Rebekkah
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- re-BEK-a
- Origin
- Hebrew
Rebekkah 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 Rebekkah 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 Rebekkah a girl's or a boy's name?
Rebekkah is a girls' name.
How popular is Rebekkah 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 16 girls.
Half of all the girls named Rebekkah in the UK since 1996 were born between 1997 and 2005. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.
Rebekkah in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 1 | #7,346 |
| 2018 | 1 | #7,536 |
| 2017 | 1 | #7,682 |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 4 | #4,951 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 5 | #4,220 |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 3 | #5,772 |
| 2007 | 4 | #4,494 |
| 2006 | 1 | #6,685 |
| 2005 | 6 | #3,133 |
| 2004 | 1 | #6,173 |
| 2003 | 3 | #4,560 |
| 2002 | 9 | #2,040 |
| 2001 | 8 | #2,150 |
| 2000 | 10 | #1,792 |
| 1999 | 4 | #3,374 |
| 1998 | 11 | #1,694 |
| 1997 | 16 | #1,278 |
| 1996 | 14 | #1,381 |
How popular is Rebekkah in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1993, with 77 girls. It first appears in the records in 1956.
Half of all the girls named Rebekkah in the US since 1880 were born between 1985 and 2001, the years shaded on the chart below.
Rebekkah in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 6 | #13,459 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 7 | #12,709 |
| 2016 | 16 | #7,227 |
| 2015 | 12 | #8,926 |
| 2014 | 20 | #6,205 |
| 2013 | 10 | #10,230 |
| 2012 | 9 | #11,251 |
| 2011 | 23 | #5,725 |
| 2010 | 14 | #8,267 |
| 2009 | 22 | #6,088 |
| 2008 | 21 | #6,347 |
| 2007 | 33 | #4,474 |
| 2006 | 24 | #5,544 |
| 2005 | 31 | #4,369 |
| 2004 | 39 | #3,685 |
| 2003 | 33 | #4,030 |
| 2002 | 39 | #3,457 |
| 2001 | 38 | #3,482 |
| 2000 | 58 | #2,565 |
| 1999 | 39 | #3,242 |
| 1998 | 47 | #2,795 |
| 1997 | 70 | #2,020 |
| 1996 | 62 | #2,174 |
| 1995 | 55 | #2,362 |
| 1994 | 43 | #2,792 |
| 1993 | 77 | #1,850 |
| 1992 | 67 | #2,028 |
| 1991 | 59 | #2,209 |
| 1990 | 47 | #2,518 |
| 1989 | 42 | #2,652 |
| 1988 | 34 | #2,982 |
| 1987 | 29 | #3,166 |
| 1986 | 34 | #2,778 |
| 1985 | 31 | #2,938 |
| 1984 | 21 | #3,725 |
| 1983 | 41 | #2,309 |
| 1982 | 38 | #2,492 |
| 1981 | 32 | #2,774 |
| 1980 | 27 | #3,134 |
| 1979 | 24 | #3,333 |
| 1978 | 22 | #3,388 |
| 1977 | 21 | #3,485 |
| 1976 | 21 | #3,286 |
| 1975 | 15 | #4,139 |
| 1974 | 14 | #4,226 |
| 1973 | 10 | #5,189 |
| 1972 | 12 | #4,522 |
| 1971 | 9 | #5,541 |
| 1970 | 9 | #5,412 |
| 1969 | 17 | #3,317 |
| 1968 | 11 | #4,221 |
| 1967 | 11 | #4,052 |
| 1966 | 12 | #3,739 |
| 1965 | 16 | #3,148 |
| 1964 | 6 | #6,008 |
| 1963 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 5 | #5,951 |
Nicknames for Rebekkah
Names like Rebekkah
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Hannah, Sarah, Jessica, Abigail, Hadassah, Emily, Molly, Leah, Aaliyah, Summer, Farah, Francesca
Names related to Rebekkah
Rebecca, Rebeca, Rebekah, Rebeka, Rebekka, Rebecka, Rebeckah, 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, “Rebekkah: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/rebekkah, updated 20 October 2026.