Zephora

A girls’ name of uncertain origin, meaning bird; a form of Zipporah.

Babies a year
7
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list

Zephora by the numbers

Zephora was given to 7 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.

Its American peak was 7 babies in 2016, making it a 2010s name.

Other names that come from Zipporah

Like Zephora, each of these traces back to Zipporah: a form of it, a name built from it, or a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.

  • Zipporahbird, sparrow13 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Tzippybird; a form of Zipporah17 in the US (2017)
  • Seforabird; a form of Zipporah15 in England and Wales (2025)

Spelled almost the same

Other names in the records within a letter or two of Zephora. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.

  • Zephyrawest wind; a form of Zephyr9 in the US (2017)
  • Zehrablooming flower; radiant11 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Zaphirasapphire; precious blue gemstone8 in the US (2017)
  • Zemora14 in the US (2017)

Other names that mean a bird

Like Zephora, each of these has a bird in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.

  • Avalife; bird15,914 in the US (2017)
  • Remingtonraven settlement; from the raven farm2,251 in the US (2017)
  • Phoenixmythical bird that rises from ashes2,184 in the US (2017)
  • Alondralark; a form of Alondra844 in the US (2017)
  • Jennasmall bird or paradise; form of Jinn804 in the US (2017)
  • Ravendark-haired; from the bird name742 in the US (2017)

Names about as common as Zephora

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