girl's name
Zipporah
- Gender Girl
- Letters 8
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 2,811
Zipporah is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 83 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in 2018, when 86 babies were given the name.
- Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 39,944 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1912.
Zipporah over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1910s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1910s | 12 |
| 1920s | 16 |
| 1940s | 5 |
| 1950s | 26 |
| 1960s | 45 |
| 1970s | 129 |
| 1980s | 272 |
| 1990s | 381 |
| 2000s | 638 |
| 2010s | 685 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 423 |
How popular is Zipporah?
In 2025, Zipporah was given to 83 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Zipporah is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Zipporah
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Zipporah also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Zipporah over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Zipporah
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Zipporah — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Zipporah
How popular is the name Zipporah?
In 2025, Zipporah was given to 83 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Zipporah a girl's or a boy's name?
Zipporah is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Zipporah most popular?
Zipporah peaked in 2018, when 86 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
Is Zipporah a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Zipporah currently ranks #2,223 in the United States. Its usage has held steady over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.