Rebekah

femaleStatistical record

What official birth registration shows about Rebekah: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning, origin or pronunciation yet — what that means.

Rebekah: Recorded since 1976, it reached #37 in 1999, and it stood at #1,639 in 2025.

5registrars recorded it
113times a registrar ranked it
50years from first to last
#37highest recorded position
20groupings it qualifies for

Region

Falling

among girls in England and Wales · 1996–2025

View as table

England and Wales · Girls rank by year
Year	Rank
1996	#109
1997	#110
1998	#129
1999	#129
2000	#119
2001	#132
2002	#153
2003	#204
2004	#207
2005	#255
2006	#288
2007	#326
2008	#420
2009	#495
2010	#438
2011	#583
2012	#514
2013	#663
2014	#779
2015	#871
2016	#1057
2017	#933
2018	#1035
2019	#1349
2020	#1164
2021	#1785
2022	#1948
2023	#1410
2024	#1819
2025	#1639

VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

What the data shows

FallingEngland and Wales · Girls

Recorded in official data among girls in Republic of Ireland in 34 of the 43 years from 1976 to 2018.

In 2023: #328 among girls in Northern Ireland, #1410 among girls in England and Wales.

Official data from 5 national registrars across 5 regions, 1976–2025 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Popularity journey

First recorded1976
First recorded at #497 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1976 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Highest recorded1997–2023
Highest recorded position: #37 among girls in Northern Ireland, in 1999 (recorded 1997–2023).
Northern Ireland · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #1639 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls

Rebekah appears in 5 of the published lists Namewise holds. The longest record is Republic of Ireland · Girls, which has ranked it in 34 years beginning in 1976, and has registered 421 births with the name.

Rebekah across 5 official records

Each registrar publishes its own list, so these figures are read down a row, never across one. A position in one country is not comparable with a position in another, and Namewise never combines them into a single ranking. The birth counts do not compare across rows either, for a different reason: England and Wales registers roughly thirty times as many births a year as Northern Ireland, so a larger total says which registrar recorded it as much as how widely the name was given.

Rebekah's first, highest and most recent recorded position in each official list, with the number of births each registrar registered with the name and its largest single year
Published list	First recorded	Highest	Most recent	Years recorded	Births registered	Most in one year
Republic of Ireland · Girls	#497 (1976)	#162 (2001)	#896 (2018)	34 of 43	421 (1976–2018)	27 (1997)
England and Wales · Girls	#109 (1996)	#109 (1996)	#1639 (2025)	30 of 30	4,413 (1996–2025)	462 (1997)
Northern Ireland · Girls	#44 (1997)	#37 (1999)	#328 (2023)	25 of 27	724 (1997–2023)	59 (1999)
New Zealand · Girls	#89 (1978)	#52 (1993)	#81 (2003)	20 of 26	1,255 (1978–2003)	94 (1991)
New South Wales, Australia · Girls	#91 (1991)	#69 (1992)	#91 (1994)	4 of 4	424 (1991–1994)	119 (1993)

Rebekah by decade in Republic of Ireland · Girls

Births registered with the name in each decade of this one list, with the number of years the list covers in that decade. Bars are scaled on births a year, which is the figure that compares between decades — a decade the list only partly covers has a smaller total without being a quieter decade. Figures belong to this registrar alone and do not carry to another.

Births registered with Rebekah in Republic of Ireland · Girls, by decade, with years covered and the average per year
Decade	Births registered	Years covered	A year
1970s	3	1 of 10	3
1980s	27	5 of 10	5
1990sbusiest	199	10 of 10	20
2000s	143	10 of 10	14
2010s	49	8 of 10	6

Across Republic of Ireland · Girls, the 1990s were its busiest decade, averaging 20 births a year.

See the names Republic of Irelandhas recorded the most births with →

Rebekah appears in

Groupings this name qualifies for under their own stated rules, from the same official statistics shown above.

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 5 regions, from 1976 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #37 in Northern Ireland in 1999.

