Beautiful, handsome, or good
Derived from the Hebrew root sh-p-r, Shifra signifies beauty and improvement. In the Book of Exodus, Shifra is one of the two midwives who bravely defied the Pharaoh's orders to save Hebrew infants.
Less common today
Shifra isn't in the latest US Top 1000. It last peaked at #2,571 in 2025.
A brave Hebrew midwife who saved newborn boys · The Bible
Yiddish theater and film actress
Best-selling Israeli novelist
US births per 5-year period, 1990–present (SSA data).
