Rebeka
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- re-BEK-a
- Origin
- Hebrew
- UK rank, 2025
- #2,856 for girls
- US rank, 2025
- #7,883 for girls
Rebeka is a girls' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “to tie, bind”. In 2025 it ranked 2,856th for girls in the UK (9 babies) and 7,883rd for girls in the US (13 babies).
What does Rebeka mean?
Hebrew: Hungarian and Lithuanian form of Rebecca
“to tie, bind”
A form of Rebecca used in Hungarian, Lithuanian and other European languages.
Is Rebeka a girl's or a boy's name?
Rebeka is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 9 girls in the UK and 13 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Rebeka in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 2,856th among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 9 about 1 in 31,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Falling fast down 81% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 9 girls in the UK were named Rebeka, making it the 2,856th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,780th. Its busiest year was 2015, with 36 girls.
Half of all the girls named Rebeka in the UK since 1996 were born between 2005 and 2017. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.
In 2025, 172 girls in the UK were given Rebeka or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #297, up from #2,856 for this spelling alone.
Among girls in 2025, it was 2,786th in England and Wales.
Rebeka in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 9 | #2,856 |
| 2024 | 3 | #5,966 |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 15 | #1,957 |
| 2021 | 19 | #1,669 |
| 2020 | 17 | #1,780 |
| 2019 | 19 | #1,651 |
| 2018 | 28 | #1,274 |
| 2017 | 26 | #1,356 |
| 2016 | 27 | #1,324 |
| 2015 | 36 | #1,062 |
| 2014 | 30 | #1,209 |
| 2013 | 28 | #1,296 |
| 2012 | 20 | #1,615 |
| 2011 | 23 | #1,421 |
| 2010 | 27 | #1,262 |
| 2009 | 19 | #1,556 |
| 2008 | 12 | #2,156 |
| 2007 | 16 | #1,694 |
| 2006 | 17 | #1,545 |
| 2005 | 15 | #1,608 |
| 2004 | 9 | #2,226 |
| 2003 | 21 | #1,156 |
| 2002 | 15 | #1,399 |
| 2001 | 11 | #1,723 |
| 2000 | 17 | #1,230 |
| 1999 | 10 | #1,770 |
| 1998 | 14 | #1,417 |
| 1997 | 13 | #1,466 |
| 1996 | 19 | #1,090 |
How popular is Rebeka in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 7,883rd among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 13 about 1 in 120,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Falling down 39% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 13 girls in the US were named Rebeka, making it the 7,883rd most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 7,964th. Its busiest year was 1991, with 93 girls. It first appears in the records in 1957.
Half of all the girls named Rebeka in the US since 1880 were born between 1988 and 2005, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 1,359 girls in the US were given Rebeka or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #256, up from #7,883 for this spelling alone.
Rebeka in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 13 | #7,883 |
| 2024 | 8 | #11,117 |
| 2023 | 12 | #8,481 |
| 2022 | 12 | #8,536 |
| 2021 | 16 | #6,962 |
| 2020 | 13 | #7,964 |
| 2019 | 17 | #6,694 |
| 2018 | 24 | #5,311 |
| 2017 | 20 | #6,040 |
| 2016 | 32 | #4,422 |
| 2015 | 30 | #4,583 |
| 2014 | 21 | #5,991 |
| 2013 | 37 | #4,000 |
| 2012 | 40 | #3,853 |
| 2011 | 40 | #3,780 |
| 2010 | 52 | #3,158 |
| 2009 | 60 | #2,891 |
| 2008 | 61 | #2,886 |
| 2007 | 65 | #2,787 |
| 2006 | 70 | #2,579 |
| 2005 | 77 | #2,312 |
| 2004 | 65 | #2,553 |
| 2003 | 78 | #2,200 |
| 2002 | 77 | #2,155 |
| 2001 | 63 | #2,457 |
| 2000 | 72 | #2,186 |
| 1999 | 77 | #2,015 |
| 1998 | 84 | #1,827 |
| 1997 | 79 | #1,861 |
| 1996 | 86 | #1,734 |
| 1995 | 74 | #1,875 |
| 1994 | 85 | #1,723 |
| 1993 | 93 | #1,626 |
| 1992 | 92 | #1,639 |
| 1991 | 93 | #1,613 |
| 1990 | 87 | #1,684 |
| 1989 | 66 | #1,938 |
| 1988 | 55 | #2,088 |
| 1987 | 55 | #2,023 |
| 1986 | 42 | #2,383 |
| 1985 | 37 | #2,600 |
| 1984 | 46 | #2,148 |
| 1983 | 41 | #2,309 |
| 1982 | 45 | #2,220 |
| 1981 | 41 | #2,375 |
| 1980 | 30 | #2,940 |
| 1979 | 33 | #2,671 |
| 1978 | 35 | #2,474 |
| 1977 | 29 | #2,780 |
| 1976 | 19 | #3,539 |
| 1975 | 28 | #2,680 |
| 1974 | 19 | #3,426 |
| 1973 | 14 | #4,154 |
| 1972 | 15 | #3,894 |
| 1971 | 6 | #7,386 |
| 1970 | 12 | #4,491 |
| 1969 | 12 | #4,197 |
| 1968 | 9 | #4,778 |
| 1967 | 5 | #6,803 |
| 1966 | 6 | #5,808 |
| 1965 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 5 | #6,766 |
| 1963 | 5 | #6,591 |
| 1962 | 6 | #5,859 |
| 1961 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 8 | #4,772 |
| 1959 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 6 | #5,407 |
| 1957 | 5 | #6,085 |
Names like Rebeka
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Jessica, Aisha, Fatima, Gabriella, Amira, Mia, Sienna, Francesca, Khadija, Isabella, Eliana, Kiara
Other spellings of Rebeka
Names related to Rebeka
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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, “Rebeka: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/rebeka, updated 20 October 2026.