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Girl name

Rifka

100% girls · 8 born in 2025

Rifka has been given to about 736 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2001, which makes it a millennial-parent name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables2
Pronunciation—
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 716
Median age today28 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Rifka per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2001 · 20
  • Born in 20258
  • All time736

How popular is Rifka?

Its best year was 2001, when 20 babies were given the name, ranking 5766th. The typical living American called Rifka is about 28 years old today.

Names that sound like Rifka

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Rivka0.96
  2. Mika0.70
  3. Ericka0.66
  4. Erika0.65
  5. Rita0.64
  6. Riya0.64
  7. Rina0.64
  8. Risa0.64

Middle names for Rifka

Ranked by flow score
  1. Rifka Josephine0.84
  2. Rifka Louise0.83
  3. Rifka June0.82
  4. Rifka Pearl0.82
  5. Rifka Quinn0.82
  6. Rifka Nell0.82

Sibling names for Rifka

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Dereckbrother · 0.82
  2. Hassanbrother · 0.81
  3. Kareembrother · 0.81
  4. Chanasister · 0.80
  5. Daliasister · 0.80
  6. Aracelisister · 0.80

Where Rifka is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Rifka White0.78
    2. Rifka Nguyen0.78
    3. Rifka Moore0.78
    4. Rifka Lee0.78
    5. Rifka Hill0.78
    6. Rifka Green0.78

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Rifka

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. England & Wales1996–2025
    3. Scotland1974–2020
    4. France1900–2025

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.