Rivka

Meaning: To bind, tie; captivating, enchantingly beautiful
Origin: Hebrew/Yiddish (from Hebrew) — Variant of Rebecca

Girl's name · #629 in the US (2025) · Trending

Popularity over time

Rivka is climbing: on the charts since 1949, it reached #629 in 2025 — its strongest showing yet, with about 460 girls given the name last year. Roughly 10,000 have carried it all-time.

Across the states

In recent years, Rivka ran 9–11× its national rate in New Jersey and New York—ranked #40 in New Jersey in 2025.

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 7 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

See how Rivka ranks in other countries and regions.

#1,796 in England & Wales (2025) · #2,415 in Canada (2024).

Famous Rivkas

Rivka Carmi — Israeli pediatrician and geneticist
Rivka Michaeli — Israeli actress, host, entertainer
Rivka Golani — Israeli viola player
Rivka Oxman — Israeli architect
Rivka Galchen — Canadian American writer

What Rivkas become

Among 64 notable people named Rivka:

Artists & writers appear 1.75× more often than among typical names — e.g. Rivka Oxman, Israeli architect.

Similar names: Rebecca · Azaria · River · Malka · Ellianna · Chaya

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