Tzippy
A feminine Hebrew name meaning "bird" or "little chirping thing".
Name Census estimates that about 239 living Americans carry the first name Tzippy. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Tzippy today is around 11 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Tzippy births was 2020 (24 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Tzippy. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
For a British comparison, Name Census UK has a UK baby-name profile for Tzippy with official rankings and popularity over time.
People living today
239
~ 1 in 1,434,119 Americans
Peak year
2020
24 babies that year
Average age
11
years old
2024 SSA rank
#9,479
Tracked since 1996
Census
Tzippy in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 215 people with the first name Tzippy, which placed it at #36,733 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#36,733
National first-name rank
People counted
215
215 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.1
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
97.7% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Tzippy
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Tzippy is White at 97.7%. The next largest groups are American Indian/Alaska Native (0.9%) and Black (0.5%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Tzippy described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Tzippy at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White97.7% · 210
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.9% · 2
- Black or African American0.5% · 1
- Hispanic or Latino0.5% · 1
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.5% · 1
Popularity
Tzippy: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Tzippy from the 1990s through to the 2020s, spanning 4 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2010s, with 109 total registrations. Although the numbers have come down from the 2010s peak, Tzippy remains solidly in use and shows no sign of disappearing from maternity wards.
Babies born per year
Decades
Tzippy by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Tzippy during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Tzippys live
Origin
Meaning and history of Tzippy
The name Tzippy is believed to have its origins in the Yiddish language, which is a dialect of German spoken by Ashkenazi Jewish communities in Eastern Europe. The name is a diminutive form of the Hebrew name Tzipora, which means "bird" or "songbird."
Tzipora is a biblical name that appears in the Book of Exodus, where it is mentioned as the name of Moses' wife. In the biblical narrative, Tzipora was the daughter of Jethro, a Midianite priest, and she played a crucial role in helping Moses circumcise their son, thereby saving his life.
The earliest recorded use of the name Tzippy can be traced back to the late 19th century in Jewish communities across Eastern Europe. It was a popular name among Ashkenazi Jews, particularly in Poland, Russia, and Ukraine.
One notable historical figure who bore the name Tzippy was Tzippy Nides (1901-1986), a Yiddish actress and comedian who was a prominent figure in the Yiddish theater scene of the early 20th century. She was born in Poland and later emigrated to the United States, where she continued her career on the Yiddish stage.
Another person of note with the name Tzippy was Tzippy Livni (1919-2003), an Israeli author and playwright. She was born in Poland and later settled in Israel, where she became known for her contributions to Israeli literature and theater.
Tzippy Reinitz (1927-2010) was an Israeli artist and sculptor who gained recognition for her abstract and figurative works. She was born in Germany and immigrated to Mandatory Palestine (later Israel) with her family in the 1930s.
Tzippy Shachter (1923-2009) was an Israeli educator and author who wrote extensively on Jewish education and the Holocaust. She was born in Poland and survived the Holocaust, later settling in Israel.
Tzippy Goldstein (1936-2018) was an American author and educator who wrote several books on Jewish spirituality and personal growth. She was born in New York City and was a prominent figure in the Jewish Renewal movement.
While the name Tzippy has its roots in the Yiddish language and Jewish culture, it has also gained popularity among non-Jewish communities in more recent times, particularly in the United States and other Western countries.
People
Tzippy + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Tzippy as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with T
Other first names starting with T with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Tzippy: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Tzippy?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 239 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Tzippy going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 1,434,119 US residents.
Is Tzippy a common name?
We classify Tzippy as "Very Rare". It ranks above 76.5% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 241 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Tzippy most popular?
The single biggest year for Tzippy was 2020, when 24 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Tzippy is about 11 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Tzippy in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 215 people with the name Tzippy, or 0.07 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #36,733 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Tzippy in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Tzippy?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Tzippy appears almost entirely female. Of the 209 people counted with this name, 100.0% were female and only a very small share were male. The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Tzippy?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Tzippy is White at 97.7%. The next largest groups are American Indian/Alaska Native (0.9%) and Black (0.5%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Tzippy most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Tzippy in the 2020 Census, accounting for 97.7% (210 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Tzippy in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Tzippy a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Tzippy in the SSA data are female. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Tzippy still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Tzippy in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Tzippy can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many people have Tzippy as a first name?
For a faster, more casual read, check HowManyOfMe.org — our sister site built around that single question.