Given name
Zipora
“bird”
Zipora is a variant of Zipporah. One interpretation is “bird.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Zipora is a variant of Zipporah. One interpretation is “bird.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Zipora is a variant of Zipporah. 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 1957. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. Zipora is a variant of Zipporah. 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
Zipora through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 45
- 0 boys · 45 girls
- Most popular year
- 1970
- 15 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 5 in 2019. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 15 in 1970. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 308 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.
Zipora’s family of names
Zipora has a related form in Zipporah. In German usage, Zipora has a related form in Zippora.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
See also 1
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
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