41:
359:, a revival of Biblical names led to this name being ranked among the top 100 female names during the 1960s, the top 20 during the 1970s, and the top 10 during the 1980s; in 1994 it was the most popular female name. A decline in popularity followed; it slid out of the top 10 in 2000 and by 2009 had fallen to 77th. In 2013, it was ranked 120th.
366:
in New
England in the 17th century. The name Rebecca goes up and down in the popularity rankings, but has consistently ranked in the top 200 most popular names for girls since at least 1880 (the first year for which the Social Security Administration has documented baby name popularity). In the year
343:
spelling is "Rebecca", but both spellings (Rebecca and
Rebekah) are used in the influential King James Version. Both are current in the
927:
947:
942:
370:
The name is also popular in other countries. In 2009, Rebeca was the 27th most popular name for baby girls in
Romania.
865:
332:
89:
399:
367:
2011, the Social
Security Administration ranked Rebecca at 148th in popularity. In 2013, it was ranked 178th.
937:
817:"Latin Vulgate Bible with Douay-Rheims and King James Version Side-by-Side+Complete Sayings of Jesus Christ"
932:
27:
46:
952:
428:
287:
and the NOBS Study Bible Name List suggest the name means captivating beauty, or "to tie", "to bind".
663:
Rivka, Rivqah (Hebrew) (The original
Biblical form of which all the others are ultimately derived)
344:
167:
816:
336:
227:
40:
20:
8:
643:
612:
493:
798:
598:
590:
586:
540:
532:
465:
320:
896:
742:
701:
633:
626:
528:
489:
452:
422:
316:
790:
708:
650:
619:
605:
594:
578:
556:
552:
548:
518:
497:
60:
582:
574:
567:
560:
544:
508:
482:
472:
406:
328:
252:
244:
118:
685:
657:
536:
501:
362:
In the United States, the name was used beginning with the colonization of the
356:
340:
312:
288:
921:
839:
276:
256:
873:
802:
794:
403:
379:
363:
300:
260:
387:
383:
268:
264:
223:
219:
391:
272:
81:
75:
66:
409:
19:"Bekah" redirects here. For the South Korean singer, see
781:
Albright, W. F. (14 December 2017). "The Name
Rebecca".
90:
78:
72:
63:
768:
Meaning and etymology of the name
Rebekah (Rebecca)
69:
765:
45:The Biblical Rebecca and Eliezer in a painting by
840:"Meaning, origin and history of the name Rebecca"
919:
335:Ῥεβέκκα) was retained in the New Testament (see
39:
26:For a list of people with this name, see
780:
331:) and the Latin "Rebecca" (representing
285:Dictionary of Old Testament Proper Names
920:
678:麗貝卡 (Lì bèi kǎ) (Chinese Traditional)
894:
837:
675:丽贝卡 (Lì bèi kǎ) (Chinese Simplified)
307:exclusively and it is followed by (
283:), meaning "to tie firmly"; Jones'
13:
291:held that it meant "soil, earth".
14:
964:
396:Rebecca, sister of Saint Polyxena
863:
642:Ribka, Ribkah, Ribkha, Rebecca (
59:
897:"Popular Names in Romania 2009"
717:Ребекка (Ryebyekka) (Mongolian)
888:
857:
831:
809:
783:Journal of Biblical Literature
774:
759:
684:Ρεβέκκα (Revecca or Revekka) (
327:is used in the Old Testament (
255:origin. It is the name of the
251:) is a feminine given name of
1:
752:
729:റെബേക്ക (Rebekka) (Malayalam)
415:
350:
928:English feminine given names
735:รีเบคก้า (Rī bekhk̂ā) (Thai)
28:List of people named Rebecca
7:
948:Jewish feminine given names
943:Hebrew feminine given names
766:Arie Uittenbogaard (2011),
732:రెబెక్కా (Rebekkā) (Telugu)
323:of the 1600s, the spelling
294:
10:
969:
726:ரெபேக்கா (Repēkkā) (Tamil)
700:レベッカ (Rebekka) 理香 (Rika) (
691:રેબેકા (Rēbēkā) (Gujarati)
681:რებეკა (Rebeka) (Georgian)
275:. The name comes from the
25:
18:
672:রেবেকা (Rēbēkā) (Bengali)
373:
215:
160:
155:
124:
114:
109:
101:
54:
47:Bartolomé Esteban Murillo
38:
720:रेबेका (Rēbēkā) (Nepali)
697:रेबेका (Rēbēkā) (Hindi)
639:Revka, Revkah (Hebrew)
345:English-speaking world
339:9:10). So the earlier
770:, Abarim Publications
714:레베카 (Lebeka) (Korean)
669:رفقة، ريبيكا (Arabic)
938:Feminine given names
866:"Popular Baby Names"
748:Uliipika (Inuktitut)
707:ರೆಬೆಕ್ಕಾ (Rebekkā) (
21:After School (group)
933:English given names
35:
953:Jewish given names
876:on 2 February 2018
819:. Latinvulgate.com
524:Rebeckah (English)
514:Rebeccah (English)
507:Rébecca, Rebeque (
386:and the mother of
321:Authorized Version
303:uses the spelling
33:
234:
233:
16:Female given name
960:
912:
911:
909:
907:
895:Campbell, Mike.