Rebekah's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
Year	Region	Category	Rank	Births registered	Confidence	Status
2025	England and Wales	female	#1639	18	High	Verified
2024	England and Wales	female	#1819	16	High	Verified
2023	England and Wales	female	#1410	22	High	Verified
2022	England and Wales	female	#1948	14	High	Verified
2021	England and Wales	female	#1785	16	High	Verified
2020	England and Wales	female	#1164	28	High	Verified
2019	England and Wales	female	#1349	23	High	Verified
2018	England and Wales	female	#1035	34	High	Verified
2017	England and Wales	female	#933	40	High	Verified
2016	England and Wales	female	#1057	33	High	Verified
2015	England and Wales	female	#871	42	High	Verified
2014	England and Wales	female	#779	50	High	Verified
2013	England and Wales	female	#663	60	High	Verified
2012	England and Wales	female	#514	84	High	Verified
2011	England and Wales	female	#583	69	High	Verified
2010	England and Wales	female	#438	96	High	Verified
2009	England and Wales	female	#495	82	High	Verified
2008	England and Wales	female	#420	102	High	Verified
2007	England and Wales	female	#326	136	High	Verified
2006	England and Wales	female	#288	159	High	Verified
2005	England and Wales	female	#255	175	High	Verified
2004	England and Wales	female	#207	224	High	Verified
2003	England and Wales	female	#204	230	High	Verified
2002	England and Wales	female	#153	287	High	Verified
2001	England and Wales	female	#132	338	High	Verified
2000	England and Wales	female	#119	412	High	Verified
1999	England and Wales	female	#129	375	High	Verified
1998	England and Wales	female	#129	362	High	Verified
1997	England and Wales	female	#110	462	High	Verified
1996	England and Wales	female	#109	424	High	Verified
1994	New South Wales, Australia	female	#91	97	Insufficient	Not yet available
1993	New South Wales, Australia	female	#69	119	Insufficient	Not yet available
1992	New South Wales, Australia	female	#69	117	Insufficient	Not yet available
1991	New South Wales, Australia	female	#91	91	Insufficient	Not yet available
2003	New Zealand	female	#81	49	High	Verified
2002	New Zealand	female	#99	44	High	Verified
2001	New Zealand	female	#91	49	High	Verified
1999	New Zealand	female	#78	58	High	Verified
1998	New Zealand	female	#76	56	High	Verified
1997	New Zealand	female	#80	54	High	Verified
1996	New Zealand	female	#63	67	High	Verified
1995	New Zealand	female	#64	66	High	Verified
1994	New Zealand	female	#56	82	High	Verified
1993	New Zealand	female	#52	91	High	Verified
1992	New Zealand	female	#69	73	High	Verified
1991	New Zealand	female	#58	94	High	Verified
1990	New Zealand	female	#73	75	High	Verified
1989	New Zealand	female	#87	58	High	Verified
1988	New Zealand	female	#87	59	High	Verified
1986	New Zealand	female	#88	56	High	Verified
1984	New Zealand	female	#81	65	High	Verified
1983	New Zealand	female	#91	56	High	Verified
1980	New Zealand	female	#99	48	High	Verified
1978	New Zealand	female	#89	55	High	Verified
2023	Northern Ireland	female	#328	4	High	Verified
2020	Northern Ireland	female	#178	10	High	Verified
2019	Northern Ireland	female	#213	8	High	Verified
2018	Northern Ireland	female	#179	11	High	Verified
2017	Northern Ireland	female	#180	11	High	Verified
2016	Northern Ireland	female	#190	11	High	Verified
2015	Northern Ireland	female	#155	15	High	Verified
2014	Northern Ireland	female	#116	22	High	Verified
2013	Northern Ireland	female	#124	18	High	Verified
2012	Northern Ireland	female	#139	14	High	Verified
2011	Northern Ireland	female	#98	25	High	Verified
2010	Northern Ireland	female	#120	20	High	Verified
2009	Northern Ireland	female	#138	15	High	Verified
2008	Northern Ireland	female	#75	32	High	Verified
2007	Northern Ireland	female	#72	30	High	Verified
2006	Northern Ireland	female	#88	24	High	Verified
2005	Northern Ireland	female	#59	34	High	Verified
2004	Northern Ireland	female	#46	48	High	Verified
2003	Northern Ireland	female	#47	49	High	Verified
2002	Northern Ireland	female	#42	53	High	Verified
2001	Northern Ireland	female	#45	53	High	Verified
2000	Northern Ireland	female	#40	54	High	Verified
1999	Northern Ireland	female	#37	59	High	Verified
1998	Northern Ireland	female	#50	50	High	Verified
1997	Northern Ireland	female	#44	54	High	Verified
2018	Republic of Ireland	female	#896	3	High	Verified
2016	Republic of Ireland	female	#868	3	High	Verified
2015	Republic of Ireland	female	#660	5	High	Verified
2014	Republic of Ireland	female	#494	8	High	Verified
2013	Republic of Ireland	female	#660	5	High	Verified
2012	Republic of Ireland	female	#612	6	High	Verified
2011	Republic of Ireland	female	#550	7	High	Verified
2010	Republic of Ireland	female	#395	12	High	Verified
2009	Republic of Ireland	female	#488	8	High	Verified
2008	Republic of Ireland	female	#430	10	High	Verified
2007	Republic of Ireland	female	#373	11	High	Verified
2006	Republic of Ireland	female	#226	19	High	Verified
2005	Republic of Ireland	female	#232	17	High	Verified
2004	Republic of Ireland	female	#272	13	High	Verified
2003	Republic of Ireland	female	#333	9	High	Verified
2002	Republic of Ireland	female	#238	15	High	Verified
2001	Republic of Ireland	female	#162	25	High	Verified
2000	Republic of Ireland	female	#213	16	High	Verified
1999	Republic of Ireland	female	#177	20	High	Verified
1998	Republic of Ireland	female	#229	12	High	Verified
1997	Republic of Ireland	female	#171	27	High	Verified
1996	Republic of Ireland	female	#187	24	High	Verified
1995	Republic of Ireland	female	#167	26	High	Verified
1994	Republic of Ireland	female	#190	21	High	Verified
1993	Republic of Ireland	female	#174	25	High	Verified
1992	Republic of Ireland	female	#220	18	High	Verified
1991	Republic of Ireland	female	#263	13	High	Verified
1990	Republic of Ireland	female	#257	13	High	Verified
1989	Republic of Ireland	female	#408	5	High	Verified
1988	Republic of Ireland	female	#407	5	High	Verified
1986	Republic of Ireland	female	#334	8	High	Verified
1985	Republic of Ireland	female	#421	5	High	Verified
1982	Republic of Ireland	female	#467	4	High	Verified
1976	Republic of Ireland	female	#497	3	High	Verified

