Rivka
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- RIV-ka
- Origin
- Hebrew
- UK rank, 2025
- #1,779 for girls
- US rank, 2025
- #628 for girls
Rivka is a girls' name of Hebrew origin. In 2025 it ranked 1,779th for girls in the UK (17 babies) and 628th for girls in the US (464 babies).
What does Rivka mean?
Hebrew: Hebrew form of Rebecca
The Hebrew form of Rebecca; in Genesis Rebecca is the wife of Isaac and mother of Jacob and Esau.
More on Wiktionary.
Is Rivka a girl's or a boy's name?
Rivka is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 17 girls in the UK and 464 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Rivka in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,779among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 17about 1 in 16,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 11% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 17 girls in the UK were named Rivka, making it the 1,779th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,780th. Its busiest year was 2019, with 32 girls.
It has been given to fewer girls each year for the last 3 years. 2025 had fewer girls named Rivka than any year since 2020.
Half of all the girls named Rivka in the UK since 1996 were born between 2005 and 2019. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.
Among girls in 2025, it was 1,719th in England and Wales.
Rivka in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 17 | #1,779 |
| 2024 | 21 | #1,538 |
| 2023 | 25 | #1,360 |
| 2022 | 27 | #1,283 |
| 2021 | 26 | #1,323 |
| 2020 | 17 | #1,780 |
| 2019 | 32 | #1,129 |
| 2018 | 22 | #1,524 |
| 2017 | 30 | #1,213 |
| 2016 | 23 | #1,498 |
| 2015 | 27 | #1,317 |
| 2014 | 27 | #1,302 |
| 2013 | 18 | #1,727 |
| 2012 | 15 | #2,005 |
| 2011 | 14 | #2,032 |
| 2010 | 25 | #1,344 |
| 2009 | 26 | #1,245 |
| 2008 | 24 | #1,293 |
| 2007 | 16 | #1,694 |
| 2006 | 17 | #1,545 |
| 2005 | 20 | #1,280 |
| 2004 | 28 | #990 |
| 2003 | 11 | #1,831 |
| 2002 | 8 | #2,231 |
| 2001 | 16 | #1,325 |
| 2000 | 12 | #1,593 |
| 1999 | 12 | #1,576 |
| 1998 | 16 | #1,289 |
| 1997 | 12 | #1,559 |
| 1996 | 18 | #1,122 |
How popular is Rivka in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #628among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 464about 1 in 3,500 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steadyup 19% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 464 girls in the US were named Rivka, making it the 628th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 781st. It first appears in the records in 1949.
It has been given to more girls each year for the last 3 years. 2025 had the most girls named Rivka of any year since it first appeared, in 1949.
Half of all the girls named Rivka in the US since 1880 were born between 1997 and 2019, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 499 girls in the US were given Rivka or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #594, up from #628 for this spelling alone.
- Rivka 464
- Rivkah 35
Rivka in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 464 | #628 |
| 2024 | 398 | #706 |
| 2023 | 384 | #731 |
| 2022 | 353 | #799 |
| 2021 | 375 | #762 |
| 2020 | 348 | #781 |
| 2019 | 381 | #743 |
| 2018 | 315 | #860 |
| 2017 | 342 | #799 |
| 2016 | 334 | #848 |
| 2015 | 324 | #861 |
| 2014 | 293 | #919 |
| 2013 | 270 | #936 |
| 2012 | 251 | #1,009 |
| 2011 | 266 | #961 |
| 2010 | 248 | #1,014 |
| 2009 | 235 | #1,085 |
| 2008 | 216 | #1,182 |
| 2007 | 207 | #1,212 |
| 2006 | 194 | #1,240 |
| 2005 | 190 | #1,203 |
| 2004 | 195 | #1,161 |
| 2003 | 176 | #1,208 |
| 2002 | 178 | #1,155 |
| 2001 | 138 | #1,377 |
| 2000 | 149 | #1,289 |
| 1999 | 143 | #1,281 |
| 1998 | 124 | #1,380 |
| 1997 | 128 | #1,341 |
| 1996 | 119 | #1,391 |
| 1995 | 116 | #1,407 |
| 1994 | 106 | #1,484 |
| 1993 | 108 | #1,469 |
| 1992 | 96 | #1,597 |
| 1991 | 85 | #1,704 |
| 1990 | 108 | #1,441 |
| 1989 | 92 | #1,537 |
| 1988 | 100 | #1,399 |
| 1987 | 101 | #1,348 |
| 1986 | 82 | #1,505 |
| 1985 | 73 | #1,620 |
| 1984 | 85 | #1,381 |
| 1983 | 79 | #1,463 |
| 1982 | 52 | #1,991 |
| 1981 | 72 | #1,615 |
| 1980 | 71 | #1,624 |
| 1979 | 62 | #1,753 |
| 1978 | 69 | #1,569 |
| 1977 | 55 | #1,832 |
| 1976 | 71 | #1,464 |
| 1975 | 62 | #1,586 |
| 1974 | 53 | #1,709 |
| 1973 | 46 | #1,832 |
| 1972 | 43 | #1,920 |
| 1971 | 34 | #2,296 |
| 1970 | 30 | #2,450 |
| 1969 | 27 | #2,515 |
| 1968 | 29 | #2,246 |
| 1967 | 23 | #2,558 |
| 1966 | 20 | #2,751 |
| 1965 | 20 | #2,743 |
| 1964 | 18 | #2,999 |
| 1963 | 20 | #2,779 |
| 1962 | 13 | #3,591 |
| 1961 | 19 | #2,838 |
| 1960 | 18 | #2,903 |
| 1959 | 14 | #3,253 |
| 1958 | 11 | #3,746 |
| 1957 | 13 | #3,308 |
| 1956 | 8 | #4,466 |
| 1955 | 7 | #4,739 |
| 1954 | 11 | #3,489 |
| 1953 | 16 | #2,698 |
| 1952 | 15 | #2,805 |
| 1951 | 12 | #3,105 |
| 1950 | 14 | #2,780 |
| 1949 | 5 | #5,243 |
Names like Rivka
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Prisha Raya Anya Arya Krisha Viha Hana Aisha Anvika River Anika Saanvi
Other spellings of Rivka
Names related to Rivka
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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, “Rivka: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/rivka, updated 20 October 2026.