Zipporah

“Bird” — Hebrew origin

Girl's name · #2214 in the US (2025) · 2020s

Zipporah has appeared in US records since 1912 — best rank #2179 (2018) · 2,632 babies named Zipporah all-time · 1 in 20,000 girls born in 2025.

Around the world: about 1 in 19,000 girls in England & Wales (2025).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 4 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Zipporahs

Zipporah Gathuya — Kenyan anesthesiologist
Zipporah Jepchirchir Kittony — Kenyan politician
Zipporah Nawa — South African activist (1945-2007)
Zipporah Potter Atkins — Early African-American landowner
Zipporah Michelbacher Cohen — Jewish civic leader in Richmond, Virginia, president Ladies Hebrew Benevolent Association

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