England and Wales hub — collected by Office for National Statistics
New South Wales, Australia hub — collected by NSW Registry of Births Deaths and Marriages
New Zealand hub — collected by NZ Department of Internal Affairs
Northern Ireland hub — collected by NISRA
Republic of Ireland hub — collected by CSO Ireland

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

What the record shows

Recorded by 5 registrars between 1976 and 2025, ranked in 46 years of that period.

Its highest recorded position is #37, first reached in 1999.

It held a top-100 place in 27 years, 21 of them consecutive.

Its largest count from any one registrar is 462 births, registered in England and Wales in 1997.

Its record falls into 5 separate stretches, with a longest absence of 1 year.

A second registrar first ranked it in 1978, and 21 years separate the first registrar to record it from the last.

Every figure here is counted from the seven official registrars Namewise holds. A position is only ever a place within the list that published it, and a record that thins or stops is a fact about what registrars printed — never about how many children received the name.

Where to go next

Records with a comparable body of evidence, so the catalogue can be read outward from this one. Each group states the rule it was selected by.

Next in the catalogue

The records either side of this one alphabetically.

Rebecka · #222, 30y
Rebeka · #358, 29y
Rebekka · #58, 55y
Red · #1425, 25y

A comparable record

Records held by the same 5 registrars, over a similar number of ranked years, whose highest position is closest to this one. A similar body of evidence — never a claim that the names themselves are alike.

Tessa · #38, 42y
Monique · #39, 51y
Nikita · #34, 41y
Jay · #33, 49y

Also first recorded in the 1970s

Records whose earliest ranking in Namewise's registrar data also falls between 1970 and 1979.

