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Rebekah

“Enchantingly beautiful, captivating, snare” — Hebrew origin

Girl's name · #884 in the US (2025) · 90s

Rebekah has appeared in US records since 1883 — best rank #143 (1982) · 75,796 babies named Rebekah all-time · 1 in 5,300 girls born in 2025.

Around the world: about 1 in 6,700 girls in Canada (2024) · about 1 in 14,000 girls in England & Wales (2025).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 32 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Rebekahs

• Rebekah Brooks — English journalist
• Rebekah Stott — New Zealand football player
• Rebekah Johnson — American actress
• Rebekah A. Mercer — American political donor (1973-)
• Rebekah Del Rio — American musician (1967–2025)

In stories & tradition

• Rebekah Mikaelson — The Vampire Diaries · The Originals

What Rebekahs become

Among 137 notable people named Rebekah:

Entertainers appear 1.65× more often than among typical names — e.g. Rebekah Johnson, American actress.

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