How Many People Are Named Rivka?
An estimated 9,286 people in the United States have the first name Rivka. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 20 years old, and Rivka peaked in popularity in 2024 with 395 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Rivka as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Rivka paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
9,286
About 1 in 36,911 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
20
years old
Peak Year
2024
395 births
Total Registered
9,554
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Rivka
Rivka is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 9,554 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Rivka as a female name
Ranked #710 in 2024
395 female births in 2024
Peak: 2024 (395 births)
Rivka: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Rivka span from the 1940s to the 2020s, covering 9 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 3,024 babies were registered. While Rivka is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Rivka by Decade
How has Rivka tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Rivka by State
Birth registrations for Rivka span all 10 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in New York, New Jersey, California. The lowest are in Texas, Ohio, Michigan. On average, about 854 Rivkas were registered per state.
Rivka + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Rivka as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Rivka
Other first names starting with R with a similar number of bearers.
Rivka: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Rivka?
We estimate approximately 9,286 people named Rivka are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 36,911 Americans share this first name.
Is Rivka a common name?
Rivka is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 97.6% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 9,554 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Rivka most popular?
Rivka reached peak popularity in 2024, when 395 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Rivka is approximately 20 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Rivka a female name?
Rivka is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Rivka Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Rivka Smith, Rivka Johnson, Rivka Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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