 1981 | 8 | #4,860 | 1,906 | #149 |
| 1980 | 10 | #4,062 | 1,729 | #162 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 1,519 | #178 |
| 1978 | 11 | #3,559 | 1,343 | #193 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 1,329 | #200 |
| 1976 | 6 | #5,458 | 1,187 | #207 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 1,071 | #227 |
| 1974 | 7 | #4,526 | 1,023 | #250 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 763 | #305 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 539 | #389 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 505 | #420 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 375 | #519 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 344 | #532 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 273 | #580 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 285 | #559 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 258 | #589 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 239 | #633 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 218 | #703 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 191 | #745 |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 213 | #707 |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 187 | #766 |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 194 | #727 |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 202 | #705 |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 197 | #703 |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 208 | #693 |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 210 | #662 |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 202 | #659 |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 197 | #655 |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 189 | #656 |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 173 | #676 |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 146 | #723 |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 98 | #896 |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 96 | #907 |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 83 | #961 |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 88 | #948 |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 68 | #1,031 |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 54 | #1,074 |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 41 | #1,251 |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 44 | #1,223 |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 39 | #1,297 |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 63 | #932 |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 40 | #1,166 |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 25 | #1,536 |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 26 | #1,499 |
| 1937 | 0 | – | 21 | #1,724 |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 25 | #1,498 |
| 1935 | 0 | – | 25 | #1,506 |
| 1934 | 0 | – | 23 | #1,598 |
| 1933 | 0 | – | 26 | #1,464 |
| 1932 | 0 | – | 21 | #1,739 |
| 1931 | 0 | – | 12 | #2,550 |
| 1930 | 0 | – | 18 | #2,007 |
| 1929 | 0 | – | 13 | #2,553 |
| 1928 | 0 | – | 15 | #2,360 |
| 1927 | 0 | – | 17 | #2,242 |
| 1926 | 0 | – | 19 | #2,060 |
| 1925 | 0 | – | 27 | #1,638 |
| 1924 | 0 | – | 18 | #2,195 |
| 1923 | 0 | – | 20 | #2,011 |
| 1922 | 0 | – | 25 | #1,718 |
| 1921 | 0 | – | 18 | #2,182 |
| 1920 | 0 | – | 19 | #2,062 |
| 1919 | 0 | – | 25 | #1,640 |
| 1918 | 0 | – | 33 | #1,354 |
| 1917 | 0 | – | 19 | #1,904 |
| 1916 | 0 | – | 20 | #1,790 |
| 1915 | 0 | – | 27 | #1,394 |
| 1914 | 0 | – | 18 | #1,593 |
| 1913 | 0 | – | 19 | #1,350 |
| 1912 | 0 | – | 7 | #2,587 |
| 1911 | 0 | – | 9 | #1,769 |
| 1910 | 0 | – | 6 | #2,357 |
| 1909 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 0 | – | 5 | #2,365 |
| 1907 | 0 | – | 7 | #1,785 |
| 1906 | 0 | – | 8 | #1,528 |
| 1905 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 0 | – | 7 | #1,568 |
| 1901 | 0 | – | 5 | #1,896 |
| 1900 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 0 | – | 8 | #1,267 |
| 1898 | 0 | – | 6 | #1,658 |
| 1897 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 0 | – | 6 | #1,553 |
| 1895 | 0 | – | 7 | #1,403 |
| 1894 | 0 | – | 9 | #1,120 |
| 1893 | 0 | – | 5 | #1,615 |
| 1892 | 0 | – | 8 | #1,155 |
| 1891 | 0 | – | 6 | #1,308 |
| 1890 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 0 | – | 5 | #1,275 |
| 1886 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1885 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1884 | 0 | – | 6 | #1,005 |
| 1883 | 0 | – | 7 | #808 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Rebekah reached #3,559 in 1978. As a girl name, it reached #143 in 1982. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1990s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Rebekah
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.