How Many People Are Named Zipporah?
An estimated 2,447 people in the United States have the first name Zipporah. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 22 years old, and Zipporah peaked in popularity in 2018 with 86 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Zipporah 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 Zipporah paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
2,447
About 1 in 140,071 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
22
years old
Peak Year
2018
86 births
Total Registered
2,549
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Zipporah
Zipporah is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 2,549 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Zipporah as a female name
Ranked #2,916 in 2024
57 female births in 2024
Peak: 2018 (86 births)
Zipporah: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Zipporah span from the 1910s to the 2020s, covering 11 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 685 babies were registered. While Zipporah is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Zipporah by Decade
How has Zipporah 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.
Zipporah by State
Birth registrations for Zipporah span all 19 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, Florida, California. The lowest are in Tennessee, Oregon, Missouri. On average, about 35 Zipporahs were registered per state.
Zipporah + Last Name Combinations
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Zipporah: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Zipporah?
We estimate approximately 2,447 people named Zipporah 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 140,071 Americans share this first name.
Is Zipporah a common name?
Zipporah is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 94.5% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 2,549 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Zipporah most popular?
Zipporah reached peak popularity in 2018, when 86 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Zipporah is approximately 22 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Zipporah a female name?
Zipporah is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Zipporah Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Zipporah Smith, Zipporah Johnson, Zipporah 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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