US rank #4476 Girls' name Peak 2023 1,188 births

Rivkah — #4476 US girls' name

1,188 babies named Rivkah in U.S. Social Security records since 1955, with the highest year being 2023. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s71960s121970s861980s1711990s1802000s2732010s2952020s164
#4476
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 75% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

25% of everyone ever named Rivkah was born in this single decade.

2023
Single peak year

45 babies were named Rivkah in 2023 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Rivkah

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,188 babies named Rivkah between 1955 and 2024, spanning 70 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Rivkah currently holds the #4476 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2023, when 45 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Rivkah performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 295 births during that ten-year window. Across the 8 decades of recorded activity, Rivkah shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 615 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New Jersey and California. In total, SSA state-level files list Rivkah in 3 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Rivkah 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 1,188 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.

Rivkah at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,188

Since 1955

70 years of records

Peak year

2023

45 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#4,476

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1955

Recorded for 70 years

Last year on file: 2024

Rivkah popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1955

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2023)
45
Annual births at peak — across 70 years of records
01020304050 202420162008200019921984197619631955 7

Rivkah by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
295 births that decade — 25% of Rivkah's all-time total
1950s71960s121970s861980s1711990s1802000s2732010s2952020s164

Rivkah by state

Where Rivkah concentrates geographically — total births since 1955

Regionally concentrated
Top 3 states by recorded births for the name Rivkah
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
615 51.8%
#2 New Jersey
97 8.2%
#3 California
6 0.5%
New York share of Rivkah's total US births 51.8%
Even split

615 of 1,188 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Rivkah?
1,188 babies have been named Rivkah since 1955. It currently ranks #4476 among girls. The peak year was 2023 with 45 births.
When was Rivkah most popular?
Rivkah was most popular in the 2010s decade with 295 total births. The single peak year was 2023.
Where is Rivkah most popular?
The top states for the name Rivkah are New York (615 births), New Jersey (97 births), California (6 births).
How long has the name Rivkah been used?
Rivkah has been recorded in Social Security data since 1955, spanning 70 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Rivkah?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include River, Rivka, Rivky, Riva, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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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, 1955–2024 (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.