girl's name
Rivka
- Gender Girl
- Letters 5
- Popularity Top 1000 (US)
- Births on record 11,532
the United States
#628
2025 births
Rivka is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 464 babies in the United States, ranking #628. It is a well-established, commonly used name.
- Peaked in 2025, when 464 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 7,145 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1949.
Rivka over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1940s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1940s | 5 |
| 1950s | 121 |
| 1960s | 207 |
| 1970s | 525 |
| 1980s | 807 |
| 1990s | 1,133 |
| 2000s | 1,878 |
| 2010s | 3,024 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 2,322 |
How popular is Rivka?
In 2025, Rivka was given to 464 babies in the United States, ranking #628 that year. It is a well-established, commonly used name.
Where Rivka is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Rivka
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Rivka also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Rivka over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Rivka
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Rivka — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Rivka
How popular is the name Rivka?
In 2025, Rivka was given to 464 babies in the United States, ranking #628 that year. It is a well-established, commonly used name.
Is Rivka a girl's or a boy's name?
Rivka is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Rivka most popular?
Rivka peaked in 2025, when 464 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Rivka a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Rivka currently ranks #628 in the United States. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.