Rehoboth
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- reh-HOH-both
- Origin
- Hebrew
- UK rank, 2025
- #5,990 for girls
Rehoboth is a boys' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “broad places, room”. In 2025 it ranked 5,990th for girls in the UK (3 babies).
What does Rehoboth mean?
Hebrew: from Hebrew rehovot
“broad places, room”
In Genesis, Isaac named a well Rehoboth, saying the Lord had made room for his family.
Is Rehoboth a girl's or a boy's name?
Rehoboth is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 3 girls in the UK. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Rehoboth in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2008, with 5 boys. 3 girls were also named Rehoboth in 2025 (5,990th for girls).
Rehoboth in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 3 | #5,198 |
| 2023 | 1 | #6,556 |
| 2022 | 1 | #6,413 |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 1 | #6,143 |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 3 | #4,995 |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 1 | #6,198 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 4 | #3,909 |
| 2008 | 5 | #3,305 |
Names like Rehoboth
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Yusuf, Ibrahim, Yunus, Muhammad, Elijah, Raphael, Musa, Kairo, Reuben, River, Zakariya, Noah
More Hebrew names
Isabella, James, Jack, Mia, Ava, Jude, Ezra, Benjamin, Isaac, Jacob, Ethan, Daniel, Samuel, Elias, Mateo, Elsie
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland) and Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Rehoboth: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/rehoboth, updated 20 October 2026.