How Many People Are Named Zipora?
An estimated 40 people in the United States have the first name Zipora. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 46 years old, and Zipora peaked in popularity in 1970 with 15 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Zipora as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Zipora paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Zipora is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
40
About 1 in 8,568,858 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
46
years old
Peak Year
1970
15 births
Total Registered
45
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Zipora
Zipora is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 45 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Zipora as a female name
Ranked #17,983 in 2019
5 female births in 2019
Peak: 1970 (15 births)
Zipora: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Zipora span from the 1950s to the 2010s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1970s, when 25 babies were registered. While Zipora is less common than at its peak in the 1970s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Zipora by Decade
How has Zipora tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Zipora by State
Zipora + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Zipora as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Zipora
Other first names starting with Z with a similar number of bearers.
Zipora: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Zipora?
We estimate approximately 40 people named Zipora are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 8,568,858 Americans share this first name.
Is Zipora a common name?
Zipora is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 51% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 45 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Zipora most popular?
Zipora reached peak popularity in 1970, when 15 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Zipora is approximately 46 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Zipora a female name?
Zipora is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Zipora Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Zipora Smith, Zipora Johnson, Zipora Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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