Given name
Sefora
“a beautiful bird”
Sefora is a variant of Sephora. One Hebrew interpretation is “a beautiful bird.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Sefora is a variant of Sephora. One Hebrew interpretation is “a beautiful bird.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Sefora is a variant of Sephora. An origin associated with Sephora is Hebrew.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1990. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Sefora through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 288
- 0 boys · 288 girls
- Most popular year
- 2025
- 21 babies
- 2025
- 21
- #5,882 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +57%
- Rising fast
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 21 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 5,882 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 57.1% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. In 2025, California had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (5). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 257 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Sefora’s family of names
Sefora has a related form in Sephora. In Polish usage, Sefora has a conventional equivalent in the French form Séphora.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 2
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Sefora
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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