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Rifka
OriginYiddish variation of Rivka, Hebrew
Meaning"to tie, bind"
About Rifka
The Yiddish form of Rivka hums along at the bottom of the baby name charts. It's been given to anywhere between 5 and 20 baby girls since the late '60s. Rivka is currently more than 30 times as popular, but for Jewish families, the softer (but still saucy) Rifka may be due for a comeback.
Pronounced RIF-kuh.
As of October 2026, Rifka ranked #11722 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #4654 in 1974.
Editor's take: The name Rifka is a girl's name of Yiddish origin meaning "to tie, bind".
Popularity & trends
US popularity — history
US rank, lower is more popular · SSA data 2014–2025
Actual · SSA
20142025
18802025
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | — | 0 | 0 |
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Rifka on lists
Famous Rifkas
- Rifka Lodeizen
Dutch actress
- Rifka Angel
Russian,American painter
- Rifka Groenteman (b. 2011)
daughter of Aaf Brandt Corstius
Rifka in pop culture
- "Letters from Rifka
" novel by Karen Hesse
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