Rivka is a distinctive choice, ranked #1491 in 2024. Your child is likely to be the only Rivka in their class.
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UK Rank 2024
#1491
US Rank #710
About the Name Rivka
Rivka is climbing rapidly up the charts, having climbed 196 places in just five years. Its best recorded rank was #929 in 2004 — and current momentum suggests it could challenge that mark again. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1996.
Rivka is distinctive enough that your child will likely be the only one in both their class and their school — standing out on every register.
In the US it ranks even higher at #710, where it enjoys a particularly strong following.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Rivka
Unlikely. With around 21 UK babies named Rivka per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Rivka in her class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Rivka is currently rising in popularity in the UK, up 196 places over the last five years to #1491 in 2024. If this trend continues, it will become more common in classrooms over the next decade.
Rivka is more popular in the US (#710) than in the UK (#1491). Names with strong rankings in both countries tend to have broad cross-cultural appeal, working well for international families or those with ties to both nations.
Notable people named Rivka include: Rivka Ravitz — Rivka Ravitz is an Israeli Haredi political administrator.; Rivka Ramji — Rivka Ramji is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for the Indian Women's League 2 club Kemp.; Rivka Yahav — Rivka Yahav is an academic psychotherapist, an academic faculty member of the School of Social Work, Head of the Psychotherapy Training Programme at Haifa....
Rivka ranks #710 in the US top 1,000 (2024). It's recognised in America but considerably more popular in the UK.
21
UK babies named Rivka (2024)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.0
In a school of 600
↑ 196 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Rivka
Likely around 1 other Rivka in the class
UK Popularity (1996–2024)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
US Popularity (2020–2024)
Rank · SSA official data
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Rivka Ravitz is an Israeli Haredi political administrator. Starting in 1999, she worked for Israeli politician Reuven Rivlin, first as his bureau chief and campaign adviser, and, since his election as President of Israel in 2014, as his chief of staff.
Rivka Ramji is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for the Indian Women's League 2 club Kemp. She has represented India at the youth level internationally.
Rivka Yahav is an academic psychotherapist, an academic faculty member of the School of Social Work, Head of the Psychotherapy Training Programme at Haifa University, and Head of the Interdisciplinary Clinical Center of the Faculty of Welfare and Health Sciences at Haifa University. She was awarded the Prime Minister's Prize for Initiatives and Innovation in 2012.
Rivka Friedman-Feldman is an Israeli judge and the Vice President of the Jerusalem District Court. She served on the judicial panel in the trial of Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, commonly known as the money envelopes affair, as well as in the trial of former Defense and Transportation Minister Yitzhak Mordechai.
Rivka Golani is an Israeli-born viola player. She has performed as soloist with many orchestras throughout the world including the Boston Symphony, Calgary Philharmonic, Royal Concertgebouw, BBC Symphony, BBC Philharmonic, Hong Kong Symphony, Singapore Symphony, Royal Philharmonic, Rotterdam Philharmonic, Israel Philharmonic, Tokyo Metropolitan, Montreal Symphony and the Toronto Symphony.
Rivka Oxman was an Israeli architect, researcher, and professor at the Technion Institute in Haifa. Her research interests are related to design and computation, including digital architecture and methods, and exploring their contribution to the emergence of new paradigms of architectural design and practice.