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Deborah

Girl Hebrew #968 in 2023

Deborah is a girl name of Hebrew origin.

Meaning of Deborah

Popular from the 1940s to the 1970s, first in the USA, then in the UK. From דְּבוֹרָה, meaning bee.

Popularity of Deborah

Popularity, 1880–2023

267 births in 2023

1880 2023

742,188 U.S. births recorded from 1880–2023. Used for both boys and girls — see notes below.

Peak year

1954

54,755 babies

First recorded

1880

Earliest SSA data

Recent trend

Falling

Last 5 yrs vs. prior 5

Similar names

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About this page

Popularity counts come from the U.S. Social Security Administration's national dataset. Etymology adapted from Wiktionary under CC BY-SA 4.0. If you spot an error, please let us know.