Given name
Tzippora
“a beauty; little bird”
Tzippora is a variant of Tzzipporah. In Hebrew use, Tzzipporah carries the interpretation “a beauty; little bird.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Tzippora is a variant of Tzzipporah. In Hebrew use, Tzzipporah carries the interpretation “a beauty; little bird.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Tzippora connects to the Zipporah name family through Tzzipporah. An origin associated with Zipporah is Hebrew.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1987. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. Tzippora connects to the Zipporah name family through Tzzipporah. The history of Zipporah gives this family its wider story. In biblical stories, Zipporah is associated with the wife of Moses.
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Tzippora through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 53
- 0 boys · 53 girls
- Most popular year
- 1987
- 6 babies
- 2025
- 5
- #17,085 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 5 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 17,085 among girls’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Tzippora’s family of names
Tzippora has a related form in Tzzipporah.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Similar names
If you love Tzippora, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
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“a beauty; little bird”
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Tsippora
“a beauty; little bird”
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“a beauty; little bird”
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>99% girls
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>99% girls