Rebekah

Rebekah: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning: “to tie; bind”
Origin: Hebrew
Say it: rih-BEK-uh · 3 syllables
Used for: Girls

Biblical form of Rebecca, from Hebrew Rivqah. Rebekah is the spelling used in many English Bible translations.

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How popular is Rebekah?

202492.0 per million US babies

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Babies named Rebekah in 2024307

2024 rank#875 girls

Peak year1996

Total US babies since 188075,601

Rebekah is fading: recent use is about 48% of its level ten years before.

Names like Rebekah

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

Rebeccato bind, tie · Hebrew
Rivkato tie, bind · Hebrew
Rebecato bind, tie · Hebrew
Rivkyto tie, bind · Hebrew
Rebato tie, to bind · Hebrew
Elizabethmy God is an oath · Hebrew
Elianamy God has answered · Hebrew
Abigailmy father is joy · Hebrew

Rebekah questions

What does the name Rebekah mean?

Rebekah means "to tie; bind". It comes from Hebrew. Biblical form of Rebecca, from Hebrew Rivqah. Rebekah is the spelling used in many English Bible translations.

Is Rebekah a boy or girl name?

Rebekah is mainly a girl's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Rebekah?

307 US babies were named Rebekah in 2024. Its peak year was 1996.

How do you pronounce Rebekah?

Rebekah is usually pronounced rih-BEK-uh.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.