892:
886:
885:
883:
881:
872:. Archived from
861:
855:
854:
852:
850:
838:Campbell, Mike.
835:
829:
828:
826:
824:
813:
807:
806:
789:(3–4): 165–166.
778:
772:
771:
763:
445:Beckie (English)
439:Beckah (English)
146:Strong Combatant
94:
88:
87:
84:
83:
80:
77:
74:
71:
68:
65:
43:
36:
32:
968:
967:
963:
962:
961:
959:
958:
957:
918:
917:
916:
915:
905:
903:
901:Behind the Name
893:
889:
879:
877:
862:
858:
848:
846:
844:Behind the Name
836:
832:
822:
820:
815:
814:
810:
795:10.2307/3260210
779:
775:
764:
760:
755:
666:Rybika (Arabic)
478:Rafiqa (Arabic)
461:Bekah (English)
448:Becky (English)
442:Becki (English)
436:Becka (English)
433:Becca (English)
418:
400:Rebecca (Rafqa)
376:
353:
297:
211:
92:
62:
58:
50:
31:
24:
17:
12:
11:
5:
966:
956:
955:
950:
945:
940:
935:
930:
914:
913:
887:
856:
830:
808:
773:
757:
756:
754:
751:
750:
749:
746:
739:
736:
733:
730:
727:
724:
723:ربکا (Persian)
721:
718:
715:
712:
705:
698:
695:
692:
689:
682:
679:
676:
673:
670:
667:
664:
661:
654:
649:Rifka, Rifke (
647:
640:
637:
630:
623:
616:
609:
602:
571:
564:
525:
522:
515:
512:
505:
486:
479:
476:
469:
462:
459:
458:Beka (English)
456:
449:
446:
443:
440:
437:
434:
431:
426:
417:
414:
413:
412:
397:
394:
375:
372:
357:United Kingdom
352:
349:
317:Bishops' Bible
296:
293:
289:W. F. Albright
267:and mother of
232:
231:
217:
213:
212:
210:
209:
206:
203:
200:
197:
194:
191:
188:
185:
182:
179:
176:
173:
170:
164:
162:
158:
157:
153:
152:
126:
122:
121:
116:
112:
111:
107:
106:
103:
99:
98:
56:
52:
51:
44:
15:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
965:
954:
951:
949:
946:
944:
941:
939:
936:
934:
931:
929:
926:
925:
923:
902:
898:
891:
875:
871:
867:
860:
845:
841:
834:
818:
812:
804:
800:
796:
792:
788:
784:
777:
769:
762:
758:
747:
744:
740:
737:
734:
731:
728:
725:
722:
719:
716:
713:
710:
706:
703:
699:
696:
694:רבקה (Hebrew)
693:
690:
687:
683:
680:
677:
674:
671:
668:
665:
662:
659:
655:
652:
648:
645:
641:
638:
635:
631:
628:
624:
621:
617:
614:
610:
607:
603:
600:
596:
592:
588:
584:
580:
576:
572:
569:
565:
562:
558:
554:
550:
546:
542:
538:
534:
530:
526:
523:
520:
516:
513:
510:
506:
503:
499:
495:
491:
487:
484:
480:
477:
474:
470:
467:
463:
460:
457:
454:
450:
447:
444:
441:
438:
435:
432:
430:
427:
424:
420:
419:
411:
408:
405:
401:
398:
395:
393:
389:
385:
381:
378:
377:
371:
368:
365:
360:
358:
348:
346:
342:
338:
334:
330:
326:
322:
318:
314:
310:
306:
302:
292:
290:
286:
282:
278:
274:
270:
266:
262:
258:
254:
250:
246:
242:
238:
229:
225:
221:
218:
216:Related names
214:
207:
204:
201:
198:
195:
192:
189:
186:
183:
180:
177:
174:
171:
169:
166:
165:
163:
159:
154:
151:
147:
143:
139:
135:
131:
128:"Moderator",
