How Many People Are Named Ziporah?
An estimated 21 people in the United States have the first name Ziporah. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 20 years old, and Ziporah peaked in popularity in 1999 with 6 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Ziporah 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 Ziporah paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Ziporah is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
21
About 1 in 16,321,635 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
20
years old
Peak Year
1999
6 births
Total Registered
21
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Ziporah
Ziporah is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 21 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Ziporah as a female name
Ranked #19,213 in 2014
5 female births in 2014
Peak: 1999 (6 births)
Ziporah: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Ziporah span from the 1990s to the 2010s, covering 3 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 10 babies were registered. While Ziporah is less common than at its peak in the 2000s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Ziporah by Decade
How has Ziporah 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.
Ziporah + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Ziporah as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Ziporah: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Ziporah?
We estimate approximately 21 people named Ziporah 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 16,321,635 Americans share this first name.
Is Ziporah a common name?
Ziporah is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 40.8% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 21 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Ziporah most popular?
Ziporah reached peak popularity in 1999, when 6 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Ziporah is approximately 20 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Ziporah a female name?
Ziporah is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Ziporah Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Ziporah Smith, Ziporah Johnson, Ziporah 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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