Rivka
A girls’ name of Hebrew origin, meaning to bind; hebrew form of Rebecca.
How Rivka has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #862 |
| 2016 | #849 |
| 2017 | #800 |
| 2018 | #860 |
| 2019 | #743 |
| 2020 | #785 |
| 2021 | #762 |
| 2022 | #799 |
| 2023 | #740 |
| 2024 | #710 |
| 2025 | #629 |
Rivka by the numbers
In 2025, 17 babies in England and Wales were named Rivka. In the US, 335 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
For the size of the two countries, it is given several times more often in the US than in England and Wales.
Its best year in America so far is the most recent one on record, which means it was still climbing when the records end.
Other names that come from Rebecca
Like Rivka, each of these traces back to Rebecca: a form of it, a name built from it, or a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.
- Rebeccato bind, captivating1,423 in the US (2017)
- Rebecato bind; a variant spelling of Rebecca167 in the US (2017)
- Beccato bind; a diminutive of Rebecca55 in the US (2017)
- Beckyto bind; a form of Rebecca42 in the US (2017)
- Rebekato bind; variant spelling of Rebecca9 in England and Wales (2025)
- Rebeckato bind; a form of Rebecca14 in the US (2017)
- Becato bind; a form of Rebecca8 in England and Wales (2025)
- Rebekkato bind or join; a form of Rebecca7 in the US (2017)
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Rivka. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Rivkyto bind; a diminutive of Rebecca20 in England and Wales (2025)
- Rivariver; also a diminutive of Rebecca45 in England and Wales (2025)
- Rivkahto bind or join; Hebrew form of Rebecca28 in the US (2017)
- Rifkato bind or join; form of rebecca13 in the US (2017)
- Rikavarying based on kanji used; often beautiful or fragrant5 in the US (2017)
- Rivya3 in England and Wales (2025)
Names about as common as Rivka
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