Declining since 2019.
Popularity of Bekah since 1976
Babies named Bekah per year in U.S. Social Security records.
Data table (by decade)
| Decade | Girls |
|---|---|
| 1970s | 6 |
| 1980s | 0 |
| 1990s | 59 |
| 2000s | 62 |
| 2010s | 64 |
| 2020s | 22 |
Meaning & origin
Bekah first appeared on the U.S. baby-name landscape in 1976, a late 20th-century respelling of the biblical Rebecca. The name reached its highest level of use in 2004, its peak year, but has been declining in popularity since at least 2019, reflecting a broader trend away from older biblical names in favor of more contemporary coinages. Though Bekah has never cracked the top 1000 rankings nationally, its homophone cousin Rebekah has maintained a steadier presence, while the classic Rebecca remains the most familiar form. The spelling Bekah typifies a modern preference for streamlined, phonetic variations of traditional names.
Bekah is an English respelling of the Hebrew name Rebecca (רִבְקָה, Rivkah), derived from the root r-b-q, meaning 'to tie' or 'to bind.' In the Bible, Rebecca was the wife of Isaac and mother of Jacob and Esau. The spelling Bekah emerged as a modern, simplified form, first recorded in the United States in 1976.
Nicknames & variants
Nicknames: Bek, Beks
Sibling names for Bekah
Names that share Bekah's style, for a brother or sister.
