Rebekah

Meaning: Possibly to bind or tie, also read as captivating
Origin: Hebrew — Variant of Rebecca

Girl's name · #884 in the US (2025) · 90s wave

Popularity over time

Rebekah reached its best rank, #143, in 1982 and ranked #884 in 2025. Roughly 76,000 girls have been named Rebekah since 1883.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 32 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#1,429 in Canada (2025) · #1,639 in England & Wales (2025) · #2,760 in Italy (2024) · #6,583 in France (2025) · #328 in N. Ireland (2023) · #749 in Scotland (2023) · #3,323 in Austria (2023) · #4,363 in Ecuador (2023) · #896 in Ireland (2018) · #380 in New Zealand (2016) · #1,400 in Sweden (2010) · #92 in Australia (QLD) (1998) and 1 more.

Famous Rebekahs

Rebekah Brooks — English journalist (born 1968)
Rebekah Neumann — American businesswoman (born 1978)
Rebekah Vardy — British media personality (born 1982)
Rebekah Harkness — American artist, composer, philanthropist, and founder of the Harkness Ballet (1915–1982)
Rebekah A. Mercer — American political donor (born 1973)

In stories & tradition

Rebekah Mikaelson — The Vampire Diaries (TV series)

What Rebekahs become

Among 137 notable people named Rebekah:

Entertainers appear 1.65× more often than among typical names — e.g. Rebekah Johnson, American singer-songwriter (born 1976).

Spellings & nicknames

Together with its spelling variants Rebecca (#350) and Rebeca (#1339), Rebekah would rank around #229 with about 1,300 births last year — the newborns split about 65/23/12 across Rebecca, Rebekah, and Rebeca.

Similar names: Rebecca · Michaela · Renee · Abby · Raquel · Elyse

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