Girl’s name · Hebrew

Zipporah

How to say it: zi-POR-uh · /zɪˈpɔrə/

Hebrew 'bird' or 'beauty' - biblical wife of Moses, revived in recent decades.

Zipporah was the 1,692nd most popular girls’ name in the United States in 2025, given to 83 babies (Social Security Administration). The 2020s are its busiest decade so far, its births are up about 13% in ten years, and it is projected to slip to #1,768 by 2030.

Updated · SSA 2025 data, published May 2026 · How we compute these figures

#1,692for girls in 2025
1 in 39,943US babies
83born in 2025
#1,768projected for 2030
2020sits peak decade
under 1 in 200chance a classmate shares it

Key facts

Key facts about Zipporah
Rank among girls’ names, 2025#1,692
Babies born in 202583
Share of births1 in 39,943
Peak decade2020s
Change over 10 years+13%
Projected rank for 2030 (estimate)#1,768

Sources: Social Security Administration (SSA). How we compute these figures.

Its life, decade by decade

Zipporah is climbing: the 2020s are already its best decade.

1900195020002020–25
Peak: 43 per million births, 2020s.

What goes with it

Nicknames

  • Zippy
  • Zora

Honouring a Zipporah in the family

In the classroom

In a class of 25 children born in 2025, the chance that another child is called Zipporah is about under 1 in 200.

Around the world

This spelling is used in English, Hebrew.

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