US rank #12520 Girls' name Peak 2010 467 births

Rifky — #12520 US girls' name

467 babies named Rifky in U.S. Social Security records since 1986, with the highest year being 2010. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s341990s972000s1422010s1472020s47
#12520
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 29% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

31% of everyone ever named Rifky was born in this single decade.

2010
Single peak year

21 babies were named Rifky in 2010 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Rifky

The Social Security Administration has registered 467 babies named Rifky between 1986 and 2024, spanning 39 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Rifky currently holds the #12520 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2010, when 21 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Rifky performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 147 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Rifky shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 421 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Rifky in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Rifky in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 467 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Rifky at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

467

Since 1986

39 years of records

Peak year

2010

21 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#12,520

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1986

Recorded for 39 years

Last year on file: 2024

Rifky popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1986

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2010)
21
Annual births at peak — across 39 years of records
0510152025 202420192014200920041999199419891986 10

Rifky by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
147 births that decade — 31% of Rifky's all-time total
1980s341990s972000s1422010s1472020s47

Rifky by state

Where Rifky concentrates geographically — total births since 1986

Regionally concentrated
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Rifky
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
421 90.1%
New York share of Rifky's total US births 90.1%

421 of 467 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Rifky?
467 babies have been named Rifky since 1986. It currently ranks #12520 among girls. The peak year was 2010 with 21 births.
When was Rifky most popular?
Rifky was most popular in the 2010s decade with 147 total births. The single peak year was 2010.
Where is Rifky most popular?
The top states for the name Rifky are New York (421 births).
How long has the name Rifky been used?
Rifky has been recorded in Social Security data since 1986, spanning 39 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Rifky?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Rifka, Rifa. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1986–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.