Rivkah
Rivkah was the 4151st most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 35 babies. Its best year was 2023, when it ranked 3513th with 45 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 231 places. More babies were named Rivkah in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Meaning (as Rivka) to tie, bind (Hebrew Rebecca) · Hebrew
- Rank in 2025
- #4,151 girls, up 827 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 35girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 202345 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,224babies recorded
What does the name Rivkah mean?
Rivkah is a spelling of Rivka, pronounced the same way, so it shares Rivka's meaning and origin.
Rivka is the Hebrew form of Rebecca, the wife of Isaac in Genesis; Genesis 24:15 introduces her coming to the well. DMNES explains Hebrew Rivqah as "connection," from a Semitic root meaning to join or tie. Wiktionary records Rivka from Hebrew and Yiddish (Rivke) and calls it a doublet of Rebecca, the English form. The name is used mainly in Jewish families, and US records show it from 1949.
רִבְקָה (Biblical Hebrew, “Rebecca”)*r-b-q (Proto-Semitic, “to join, tie”)
How sure is this? Probable. DMNES gives 'connection', from a root meaning to tie.
Related names: Rebecca, Rebekah, Becky, Riva.
See also: Hebrew names.
Sources for this meaning
- Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, ed. S. L. Uckelman, Edition 2023 no. 1, s.v. 'Rebecca', DMNES (Durham University)
- Genesis 24:15, The JPS Tanakh: Gender-Sensitive Edition (via Sefaria), Jewish Publication Society / Sefaria
- Wiktionary, entry 'Rivka' (English section), Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0; facts restated, no text reused)
- US Social Security Administration, national baby-name data 1880-2025 (yob*.txt), team3 computation of first year recorded, US Social Security Administration (public domain)
Rivkah popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #4,151 | 35 |
| 2020 | #4,978 | 26 |
| 2010 | #3,944 | 39 |
| 2000 | #4,760 | 25 |
| 1990 | #4,485 | 22 |
| 1980 | #5,472 | 13 |
| 1970 | #7,770 | 6 |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Rivkah, counting every spelling?
Rivkah is a spelling of Rivka, a name family that ranked #595 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #4,151 for Rivkah on its own. Together these spellings went to 499 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rivka | 464 | #629 | 1,974 |
| Rivkah | 35 | #4,151 | 174 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Rivkah?
35 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Rivkah (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Rivkah born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 240 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Rivkah.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Rivkah?
About 1,200 people born in the US named Rivkah are alive today, with a median age of 19; half are between 10 and 34. That makes Rivkah mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Rivkah by state
How common Rivkah was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in New York (8.2×), New Jersey (7.2×). In 49 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Rivkah: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Rivkah, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Rivkah
What does Rivkah mean?
Rivkah is a spelling of Rivka, which means “to tie, bind (Hebrew Rebecca)” (Hebrew origin). Certainty: probable.
How popular is the name Rivkah?
Rivkah was the 4151st most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 35 babies. Its best year was 2023, when it ranked 3513th with 45 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 231 places. More babies were named Rivkah in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Rivkah a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Rivkah in the US.
Where is Rivkah most popular?
In 2021–2025, Rivkah was most common in New York (0.18 per 1,000 girls), followed by New Jersey and New Jersey.