Given name
Tzipporah
“a beauty; little bird”
Tzipporah is a variant of Tzzipporah. In Hebrew use, Tzzipporah carries the interpretation “a beauty; little bird.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Tzipporah 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
Tzipporah 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 1982. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. Tzipporah 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
Tzipporah through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 400
- 0 boys · 400 girls
- Most popular year
- 2025
- 21 babies
- 2025
- 21
- #5,897 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +45%
- Rising
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 21 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 5,897 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 44.6% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. In 2025, New York had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (6). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 329 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.
Tzipporah’s family of names
Tzipporah 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.
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