Girls' name · since 1957
Zipora
Since 1957, U.S. Social Security records show 45 babies named Zipora, peaking in 1970. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #36,334 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 45
- born since 1957
- 1970s
- peak decade
45 girls have been named Zipora since 1957, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Zipora has 45 recorded births among girls since 1957, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1970s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1957 to 2019.
- #36,334 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 45 born since 1957
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Zipora ranks #36,334 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 45 born since 1957, peaking in the 1970s.
- #36,334 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 45
- born since 1957
- 1970s
- peak decade
Zipora's 45 recorded births place it above 49.76% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by New York.
Zipora's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Zipora's full recorded timeline at 1971, 44% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 56% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1957, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1970 peak of 15 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Zipora popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1957–2019
- Peak year (1970)
- 15
- Annual births at peak, across 63 years of records
Zipora by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (25 births, 56% of the file).
1970s was Zipora's strongest decade.
25 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 56% of all-time use.
Zipora births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 5
1950s
5 births
- 1960s 5
1960s
5 births
- 1970s
1970s
25 births
- 2010s
2010s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 25 births (56% of all-time use).
Zipora by state
Where Zipora concentrates geographically, total births since 1957
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 5 | 11.1% |
5 of 45 births nationwide.
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What to do with Zipora's data
- Zipora's usage has stayed within range of its 1970s decade-level peak (25 total births) through the 2010s (10) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Ziporas (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
Names with a similar number of total births
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Zipora: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1970)
Similar record span (~62 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1957–2019 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Zipora draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.