How Many People Are Named Rebekah?
An estimated 70,742 people in the United States have the first name Rebekah. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 34 years old, and Rebekah peaked in popularity in 1996 with 2,222 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Rebekah as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Rebekah paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- While Rebekah is overwhelmingly female, 119 male births have been registered with this name since 1880.
Estimated Living Americans
70,742
About 1 in 4,845 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Uncommon
Predicted Gender
Female
99.8% confidence
Average Age
34
years old
Peak Year
1996
2,222 births
Total Registered
75,601
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Rebekah
Rebekah is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 75,601 total births registered, 99.8% were female.
Rebekah as a male name
Ranked #12,804 in 2004
5 male births in 2004
Peak: 1989 (12 births)
Rebekah as a female name
Ranked #877 in 2024
307 female births in 2024
Peak: 1996 (2,222 births)
Rebekah: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Rebekah span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 20,933 babies were registered. Rebekah has declined significantly from its peak in the 1990s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Rebekah by Decade
How has Rebekah tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Rebekah by State
Birth registrations for Rebekah span all 51 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, Pennsylvania. The lowest are in District of Columbia, Vermont, Wyoming. On average, about 1,413 Rebekahs were registered per state.
Rebekah + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Rebekah as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Rebekah: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Rebekah?
We estimate approximately 70,742 people named Rebekah are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 4,845 Americans share this first name.
Is Rebekah a common name?
Rebekah is classified as "Uncommon" and is more popular than 99.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 75,601 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Rebekah most popular?
Rebekah reached peak popularity in 1996, when 2,222 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Rebekah is approximately 34 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Rebekah a female name?
Rebekah is predominantly female. 99.8% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Rebekah Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Rebekah Smith, Rebekah Johnson, Rebekah Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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