Zilpha is a given name. Close variations include Zilphia and Zilpah. Notable people with the name include:
Zilpah, mother of Gad and Asher in the book of Genesis Zilpah P. Grant Banister (1794–1874), American educator Zilpha Carruthers Franklin (1897–1975), American journalist, editor, government official Zilpha Drew Smith (1852–1926), American social worker Zilpha Elaw (c. 1790 – 1873), American Methodist missionary and writer Zilpha Grant (1919–2011), English freestyle swimmer who competed for Great Britain in the 1936 Summer Olympics Zilphia Horton (1910–1956), American musician, folklorist, activist Zilpher Jennings (1928–1961), American Samoan politician Zilpha Keatley Snyder (1927-2014), author of books for children and young adults
Fictional characters
Zilpha Geary, played by Oona Chaplin in Taboo