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Zipporah

100% girls · 83 born in 2025

Zipporah has been given to about 2,632 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2018, which makes it a current name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables3
Pronunciation—
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 2,567
Median age today19 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Zipporah per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2018 · 86
  • Born in 202583
  • All time2,632
  • England & Wales, 202513

How popular is Zipporah?

Its best year was 2018, when 86 babies were given the name, ranking 2189th. The typical living American called Zipporah is about 19 years old today. It is relatively most common in Washington, where it accounts for 0.01% of births.

Names that sound like Zipporah

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Deborah0.61
  2. Norah0.61
  3. Devorah0.61
  4. Sarah0.54
  5. Simona0.54
  6. Lilah0.51
  7. Zora0.51
  8. Dinah0.51

Middle names for Zipporah

Ranked by flow score
  1. Zipporah Eve0.82
  2. Zipporah Anne0.80
  3. Zipporah Rose0.79
  4. Zipporah Louise0.79
  5. Zipporah June0.78
  6. Zipporah Pearl0.78

Sibling names for Zipporah

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Mustafabrother · 0.93
  2. Samirasister · 0.92
  3. Yehudabrother · 0.92
  4. Andiesister · 0.92
  5. Yousefbrother · 0.91
  6. Amarissister · 0.91

Where Zipporah is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. Washington0.01%
  2. Ohio0.01%
  3. Georgia0.01%
  4. Texas0.00%
  5. California0.00%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Zipporah White0.74
  2. Zipporah Reyes0.74
  3. Zipporah Nguyen0.74
  4. Zipporah Moore0.74
  5. Zipporah Lee0.74
  6. Zipporah Green0.74

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 Zipporah

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

Zipporah across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

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.