Rifky
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- RIF-kee
- Origin
- Hebrew
- UK rank, 2025
- #2,675 for girls
- US rank, 2025
- #8,858 for girls
Rifky is a girls' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “to tie, bind”. In 2025 it ranked 2,675th for girls in the UK (10 babies) and 8,858th for girls in the US (11 babies).
What does Rifky mean?
Hebrew: Yiddish pet form of Rivka (Rebecca)
“to tie, bind”
Pet form of Rivka, the Hebrew form of Rebecca, wife of Isaac in Genesis.
Is Rifky a girl's or a boy's name?
Rifky is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 10 girls in the UK and 11 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Rifky in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #2,675among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 10about 1 in 28,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 82% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 10 girls in the UK were named Rifky, making it the 2,675th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 4,110th.
2025 had the most girls named Rifky of any year since it first appeared, in 2004.
Half of all the girls named Rifky in the UK since 1996 were born between 2014 and 2023, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among girls in 2025, it was 2,603rd in England and Wales.
Rifky in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 10 | #2,675 |
| 2024 | 4 | #4,907 |
| 2023 | 6 | #3,766 |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 5 | #4,110 |
| 2019 | 3 | #5,804 |
| 2018 | 3 | #5,896 |
| 2017 | 3 | #5,998 |
| 2016 | 3 | #6,009 |
| 2015 | 3 | #5,983 |
| 2014 | 4 | #4,888 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 4 | #5,058 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 3 | #5,772 |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 3 | #5,259 |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 3 | #4,789 |
How popular is Rifky in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #8,858among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 11about 1 in 150,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Too rare to calltoo few babies to tell
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 11 girls in the US were named Rifky, making it the 8,858th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 8,401st. Its busiest year was 2010, with 21 girls. It first appears in the records in 1986.
Half of all the girls named Rifky in the US since 1880 were born between 1999 and 2015, the years shaded on the chart below.
Rifky in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 11 | #8,858 |
| 2024 | 7 | #12,156 |
| 2023 | 6 | #13,456 |
| 2022 | 12 | #8,536 |
| 2021 | 10 | #9,557 |
| 2020 | 12 | #8,401 |
| 2019 | 6 | #13,793 |
| 2018 | 18 | #6,517 |
| 2017 | 6 | #14,120 |
| 2016 | 14 | #7,985 |
| 2015 | 19 | #6,450 |
| 2014 | 15 | #7,633 |
| 2013 | 14 | #8,131 |
| 2012 | 16 | #7,452 |
| 2011 | 18 | #6,852 |
| 2010 | 21 | #6,180 |
| 2009 | 18 | #7,063 |
| 2008 | 18 | #7,069 |
| 2007 | 14 | #8,516 |
| 2006 | 12 | #9,282 |
| 2005 | 9 | #10,915 |
| 2004 | 16 | #7,072 |
| 2003 | 16 | #6,880 |
| 2002 | 11 | #8,831 |
| 2001 | 15 | #6,951 |
| 2000 | 13 | #7,574 |
| 1999 | 15 | #6,478 |
| 1998 | 12 | #7,527 |
| 1997 | 7 | #10,831 |
| 1996 | 14 | #6,387 |
| 1995 | 8 | #9,548 |
| 1994 | 9 | #8,798 |
| 1993 | 5 | #13,435 |
| 1992 | 6 | #11,730 |
| 1991 | 12 | #6,969 |
| 1990 | 9 | #8,495 |
| 1989 | 14 | #5,830 |
| 1988 | 10 | #7,106 |
| 1987 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 10 | #6,609 |
Names like Rifky
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Raya Eden Romy Riley Aoife Remi Rivky Ayla Poppy Suki Dua Esme
Names related to Rifky
More Hebrew names
Noah Isabella Elijah James Jack Mia Ava Jude Ezra Benjamin Isaac Jacob Ethan Daniel Samuel Elias
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Rifky: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/rifky, updated 20 October 2026.