127:
123:
120:
117:
113:
108:
104:
100:
97:
96:
86:
57:
55:Pronunciation
53:
48:
42:
37:
29:
22:
904:. Retrieved
900:
890:
878:. Retrieved
874:the original
869:
859:
847:. Retrieved
843:
833:
821:. Retrieved
811:
786:
782:
776:
767:
761:
738:ربیکہ (Urdu)
369:
361:
354:
324:
308:
304:
298:
284:
280:
277:Semitic root
248:
240:
236:
235:
149:
145:
141:
137:
133:
129:
906:14 December
880:14 December
849:14 December
823:14 December
570:, English)
333:Greek Bible
161:Nickname(s)
156:Other names
142:Captivating
922:Categories
753:References
644:Indonesian
613:Belarusian
604:Rebekkah (
494:Portuguese
416:Variations
382:, wife of
351:Popularity
299:The Latin
263:, wife of
247:: רִבְקָה
656:Ríobhca (
611:Rebieka (
599:Ukrainian
591:Norwegian
587:Icelandic
573:Rebekka (
566:Rebekah (
553:Slovenian
541:Hungarian
533:Bulgarian
517:Rebecka (
466:Malaysian
319:. In the
115:Word/name
743:Tigrinya
702:Japanese
634:Romanian
632:Rebeca (
627:Armenian
625:Repega (
618:Refika (
529:Albanian
527:Rebeka (
490:Galician
488:Rebeca (
453:Filipino
451:Becbec (
423:Hawaiian
421:Lepeka (
407:Maronite
404:Lebanese
364:Puritans
315:and the
313:Wycliffe
295:Spelling
257:biblical
870:Ssa.gov
803:3260210
709:Kannada
651:Yiddish
620:Turkish
606:English
595:Russian
579:Finnish
557:Turkish
549:Serbian
519:Swedish
498:Spanish
483:Aramaic
481:Rafqa (
471:Rabqa (
380:Rebecca
355:In the
341:western
329:Genesis
325:Rebekah
309:ex. gr.
305:Rebecca
301:Vulgate
279:ר-ב-ק (
261:Rebecca
259:figure
241:Rebekah
237:Rebecca
230:, Rifka
138:To Bind
125:Meaning
34:Rebecca
864:OACT.
801:
583:German
575:Danish
568:Hebrew
561:Yoruba
545:Polish
509:French
473:Arabic
464:Fiqa (
374:Saints
337:Romans
253:Hebrew
245:Hebrew
150:Hearty
130:To Tie
119:Hebrew
110:Origin
105:Female
102:Gender
799:JSTOR
741:ርብቃ (
686:Greek
658:Irish
537:Czech
502:Welsh
388:Jacob
384:Isaac
347:now.
281:r-b-q
269:Jacob
265:Isaac
249:Rīvqa
224:Becky
220:Becca
208:Bekah
205:Becka
196:Rebby
175:Becky
172:Becca
168:Becks
134:Noose
908:2017
882:2017
851:2017
825:2017
392:Esau
390:and
273:Esau
271:and
228:Reba
202:Rebs
193:Riva
190:Reba
187:Becs
181:Beck
791:doi
429:Bec
410:nun
239:or
199:Reb
184:Bex
178:Bec
93:BEK
91:rə-
924::
899:.
868:.
842:.
797:.
787:39
785:.
597:,
593:,
589:,
585:,
581:,
577:,
559:,
555:,
551:,
547:,
543:,
539:,
535:,
531:,
500:,
496:,
492:,
402:,
311:)
226:,
222:,
148:,
144:,
140:,
136:,
132:,
95:-ə
910:.
884:.
853:.
827:.
805:.
793::
745:)
711:)
704:)
688:)
660:)
653:)
646:)
636:)
629:)
622:)
615:)
608:)
601:)
563:)
521:)
511:)
504:)
485:)
475:)
468:)
455:)
425:)
243:(
85:/
82:ə
79:k
76:ɛ
73:b
70:ˈ
67:ə
64:r
61:/
49:.
30:.
23:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
