girl's name

Rebeka

  • Gender Girl
  • Syllables 3
  • Letters 6
  • Popularity Rare
  • Births on record 3,929

Northern Ireland

#399

2015 births

Rebeka is a girl's name with 3 syllables. In 2025 it was given to 13 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.

  • Peaked in 1991, when 93 babies were given the name.
  • It has been falling over the past decade.
  • Today about 1 in 255,037 babies in the United States is given this name.
  • First appears in US birth records in 1957.
  • 3 syllables, with the stress on syllable 2.

Rebeka over time

Births per decade in the United States, 1950s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.

850
'50 '60 '70 '80 '90 '00 '10 '20
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Births named Rebeka by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1950s 11
1960s 56
1970s 210
1980s 458
1990s 850
2000s 688
2010s 313
2020s (to 2025) 74

How popular is Rebeka?

In 2025, Rebeka was given to 13 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.

Where Rebeka is used

Northern Ireland #399 4 in 2015
Ireland #715 5 in 2021
Scotland #942 3 in 2016
England & Wales #2,942 9 in 2025
Canada #3,868 5 in 2018
France #6,863 5 in 2024
United States #8,179 13 in 2025

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.

Names that peaked alongside Rebeka

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Rebeka also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Rebeka over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Rebeka

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Rebeka — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Rebeka

How popular is the name Rebeka?

In 2025, Rebeka was given to 13 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.

Is Rebeka a girl's or a boy's name?

Rebeka is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.

How many syllables are in Rebeka?

Rebeka has 3 syllables.

When was Rebeka most popular?

Rebeka peaked in 1991, when 93 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.

Is Rebeka a good name?

That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Rebeka currently ranks #2,942 in the United States. It has been falling over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.