Total births
21
Girls' name · since 1999
Ziporah
Since 1999, U.S. Social Security records show 21 babies named Ziporah, peaking in 1999. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- 21
- total births
- 1999–2014
- years on record
- 2000s
- peak decade
- 48%
- born in that decade
Ziporah is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 21 have been recorded since 1999.
Ziporah has 21 recorded births among girls since 1999, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1999 to 2014.
- 21 total births
- 1999–2014 years on record
- 2000s peak decade
- 48% born in that decade
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
21 girls have been named Ziporah since 1999, peaking in the 2000s, last recorded in 2014.
- 21
- total births
- 1999–2014
- years on record
- 2000s
- peak decade
- 48%
- born in that decade
2000s
Peak decade
48% of everyone ever named Ziporah was born in this single decade.
1999
Single peak year
6 babies were named Ziporah in 1999 - its busiest year on record.
Ziporah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Ziporah's SSA record in two at 2007 and the more recent half accounts for 48% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 52%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2006, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1999 peak of 6, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Ziporah at a glance
Last recorded 2014Peak year
1999
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1999
Ziporah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1999–2014
- Peak year (1999)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 16 years of records
Ziporah by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2000s was Ziporah's strongest decade.
10 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 48% of all-time use.
Ziporah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s
1990s
6 births
- 2000s
2000s
10 births
- 2010s
2010s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 10 births (48% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Ziporah? ▼
Since 1999, Social Security records show 21 babies named Ziporah. The most recent recorded year was 2014. Its busiest year on record was 1999, with 6 births.
When was Ziporah most popular? ▼
Ziporah was most popular in the 2000s decade with 10 total births. The single peak year was 1999.
How long has the name Ziporah been used? ▼
Ziporah has been recorded in Social Security data since 1999, spanning 16 years of data through 2014.
What names are similar to Ziporah? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Zipporah, Zipora. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
What to do with Ziporah's data
- Ziporah's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (10 total births) through the 2010s (5) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Ziporah
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Data Sources
Data as of June 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, 1999–2014 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Ziporah: Baby Name Since 1999 - 21 Births, Peak 1999." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/ziporah. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Ziporah 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 June 2026.