Rebeccah
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- re-BEK-a
- Origin
- Hebrew
Rebeccah is a girls' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “to tie, bind”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Rebeccah mean?
Hebrew: spelling of Rebecca; from Rivqah
“to tie, bind”
In Genesis Rebecca is the wife of Isaac and the mother of the twins Esau and Jacob.
Meaning borrowed from Rebecca. More on Wiktionary.
Is Rebeccah a girl's or a boy's name?
Rebeccah is a girls' name.
How popular is Rebeccah in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1997, with 7 girls.
Rebeccah in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 1 | #7,592 |
| 2013 | 1 | #7,690 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 1 | #7,383 |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 1 | #6,340 |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 1 | #5,540 |
| 2001 | 5 | #2,928 |
| 2000 | 4 | #3,399 |
| 1999 | 7 | #2,295 |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 7 | #2,281 |
| 1996 | 5 | #2,815 |
How popular is Rebeccah in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1991, with 186 girls. It first appears in the records in 1951.
Half of all the girls named Rebeccah in the US since 1880 were born between 1977 and 1993, the years shaded on the chart below.
Rebeccah in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 6 | #14,120 |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 5 | #16,413 |
| 2014 | 5 | #16,507 |
| 2013 | 7 | #13,145 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 7 | #13,442 |
| 2009 | 7 | #13,698 |
| 2008 | 9 | #11,594 |
| 2007 | 16 | #7,729 |
| 2006 | 5 | #17,163 |
| 2005 | 9 | #10,915 |
| 2004 | 16 | #7,072 |
| 2003 | 14 | #7,575 |
| 2002 | 27 | #4,494 |
| 2001 | 23 | #5,004 |
| 2000 | 29 | #4,180 |
| 1999 | 21 | #5,033 |
| 1998 | 33 | #3,570 |
| 1997 | 34 | #3,362 |
| 1996 | 25 | #4,179 |
| 1995 | 28 | #3,775 |
| 1994 | 54 | #2,376 |
| 1993 | 50 | #2,484 |
| 1992 | 76 | #1,851 |
| 1991 | 186 | #998 |
| 1990 | 45 | #2,595 |
| 1989 | 39 | #2,804 |
| 1988 | 26 | #3,580 |
| 1987 | 34 | #2,850 |
| 1986 | 31 | #2,972 |
| 1985 | 37 | #2,600 |
| 1984 | 28 | #3,068 |
| 1983 | 37 | #2,474 |
| 1982 | 35 | #2,645 |
| 1981 | 38 | #2,488 |
| 1980 | 35 | #2,651 |
| 1979 | 41 | #2,304 |
| 1978 | 38 | #2,350 |
| 1977 | 37 | #2,381 |
| 1976 | 28 | #2,727 |
| 1975 | 31 | #2,516 |
| 1974 | 25 | #2,835 |
| 1973 | 21 | #3,121 |
| 1972 | 15 | #3,894 |
| 1971 | 18 | #3,507 |
| 1970 | 19 | #3,311 |
| 1969 | 11 | #4,417 |
| 1968 | 16 | #3,314 |
| 1967 | 15 | #3,339 |
| 1966 | 8 | #4,865 |
| 1965 | 14 | #3,401 |
| 1964 | 10 | #4,354 |
| 1963 | 7 | #5,295 |
| 1962 | 18 | #2,921 |
| 1961 | 14 | #3,459 |
| 1960 | 12 | #3,687 |
| 1959 | 15 | #3,103 |
| 1958 | 15 | #3,084 |
| 1957 | 5 | #6,085 |
| 1956 | 12 | #3,492 |
| 1955 | 14 | #3,094 |
| 1954 | 9 | #3,965 |
| 1953 | 14 | #2,920 |
| 1952 | 6 | #4,906 |
| 1951 | 6 | #4,832 |
Nicknames for Rebeccah
Names like Rebeccah
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Sarah Jessica Hannah Robyn Deborah Molly Elizabeth Abigail Rachel Leah Emily Francesca
Names related to Rebeccah
Rebecca Rebeca Rebekah Rebeka Rebekka Rebbeca Rebekkah Rebecka Rebeckah
More Hebrew names
Noah Isabella Elijah James Jack Mia Ava Jude Ezra Benjamin Isaac Jacob Ethan Daniel Samuel Elias
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Rebeccah: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/rebeccah, updated 20 October 2026.