Fun Facts About the Name Rebecka
- More than 3 thousand babies named Rebecka: U.S. records list 3,319 babies given the name Rebecka from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Rebecka Mean?
Rebecka is a spelling variant of Rebecca, a feminine name from the Hebrew רִבְקָה (Rivqah). The name is commonly explained as "to tie" or "to bind," from the Hebrew root רָבַק (ravak), though the exact derivation is uncertain. In the Hebrew Bible, Rivqah is the wife of Isaac and the mother of Jacob and Esau. The Greek Septuagint uses Rhebekka, and the Latin Vulgate uses Rebecca, the form that passed into most European languages. Rebecka is not a separate name in origin but a later spelling used especially in Swedish. Its literal etymological sense is usually given as "to tie, bind" or "snare"; later symbolic readings such as "captivating" are interpretations of that image rather than a direct translation.
Rebecka Name History & Origins
The name comes from the Hebrew Bible. Rivqah, the wife of Isaac, appears in the Book of Genesis, and the narrative of her marriage to Isaac and her role as mother of Jacob and Esau made the name familiar in Jewish and Christian tradition. Through the Greek and Latin Bible, the name became Rebecca in Western Europe. It was used in the Middle Ages, and in English-speaking countries it became more common after the Protestant Reformation, when Puritans favored Old Testament names. The spelling Rebecka developed in Swedish, where ck is a normal way to write the /k/ sound after a short vowel. Danish, Norwegian, and German usually use Rebekka, while English uses Rebecca. Rebecka is therefore a regional orthographic variant of Rebecca, not a separate name with its own etymology.
How Popular is the Name Rebecka?
Rebecka has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 1993. Its best rank was #1,371 in 1993.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #14,547 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 2023 | #14,785 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 2022 | #10,239 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 2021 | #8,868 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 2018 | #15,249 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 2017 | #8,197 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 2016 | #7,900 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 2015 | #8,343 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 2014 | #6,392 | 20 | 0.0011% |
| 2013 | #5,966 | 22 | 0.0013% |
| 2012 | #6,817 | 19 | 0.0011% |
| 2011 | #4,223 | 35 | 0.0020% |
| 2010 | #5,214 | 27 | 0.0015% |
| 2009 | #4,083 | 38 | 0.0021% |
| 2008 | #3,992 | 40 | 0.0021% |
| 2007 | #4,275 | 36 | 0.0019% |
| 2006 | #3,546 | 45 | 0.0024% |
| 2005 | #3,449 | 44 | 0.0024% |
| 2004 | #3,255 | 47 | 0.0026% |
| 2003 | #2,916 | 53 | 0.0029% |
| 2002 | #2,738 | 56 | 0.0031% |
| 2001 | #2,062 | 82 | 0.0046% |
| 2000 | #2,170 | 74 | 0.0041% |
| 1999 | #2,196 | 69 | 0.0039% |
| 1998 | #1,686 | 95 | 0.0054% |
| 1997 | #1,704 | 92 | 0.0053% |
| 1996 | #1,683 | 91 | 0.0052% |
| 1995 | #1,453 | 111 | 0.0063% |
| 1994 | #1,491 | 106 | 0.0059% |
| 1993 | #1,371 | 121 | 0.0067% |
| 1992 | #1,470 | 108 | 0.0059% |
| 1991 | #1,450 | 110 | 0.0059% |
| 1990 | #1,464 | 107 | 0.0056% |
| 1989 | #1,663 | 83 | 0.0045% |
| 1988 | #1,547 | 86 | 0.0048% |
| 1987 | #1,851 | 63 | 0.0036% |
| 1986 | #1,687 | 70 | 0.0041% |
| 1985 | #1,725 | 67 | 0.0039% |
| 1984 | #1,723 | 64 | 0.0038% |
| 1983 | #1,625 | 69 | 0.0041% |
| 1982 | #1,412 | 87 | 0.0051% |
| 1981 | #1,728 | 66 | 0.0040% |
| 1980 | #1,957 | 55 | 0.0033% |
| 1979 | #1,529 | 77 | 0.0048% |
| 1978 | #1,910 | 52 | 0.0034% |
| 1977 | #1,945 | 51 | 0.0033% |
| 1976 | #1,653 | 60 | 0.0041% |
| 1975 | #1,512 | 68 | 0.0047% |
| 1974 | #1,515 | 65 | 0.0044% |
| 1973 | #1,641 | 56 | 0.0038% |
| 1972 | #1,649 | 55 | 0.0036% |
| 1971 | #2,203 | 37 | 0.0022% |
| 1970 | #2,756 | 26 | 0.0015% |
| 1969 | #2,198 | 34 | 0.0020% |
| 1968 | #2,116 | 33 | 0.0020% |
| 1967 | #2,943 | 19 | 0.0012% |
| 1966 | #3,503 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 1965 | #2,805 | 20 | 0.0011% |
| 1964 | #2,335 | 28 | 0.0015% |
| 1963 | #4,207 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1962 | #3,132 | 17 | 0.0009% |
| 1961 | #3,747 | 13 | 0.0006% |
| 1960 | #3,077 | 17 | 0.0008% |
| 1959 | #2,845 | 18 | 0.0009% |
| 1958 | #3,699 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 1957 | #3,637 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 1956 | #3,854 | 11 | 0.0005% |
| 1955 | #3,196 | 14 | 0.0007% |
| 1954 | #2,678 | 18 | 0.0009% |
| 1953 | #3,065 | 14 | 0.0007% |
| 1952 | #3,736 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 1951 | #5,286 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1950 | #5,930 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1947 | #5,942 | 5 | 0.0003% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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