Fun Facts About the Name Rebeka
- More than 2 thousand babies named Rebeka: U.S. records list 2,660 babies given the name Rebeka from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Rebeka Mean?
Rebeka is a spelling of Rebecca, which comes from the Hebrew name רִבְקָה (Rivqah), the wife of Isaac in the Book of Genesis. The meaning of the Hebrew name is not settled. A widely repeated explanation links it to the root רבק (rbq), meaning "to tie" or "bind," and to a related noun for a knotted cord or noose used to secure animals. Popular name books sometimes gloss the name as "captivating" or "a snare," but that is a later symbolic reading built on the idea of a snare that catches, not a literal translation of the Hebrew word. Because the root is rare and its precise sense is unclear, some references treat the etymology as unresolved.
Rebeka Name History & Origins
The Hebrew Rivqah appears in Greek as Ῥεβέκκα (Rhebekka) in the Septuagint and in the New Testament, where Rebecca is named in Paul's letter to the Romans. From Greek it passed into Latin as Rebecca, and from Latin the name spread across the languages of Europe. The spelling Rebeka is the standard form in Hungarian, and it is also used in Czech, Slovak, Polish, Slovenian, Croatian, Serbian, Estonian, Latvian, and Lithuanian, as well as in Turkish and Indonesian, where the biblical name was adapted to local spelling rules. In English the more common forms are Rebecca and Rebekah; Rebeka appears as a less frequent variant spelling.
How Popular is the Name Rebeka?
Rebeka 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 1991. Its best rank was #1,623 in 1991.
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 | #8,242 | 13 | 0.0008% |
| 2024 | #11,890 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 2023 | #8,859 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 2022 | #8,937 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 2021 | #7,185 | 16 | 0.0010% |
| 2020 | #8,314 | 13 | 0.0008% |
| 2019 | #6,951 | 17 | 0.0010% |
| 2018 | #5,424 | 24 | 0.0014% |
| 2017 | #6,238 | 20 | 0.0012% |
| 2016 | #4,504 | 32 | 0.0018% |
| 2015 | #4,695 | 30 | 0.0017% |
| 2014 | #6,161 | 21 | 0.0012% |
| 2013 | #4,068 | 37 | 0.0021% |
| 2012 | #3,901 | 40 | 0.0023% |
| 2011 | #3,826 | 40 | 0.0023% |
| 2010 | #3,194 | 52 | 0.0029% |
| 2009 | #2,928 | 60 | 0.0033% |
| 2008 | #2,914 | 61 | 0.0032% |
| 2007 | #2,816 | 65 | 0.0034% |
| 2006 | #2,599 | 70 | 0.0037% |
| 2005 | #2,335 | 77 | 0.0042% |
| 2004 | #2,580 | 65 | 0.0035% |
| 2003 | #2,223 | 78 | 0.0043% |
| 2002 | #2,173 | 77 | 0.0043% |
| 2001 | #2,481 | 63 | 0.0035% |
| 2000 | #2,208 | 72 | 0.0040% |
| 1999 | #2,033 | 77 | 0.0043% |
| 1998 | #1,842 | 84 | 0.0048% |
| 1997 | #1,877 | 79 | 0.0045% |
| 1996 | #1,747 | 86 | 0.0049% |
| 1995 | #1,896 | 74 | 0.0042% |
| 1994 | #1,741 | 85 | 0.0048% |
| 1993 | #1,637 | 93 | 0.0051% |
| 1992 | #1,658 | 92 | 0.0050% |
| 1991 | #1,623 | 93 | 0.0050% |
| 1990 | #1,698 | 87 | 0.0046% |
| 1989 | #1,958 | 66 | 0.0036% |
| 1988 | #2,122 | 55 | 0.0031% |
| 1987 | #2,041 | 55 | 0.0032% |
| 1986 | #2,407 | 42 | 0.0024% |
| 1985 | #2,637 | 37 | 0.0022% |
| 1984 | #2,177 | 46 | 0.0027% |
| 1983 | #2,344 | 41 | 0.0025% |
| 1982 | #2,244 | 45 | 0.0027% |
| 1981 | #2,398 | 41 | 0.0025% |
| 1980 | #2,981 | 30 | 0.0018% |
| 1979 | #2,710 | 33 | 0.0021% |
| 1978 | #2,504 | 35 | 0.0023% |
| 1977 | #2,823 | 29 | 0.0019% |
| 1976 | #3,630 | 19 | 0.0013% |
| 1975 | #2,728 | 28 | 0.0019% |
| 1974 | #3,528 | 19 | 0.0013% |
| 1973 | #4,298 | 14 | 0.0010% |
| 1972 | #4,038 | 15 | 0.0010% |
| 1971 | #8,070 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 1970 | #4,700 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 1969 | #4,365 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 1968 | #5,051 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1967 | #7,578 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1966 | #6,385 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 1964 | #7,557 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1963 | #7,386 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1962 | #6,401 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1960 | #5,080 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1958 | #5,948 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1957 | #6,822 | 5 | 0.0002% |
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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