Rivka

Where Rivka comes from

From Hebrew רִבְקָה (rivká) or Yiddish רבֿקה (rivke). Doublet of Rebecca.
— Wiktionary's entry for Rivka
  • Hebrew
  • Vowel-ended
Along the way
  1. 1938
    Rivka Michaeli born
    Israeli actress, host, entertainer
  2. 1948
    Rivka Carmi born
    Israeli pediatrician and geneticist
  3. 1949
    First appearance
    #5,244 among girls, 5 babies — the first year at least five got the name.
  4. 2025
    Peak, #628
    464 babies named Rivka — more than any year before or since.
In the dictionary
  • A female given name from Hebrew.
Namesakes
  • Rivka Carmi · Israeli pediatrician and geneticist, born 1948
  • Rivka Michaeli · Israeli actress, host, entertainer, born 1938
  • Rivka Golani · Israeli viola player, born 1946
  • Rivka Oxman · Israeli architect, 1948–2025
  • Rivka Galchen · Canadian American writer, born 1976

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.