Rebecca

רִבְקָה

• Gender: Female
• Origin: Biblical English
• Meaning: join, tie

• Rebecca is the English form of one of the Torah's most compelling characters: the quick-thinking young woman who offered water to a stranger's camels and changed the course of Jewish history. She is a matriarch known for her generosity, her decisiveness, and her willingness to act when the moment demanded it. After decades at the top of American baby name charts, Rebecca is now settling into a beautiful new chapter.

  This name is entering that golden era where it feels neither trendy nor dated but simply, beautifully classic. It has dropped just enough from peak popularity to feel fresh again, and its rich literary and biblical associations give it layers that newer names cannot match. Writer and activist Rebecca Walker has carried the name with fierce purpose as a voice for feminism and social justice. A name your daughter will never have to explain but will always be proud to carry.

• Alternate Spellings: Rebekah, Rebeka, Rebeca, Rebecah
• Hebrew Equivalent:
  Rivka
• Potential Sibling Name:
  Deborah
  ,
  Sarah
  ,
  David
  ,
  Jonathan