Given name
Sephora
“a beautiful bird”
Sephora is used as a given name. One Hebrew interpretation is “a beautiful bird.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One Hebrew interpretation is “a beautiful bird.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Hebrew.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1974. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Sephora through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,003
- 0 boys · 1,003 girls
- Most popular year
- 2014
- 59 babies
- 2025
- 31
- #4,535 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −15%
- Easing
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 31 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 4,535 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 14.8% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 59 in 2014. In 2025, Massachusetts had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (6). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 865 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.
Sephora’s family of names
Sephora has a related form in Sefora. Sephora has a related form in Seforra. Sephora has a related form in Sephorah.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 6
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
See also 2
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
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