Shiphrah
Shiphrah and Puah were two midwives who briefly prevented a genocide of children by the Egyptians, according to Exodus 1:15–21. According to the Exodus narrative, they were commanded by the King of Egypt, or Pharaoh, to kill all male Hebrew babies, but they refused to do so.
- Biblical
Meaning & Origin of Shiphrah
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Shiphrah and Puah were two midwives who briefly prevented a genocide of children by the Egyptians, according to Exodus 1:15–21. According to the Exodus narrative, they were commanded by the King of Egypt, or Pharaoh, to kill all male Hebrew babies, but they refused to do so.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Biblical
The Story of Shiphrah
Shiphrah first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 2010, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2021, when 9 Shiphrahs were born — ranking #10,287 that year. As of 2026, Shiphrah ranks #15,243 for baby girls with 5 births, gradually rising (+10%). In total, more than 67 Shiphrahs have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2010s through the 2020s.
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About the name Shiphrah
Shiphrah is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2010 and has accumulated 67 births in the dataset. Shiphrah's peak popularity came in 2021 when it ranked #10,287. Use the chart and map above to compare Shiphrah's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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