Rivka

“Variant of Rebecca — To bind, tie; captivating, enchantingly beautiful” — Hebrew (via Latin Vulgate) origin

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

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. In New Jersey and New York it runs 9–11× its national rate and ranks #49 in New Jersey.

Around the world: about 1 in 15,000 girls in England & Wales (2025) · about 1 in 16,000 girls in Canada (2024).

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

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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