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Zipporah
OriginVariation of Tziporah, Hebrew
Meaning"bird"
About Zipporah
There are many variations of this name, with or without the initial T and the final h, with one p or two. In the Bible she was the wife of Moses.
Pronounced zih-POR-uh.
As of October 2026, Zipporah ranked #2238 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #2187 in 2018.
Editor's take: The name Zipporah is a girl's name of Hebrew origin meaning "bird".
Popularity & trends
US popularity — history
US rank, lower is more popular · SSA data 2014–2025
Actual · SSA
20142025
18802025
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #2,390 | 77 | 43.1 |
| 2015 | #2,500 | 73 | 40.9 |
| 2016 | #2,559 | 70 | 39.5 |
| 2017 | #2,463 | 74 | 42.9 |
| 2018 | #2,187 | 86 | 50.6 |
| 2019 | #2,398 | 75 | 44.7 |
| 2020 | #2,710 | 62 | 38.4 |
| 2021 | #2,414 | 75 | 45.7 |
| 2022 | #2,362 | 79 | 48.2 |
| 2023 | #2,644 | 67 | 41.8 |
| 2024 | #2,916 | 57 | 35.2 |
| 2025 | #2,238 | 83 | 51.6 |
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Zipporah on lists
Famous Zipporahs
- Zipporah
Biblical wife of Moses
- Zipporah Noisey Nawa
South African politician
- Zipporah Sein
Burmese Karen political leader
- Zipporah Mbugua
Miss Kenya World 1967
- Zipporah Mary Corser (b. 2002)
daughter of actor Rodger Corser and singer Christine Anu
Zipporah in pop culture
- Zipporah "Zippy" Feldman
main character in "Dear America: Dreams in the Golden Country" by Kathryn Lasky
- Zipporah
character in 2002 Canadian film "Last Wedding"
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