| Shifra | Yaffa | |
|---|---|---|
| Meaning | Beautiful | Beautiful |
| Origin | hebrew | hebrew |
| Gender | Girl | Girl |
| Pronunciation | SHIF-rah | YAH-fuh |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| First appeared | 0 | 0 |
| Peak year | 2025 (68) | 2025 (23) |
| In 2025 | 0 | 0 |
| Trend | Rising | Steady |
Source: US Social Security Administration.
| Decade | Shifra | Yaffa |
|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 291 | 78 |
| 2010s | 425 | 105 |
| 2000s | 361 | 108 |
| 1990s | 248 | 56 |
| 1980s | 207 | 63 |
| 1970s | 123 | 48 |
| 1960s | 33 | 0 |
| 1950s | 17 | 5 |
| 1940s | 5 | 0 |
| 1930s | 5 | 0 |
From Hebrew Shifrah, from the root sh-p-r meaning 'to be beautiful/fair, to please'. Borne by one of the midwives in Exodus; traditionally glossed 'beautiful'.
From Hebrew יָפֶה/יָפָה (yafeh/yafah) 'beautiful, lovely'. Yaffa (also Yafit) is a modern Hebrew beauty name; the same root names the city Jaffa ('the beautiful').
Shifra and Yaffa are given to a similar number of US babies today.
Shifra means Beautiful (hebrew origin), while Yaffa means Beautiful (hebrew origin).
In US records, Shifra first appears in 0 and Yaffa in 0, so Shifra has the longer recorded history.