Holding steady.
Popularity of Rebecah since 1958
Babies named Rebecah per year in U.S. Social Security records. Raw births topped out in 1993, but relative to how few babies were recorded back then, Rebecah's real moment was 1999.
Data table (by decade)
| Decade | Girls |
|---|---|
| 1950s | 6 |
| 1960s | 0 |
| 1970s | 21 |
| 1980s | 58 |
| 1990s | 96 |
| 2000s | 33 |
| 2010s | 0 |
| 2020s | 0 |
Meaning & origin
Rebecah is a modern spelling variant of the biblical name Rebecca, introduced in the mid-20th century. First recorded in Social Security data in 1958, the name reflects a broader trend of creative respellings that gained momentum in the 1990s, when it reached its peak popularity in 1999. Despite this peak, the name has never entered the top 1000 rankings, and its rarity is underscored by the absence of top-state data; it appears too infrequently to be linked to any single geographic region. The trajectory of Rebecah is classified as stable, meaning its usage has remained consistently low with no dramatic surges or declines. This spelling, while less common than the traditional Rebecca or the variant Rebekah, offers a distinctive twist on a classic name that carries deep historical and religious significance.
Rebecah is a modern English spelling variant of Rebecca, which comes from the Hebrew name Rivkah. In the Bible, Rebecca was the wife of Isaac and mother of Jacob and Esau. The name entered English via the Vulgate and became common after the Protestant Reformation. This particular spelling, with an 'a' replacing the second 'e', reflects late 20th-century creative respelling trends.
Nicknames & variants
Nicknames: Becca, Becky, Reba
Sibling names for Rebecah
Names that share Rebecah's style, for a brother or sister.
