US rank #6246 Girls' name Peak 2021 379 births

Tzipporah — #6246 US girls' name

379 babies named Tzipporah in U.S. Social Security records since 1982, with the highest year being 2021. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s311990s402000s1192010s1152020s74
#6246
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 65% of names given to girls today.

2000s
Peak decade

31% of everyone ever named Tzipporah was born in this single decade.

2021
Single peak year

20 babies were named Tzipporah in 2021 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Tzipporah

The Social Security Administration has registered 379 babies named Tzipporah between 1982 and 2024, spanning 43 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Tzipporah currently holds the #6246 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2021, when 20 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Tzipporah performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 119 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Tzipporah shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 65 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New Jersey. In total, SSA state-level files list Tzipporah in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Tzipporah in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 379 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Tzipporah at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

379

Since 1982

43 years of records

Peak year

2021

20 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#6,246

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1982

Recorded for 43 years

Last year on file: 2024

Tzipporah popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1982

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2021)
20
Annual births at peak — across 43 years of records
0510152025 20242019201420092004199919901982 5

Tzipporah by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
119 births that decade — 31% of Tzipporah's all-time total
1980s311990s402000s1192010s1152020s74

Tzipporah by state

Where Tzipporah concentrates geographically — total births since 1982

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Tzipporah
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
65 17.2%
#2 New Jersey
18 4.7%
New York share of Tzipporah's total US births 17.2%
Even split

65 of 379 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Tzipporah?
379 babies have been named Tzipporah since 1982. It currently ranks #6246 among girls. The peak year was 2021 with 20 births.
When was Tzipporah most popular?
Tzipporah was most popular in the 2000s decade with 119 total births. The single peak year was 2021.
Where is Tzipporah most popular?
The top states for the name Tzipporah are New York (65 births), New Jersey (18 births).
How long has the name Tzipporah been used?
Tzipporah has been recorded in Social Security data since 1982, spanning 43 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Tzipporah?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Tzipora, Tziporah, Tzivia, Tzirel, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1982–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.