Girls' name · since 1958

Rivky

Rivky has 2,377 recorded births since 1958 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2025 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

#4,186 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#1,487 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
2,377
born since 1958
2010s
peak decade

Rivky currently ranks #1487 among girls' names in America, with 2,377 babies recorded since 1958.

Social Security Administration records show Rivky recorded 2,377 times among girls since 1958, holding rank #1487 nationally today, ahead of 91% of girls, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1958 to 2025.

  • #4,186 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • #1,487 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
  • 2,377 born since 1958
  • 2010s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rivky ranks #4,186 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,487 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 2,377 born since 1958, peaking in the 2010s.

#4,186 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#1,487 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
2,377
born since 1958
2010s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%91.4%
Rivky vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
Above the archive median
All-time archive position

Rivky's 2,377 recorded births place it above 94.21% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

2 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by New York.

How Rivky compares

2,377 Top 21% higher than 79% 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

Rivky's all-time total is 6x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Rivky Median girls name (Kyann) #1 girls name (Olivia)
All-time total births 2,377 376 567,345
Peak-year births 144 21 19,840

Rivky's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Rivky's full recorded timeline at 2000, 85% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 15% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1979, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2025 peak of 144 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Rivky popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1958–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2025)
144
Annual births at peak, across 68 years of records
050100150200 195819811988199520022009201620232025 144

Rivky by decade

2010s is the heaviest window (820 births, 34% of the file).

2010s was Rivky's strongest decade.

820 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 34% of all-time use.

Rivky births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2010s at 820 births (34% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

How Rivky 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 Rivky's total volume

Rivky vs 15 similarly-sized girls names Scatter plot of 16 data points. 2%4%6%8%10%12% 050100150200 New & already peakedOld name, single-era peakNew & still diversifyingLong history, steady all along Years in SSA records % of total births in the single peak year -128, 3.2%-107, 2.7%-142, 3.1%-34, 6.9%-58, 9.9%-39, 5.5%-48, 5.3%-110, 4.5%-65, 4.3%-32, 5.8%-146, 2.7%-89, 2.7%-139, 4%-137, 2.6%-108, 4.4%Rivky-68, 6.1%Rivky
Rivky vs 15 similarly-sized girls names

Rivky by state

Where Rivky concentrates geographically, total births since 1958

Regionally concentrated
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Rivky
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
2,109 88.7%
#2 New Jersey
90 3.8%
New York share of Rivky's total US births 88.7%
Even split

2,109 of 2,377 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Rivky?
Since 1958, Social Security records show 2,377 babies named Rivky. Across the full SSA archive it ranks #4,186 of 72,339 girls' names by total births. In 2025, it holds #1,487 of 17,297 among girls. Its busiest year on record was 2025, with 144 births.
Where does Rivky sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rivky ranks #4,186 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,487 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Rivky most popular?
Rivky was most popular in the 2010s decade with 820 total births. The single peak year was 2025.
Where is Rivky most popular?
The top states for the name Rivky are New York (2,109 births), New Jersey (90 births).
How long has the name Rivky been used?
The SSA has tracked Rivky since 1958 -- 68 years through the most recent 2025 data.
What names are similar to Rivky?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include River, Rivka, Riva, Rivkah, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

What to do with Rivky's data

  • Rivky's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (820 total births) through the 2020s (739) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
  • New York records the most Rivkys (2,109 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.

Keep exploring Rivky

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Rivky: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1958–2025 (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 Rivky 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.