Zipporah
Girl name · #2219 in 2025 · Very rare
Zipporah is currently the #2219 girl name in the United States — 83 babies received it in 2025. A decade ago it stood at #2471, so the name has been rising over the past ten years. Roughly one in every 21,687 girls born in 2025 was named Zipporah.
Babies named Zipporah per year. Source: SSA.
The 113-year story
Zipporah first appears in the Social Security records in 1912, when 5 girls received the name. Its peak came in 2018, when 86 girls were named Zipporah — good for #2179 that year. Today's parents encounter it on its way down the popularity curve, which for many parents is exactly the appeal. Following the curve matters more than today's snapshot: a name's position on its rise-peak-decline arc is the best predictor of how common it will feel in a kindergarten class five years from now.
Unlock the 5-year forecast and compare Zipporah against up to 5 other names.
Uniqueness: will there be another Zipporah in class?
On our rarity read — which blends how common Zipporah is today with its five-year momentum — the name reads as "very rare". A high score means genuine rarity — your Zipporah will likely be the only one in the room, with the occasional spelling-out as the price.
Where Zipporah is most common
State-level data for Zipporah is too sparse in 2025 to rank by rate — in most states its count falls below the SSA's per-state reporting threshold (counts under 5 are withheld).
Names like Zipporah
Statistically, parents drawn to Zipporah tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Ameerah, Tziporah, Samirah, Devorah, and Zamirah.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Zipporah | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 83 | #2214 |
| 2024 | 57 | #2889 |
| 2023 | 67 | #2614 |
| 2022 | 79 | #2346 |
| 2021 | 75 | #2384 |
| 2020 | 62 | #2682 |
| 2019 | 75 | #2376 |
| 2018 | 86 | #2179 |
| 2017 | 74 | #2432 |
| 2016 | 70 | #2539 |
| 2015 | 73 | #2471 |
| 2014 | 77 | #2371 |
| 2013 | 65 | #2681 |
| 2012 | 61 | #2832 |
| 2011 | 42 | #3659 |
| 2010 | 62 | #2803 |
| 2009 | 55 | #3088 |
| 2008 | 60 | #2923 |
| 2007 | 70 | #2616 |
| 2006 | 79 | #2375 |
| 2005 | 52 | #3052 |
| 2004 | 56 | #2851 |
| 2003 | 62 | #2577 |
| 2002 | 67 | #2379 |
| 2001 | 69 | #2304 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Zipporah a popular girl name?
Zipporah ranked #2219 among girls in 2025 with 83 babies given the name — outside the top 500, making it an uncommon pick. Ten years earlier it ranked #2471.
When was the name Zipporah most popular?
Zipporah peaked in 2018, when 86 American girls received the name (ranked #2179 that year). Since 2018 the name has declined from that high.
How rare is the name Zipporah?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 21,687 newborn American girls was named Zipporah. On our rarity scale (rarity blended with momentum) we classify it as "very rare".
Data source: U.S. Social Security Administration name statistics, 1880–2025, national and state files. Counts reflect Social Security card applications; names with fewer than 5 occurrences in a state-year are suppressed by the SSA.