Rebeckah
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- re-BEK-a
- Origin
- Hebrew
Rebeckah 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 Rebeckah mean?
Hebrew: spelling of Rebekah, itself a spelling of Rebecca
“to tie, bind”
The spelling used in the King James Bible for Rebekah, the wife of Isaac.
Meaning borrowed from Rebekah. More on Wiktionary.
Is Rebeckah a girl's or a boy's name?
Rebeckah is a girls' name.
How popular is Rebeckah in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1996, with 12 girls.
Rebeckah in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 1 | #7,881 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 1 | #7,383 |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 1 | #5,353 |
| 2000 | 4 | #3,399 |
| 1999 | 7 | #2,295 |
| 1998 | 4 | #3,310 |
| 1997 | 7 | #2,281 |
| 1996 | 12 | #1,520 |
How popular is Rebeckah in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1996, with 26 girls. It first appears in the records in 1956.
Half of all the girls named Rebeckah in the US since 1880 were born between 1980 and 2000, the years shaded on the chart below.
Rebeckah in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 5 | #16,413 |
| 2014 | 6 | #14,552 |
| 2013 | 6 | #14,577 |
| 2012 | 12 | #9,105 |
| 2011 | 5 | #16,756 |
| 2010 | 13 | #8,697 |
| 2009 | 9 | #11,454 |
| 2008 | 11 | #10,080 |
| 2007 | 9 | #11,626 |
| 2006 | 8 | #12,415 |
| 2005 | 16 | #7,133 |
| 2004 | 11 | #9,259 |
| 2003 | 15 | #7,202 |
| 2002 | 15 | #7,039 |
| 2001 | 15 | #6,951 |
| 2000 | 20 | #5,486 |
| 1999 | 25 | #4,440 |
| 1998 | 16 | #6,068 |
| 1997 | 22 | #4,656 |
| 1996 | 26 | #4,054 |
| 1995 | 17 | #5,434 |
| 1994 | 20 | #4,840 |
| 1993 | 14 | #6,257 |
| 1992 | 16 | #5,711 |
| 1991 | 20 | #4,802 |
| 1990 | 17 | #5,281 |
| 1989 | 7 | #9,675 |
| 1988 | 18 | #4,648 |
| 1987 | 8 | #7,982 |
| 1986 | 14 | #5,185 |
| 1985 | 10 | #6,455 |
| 1984 | 10 | #6,290 |
| 1983 | 12 | #5,456 |
| 1982 | 19 | #4,024 |
| 1981 | 17 | #4,343 |
| 1980 | 13 | #5,244 |
| 1979 | 18 | #4,051 |
| 1978 | 17 | #4,079 |
| 1977 | 14 | #4,651 |
| 1976 | 13 | #4,612 |
| 1975 | 8 | #6,482 |
| 1974 | 9 | #5,775 |
| 1973 | 14 | #4,154 |
| 1972 | 5 | #8,290 |
| 1971 | 11 | #4,808 |
| 1970 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 7 | #5,972 |
| 1968 | 7 | #5,641 |
| 1967 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 6 | #5,808 |
| 1965 | 5 | #6,538 |
| 1964 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 6 | #5,850 |
| 1960 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 5 | #6,244 |
| 1958 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 5 | #6,085 |
| 1956 | 5 | #5,951 |
Nicknames for Rebeckah
Names like Rebeckah
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Hannah, Sarah, Jessica, Abigail, Emily, Elizabeth, Leah, Molly, Delilah, Rachel, Francesca, Jasmine
Names related to Rebeckah
Rebecca, Rebeca, Rebekah, Rebeka, Rebekka, Rebbeca, Rebekkah, Rebecka, Rebeccah
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, “Rebeckah: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/rebeckah, updated 20 October 2026.