Tessa · #38, 42y
Trent · #36, 54y
Billy · #39, 45y
Odhran · #35, 49y

Rebekah was ranked #37 in Northern Ireland · Girls in 1999. These are the names immediately either side of it on that published list — a fact about the registrar's own output, not a similarity judgement.

Rebekah and the names beside it

Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale, in the same year, by the same registrar — so these are positions that genuinely passed each other, not a similarity judgement. Drawn from the 2,577 names with a recorded popularity standing (common, familiar, uncommon), so a name outside that set could have passed Rebekah without appearing here.

Rebekah moved ahead of

Gemma Compare
In 2024 they stood at #1819 and #1541 in England and Wales · Girls; by 2025 that had become #1639 and #4867.
Jodie Compare
In 2024 they stood at #1819 and #1743 in England and Wales · Girls; by 2025 that had become #1639 and #3035.
Nicola Compare
In 2022 they stood at #1948 and #1282 in England and Wales · Girls; by 2023 that had become #1410 and #2689.
Ashleigh Compare
In 2024 they stood at #1819 and #1819 in England and Wales · Girls; by 2025 that had become #1639 and #2788.

Moved ahead of Rebekah

Marie Compare
In 2024 they stood at #1819 and #1894 in England and Wales · Girls; by 2025 that had become #1639 and #778.
Anne Compare
In 2023 they stood at #1410 and #1640 in England and Wales · Girls; by 2024 that had become #1819 and #1036.
Eabha Compare
In 2020 they stood at #1164 and #1313 in England and Wales · Girls; by 2021 that had become #1785 and #1069.
Eileen Compare
In 2020 they stood at #1164 and #1238 in England and Wales · Girls; by 2021 that had become #1785 and #1069.

Moved the opposite way to Rebekah

Abigail Compare
Between 1976 and 2018 in Republic of Ireland · Girls, Rebekah went from #497 to #896 while Abigail went from #271 to #75.
Alexandra Compare
Between 1976 and 2018 in Republic of Ireland · Girls, Rebekah went from #497 to #896 while Alexandra went from #263 to #113.
Alice Compare
Between 1976 and 2018 in Republic of Ireland · Girls, Rebekah went from #497 to #896 while Alice went from #138 to #33.
Amy Compare
Between 1976 and 2018 in Republic of Ireland · Girls, Rebekah went from #497 to #896 while Amy went from #185 to #62.

Moved the same way as Rebekah

Alma Compare
Between 1976 and 2018 in Republic of Ireland · Girls, Rebekah went from #497 to #896 and Alma from #229 to #512.
Audrey Compare
Between 1976 and 2018 in Republic of Ireland · Girls, Rebekah went from #497 to #896 and Audrey from #52 to #568.
Camilla Compare
Between 1976 and 2018 in Republic of Ireland · Girls, Rebekah went from #497 to #896 and Camilla from #497 to #734.
Eileen Compare
Between 1976 and 2018 in Republic of Ireland · Girls, Rebekah went from #497 to #896 and Eileen from #52 to #336.

What's not yet available

Meaning
Origin
Pronunciation
Nicknames and spelling variants

Absence from this list does not mean the name isn't genuinely meaningful or widely used — only that Namewise hasn't sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.

Official popularity data is available for 5 regions, from 1976 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #37 in Northern Ireland in 1999. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.

Rebekah

Rebekah at a glance

What the data shows

Popularity journey

Rebekah across 5 official records

Rebekah by decade in Republic of Ireland · Girls

Rebekah appears in

Popularity data

What the record shows

Where to go next

Next in the catalogue

A comparable record

Also first recorded in the 1970s

Names published alongside Rebekah

Rebekah and the names beside it

Rebekah moved ahead of

Moved ahead of Rebekah

Moved the opposite way to Rebekah

Moved the same way as Rebekah

Rebekah at a glance

Rebekah across 5 official records

Rebekah by decade in Republic of Ireland · Girls

Rebekah appears in

What the record shows

Where to go next

Next in the catalogue

A comparable record

Also first recorded in the 1970s

Names published alongside Rebekah

Rebekah and the names beside it

Rebekah moved ahead of

Moved ahead of Rebekah

Moved the opposite way to Rebekah

Moved the same way as Rebekah