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Zipporah

Girl

Meaning of Zipporah: Hebrew: 'bird'

Zipporah is a girl's name most strongly associated with Hebrew naming. It has 8 letters and 3 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 2158th most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 2574th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#2158

83 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#2574

10 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

2,632

First recorded 1912 · peak 2018

Trend

stable

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 34 babies1982: 12 babies1983: 19 babies1984: 32 babies1985: 31 babies1986: 30 babies1987: 26 babies1988: 28 babies1989: 39 babies1990: 22 babies19901991: 33 babies1992: 37 babies1993: 29 babies1994: 36 babies1995: 36 babies1996: 44 babies1997: 32 babies1998: 43 babies1999: 69 babies2000: 68 babies20002001: 69 babies2002: 67 babies2003: 62 babies2004: 56 babies2005: 52 babies2006: 79 babies2007: 70 babies2008: 60 babies2009: 55 babies2010: 62 babies20102011: 42 babies2012: 61 babies2013: 65 babies2014: 77 babies2015: 73 babies2016: 70 babies2017: 74 babies2018: 86 babies2019: 75 babies2020: 62 babies20202021: 75 babies2022: 79 babies2023: 67 babies2024: 57 babies2025: 83 babies
US babies named Zipporah per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 86.

Gender split

0% boys · 100% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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