Deborah
Girl nameDeborah has been given to 744,478 babies in the U.S. since 1880. It peaked in 1954 and currently ranks #864 for girls (2025).
Meaning & origin /ˈdɛb(ə)ɹə/
From Hebrew דְּבוֹרָה (dvorá), meaning bee.
Origin: Hebrew
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Popularity over time births per year, 1880–2025
Total babies
744,478
Peak year
1954 (54,754 babies)
Rank in 2025
#864 for girls
First recorded
1880
10-year trend
▼ -11%
Gender split
100% girls / 0% boys
Famous people named Deborah
Deborah Kerr
British actress (1921–2007)
Debby Ryan
American singer and actress
Deborah
Fourth judge of Israel
Debbie Harry
American singer, songwriter and actress, frontwoman of Blondie (born 1945)
Notability data from Wikidata (CC0).
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