Rebekka
Rebekka is a name with multiple cultural origins: German, Danish, Norwegian, Icelandic, Faroese, Finnish, Dutch.
- German
- Danish
- Norwegian
- Icelandic
Meaning & Origin of Rebekka
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Rebekka is a name with multiple cultural origins: German, Danish, Norwegian, Icelandic, Faroese, Finnish, Dutch.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- German
- Danish
- Norwegian
- Icelandic
- Faroese
- Finnish
- Dutch
The Story of Rebekka
The earliest SSA record of Rebekka as a baby girl name dates back to 1966, when 9 babies received it. 1997 was its biggest year on record, with 93 newborns named Rebekka — #1,682 in the national rankings. About 36% of every Rebekka on record arrived during the 1990s, its defining decade. Rebekka last appeared in the published SSA data in 2023, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 2K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1960s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Variants & Related Forms of Rebekka
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Names that sound like Rebekka
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About the name Rebekka
Rebekka is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1966 and has accumulated 2K births in the dataset. Rebekka's peak popularity came in 1997 when it ranked #1,682. Use the chart and map above to compare Rebekka's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.