Girls' name · since 1955
Rivkah
Rivkah has 1,224 recorded births since 1955 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2023 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #6,520 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #4,093 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,224
- born since 1955
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Rivkah is the #4093 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 1,224 recorded since 1955.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rivkah has been recorded 1,224 times among girls since 1955, currently ranked #4093 nationally and more common than 76% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1955 to 2025.
- #6,520 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #4,093 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,224 born since 1955
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rivkah ranks #6,520 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,093 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,224 born since 1955, peaking in the 2010s.
- #6,520 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #4,093 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,224
- born since 1955
- 2010s
- peak decade
Rivkah's 1,224 recorded births place it above 90.98% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by New York.
How Rivkah compares
1,224 Top 29% higher than 71% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Rivkah's all-time total is 3x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Rivkah | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,224 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 45 | 21 | 19,840 |
Rivkah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Rivkah splits its recorded history at 1996: 70% of all births land in the more recent half, 30% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1963 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2023 peak of 45 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Rivkah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1955–2025
- Peak year (2023)
- 45
- Annual births at peak, across 71 years of records
Rivkah by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (295 births, 24% of the file).
2010s was Rivkah's strongest decade.
295 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 24% of all-time use.
Rivkah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 7
1950s
7 births
- 1960s 12
1960s
12 births
- 1970s 86
1970s
86 births
- 1980s
1980s
171 births
- 1990s
1990s
180 births
- 2000s
2000s
273 births
- 2010s
2010s
295 births
- 2020s
2020s
200 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 295 births (24% of all-time use).
How Rivkah compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Rivkah's total volume
Rivkah by state
Where Rivkah concentrates geographically, total births since 1955
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 627 | 51.2% |
| #2 | New Jersey | | 104 | 8.5% |
| #3 | California | | 6 | 0.5% |
627 of 1,224 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Rivkah's data
- Rivkah's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (295 total births) through the 2020s (200) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Rivkahs (627 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Rivkah: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2023)
Similar record span (~70 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1955–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Rivkah draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.