The first name Zipporah
A girl’s name from Hebrew meaning “bird”.
Pronounced /ˈzɪpəɹə/ 3 syllables Female
Meaning and origin
Hebrew origin
Zipporah means “bird” in Hebrew.
From Biblical Hebrew צִפֹּרָה (ṣippōrā), a feminization of ציפור / צִפֹּר (ṣippōr, “bird”).
More names that mean bird.
From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
In 2025, 13 girls were named Zipporah, making it the 2,138th most popular girls’ name.
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Zipporah with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Zipporah at birth, 1880–2025
In 2025, 83 girls born in the United States were named Zipporah, the 2,238th most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 2018, when 86 were.
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
Zipporah in other languages
Equivalent forms of the name, from Wiktionary
More Hebrew girls’ names
Questions
- What does the name Zipporah mean?
- Zipporah means “bird” in Hebrew.
- What is the origin of the name Zipporah?
- From Biblical Hebrew צִפֹּרָה (ṣippōrā), a feminization of ציפור / צִפֹּר (ṣippōr, “bird”).
- How popular is the name Zipporah?
- In 2025, 13 girls born in England and Wales were named Zipporah, ranking 2,138th.
- Is Zipporah a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 2,632 US babies named Zipporah since 1880 were girls.
- When was Zipporah most popular?
- 2018 in the United States, when 86 babies were named Zipporah, its highest rank at 2,189th.
- How do you pronounce Zipporah?
- Zipporah is /ˈzɪpəɹə/, 3 syllables.