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How popular is the name Rebekah?
Births per year, rank history and how many Rebekahs are alive today.
Rebekah (female) is a rare spelling of the girls' name Rebecca in England and Wales, ranked 1639th in 2025 and given to 18 babies. This spelling of the name peaked in 1994, when around 520 babies were given the name, the 95th most popular that year. It has declined since 1994; the 2025 figure is roughly 3% of its peak. At least 5,400 babies have been named Rebekah in England and Wales since 1994. Figures before 1996 are estimates.
Across all spellings of the name, the Rebecca you are most likely to meet is around 33 years old. Half of all Rebeccas born in England and Wales are between 31 and 44, and there are at least 230,000 of them alive today. If you walk into a room of 100 females, there's roughly a 52% chance that at least one of them will be called Rebecca.
How many babies are named Rebekah each year?
Includes all spellings: Rebekah, Rebecca. Figures before 1996 are estimates.
Where does the Rebekah spelling rank?
Where does the Rebecca spelling rank?
Where this data comes from
Figures from 1996 onwards are the Office for National Statistics' annual baby-name registrations for England and Wales, which record every name given to three or more babies in a year. Figures before 1996 are estimates: the ONS published only top-100 rankings at ten-year intervals back to 1904, so counts for those years are modelled from the rankings, calibrated against Douglas Galbi's long-run research into English name frequencies, and shown with an uncertainty band. Estimates of living bearers combine these birth figures with national life tables and ONS mid-year population estimates.
One limit worth naming: these figures count names as registered at birth. Anyone who changes their name later in life - including trans people, and anyone who adopts a different name by deed poll or simply by use - is not reflected here. Birth registrations record where a name began, not the name a person lives with.
Common questions
When was the name Rebekah most popular?
The most popular form of the name, Rebecca, peaked in 1994, when around 11,000 babies in England and Wales were given the name. The Rebekah spelling itself peaked in 1994, with around 520 babies.
How many people are called Rebekah?
At least 230,000 people named Rebekah in any spelling born in England and Wales are alive today.
How old is the typical Rebekah?
Most living Rebekahs are between 31 and 44; the most common age is about 33.
Is Rebekah becoming more or less popular?
Well past its peak: today's figures are a fraction of the 1994 peak, though numbers have levelled off in recent years.