Rebekah

ruh-BEK-uh

Girl

Average rank #1,285 across 3 of 7 countries

Meaning & origin

Biblical, English

Form of Rebecca used in some versions of the Bible, meaning "From the Hebrew name רִבְקָה (Rivqah) from an unattested root probably meaning "join, tie, snare". This is the name of the wife of Isaac and the mother of Esau and Jacob in the Old Testament. It came into use as a Christian name after the Protestant Reformation, and it was popular with the Puritans in the 17th century."

How popular is Rebekah?

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England & Wales

#1,819

in 2024

🇺🇸 USA

#884

in 2025

🇨🇦 Canada

#1,151

in 2024

Not in top rankings for: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Scotland, 🇮🇪 Ireland, 🇦🇺 Australia, 🇳🇿 New Zealand

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