Debora
#2,326 for girls in 2025, 78 births · Last seen for boys in 1965 at #3,244
Given to girls 99.9% of the time
Showing
- Peak · girls
- 1957 · 2,371 births
- Debut · girls
- 6 births
- In top 100 · girls
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 30,133since 1915
Debora over time
girls
Rank among girls' names. Debora has never cracked the top 100 here.
Hover or use arrow keys to read values by year; click or press Enter to open that year.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #2,326 | 78 | — | |
| 2024 | #2,118 | 90 | — | |
| 2023 | #1,878 | 106 | — | |
| 2022 | #1,992 | 98 | — | |
| 2021 | #2,416 | 74 | — | |
| 2020 | #2,257 | 79 | — | |
| 2019 | #2,193 | 84 | — | |
| 2018 | #2,387 | 76 | — | |
| 2017 | #2,018 | 97 | — | |
| 2016 | #2,093 | 93 | — | |
| 2015 | #2,340 | 79 | — | |
| 2014 | #2,176 | 87 | — | |
| 2013 | #2,152 | 87 | — | |
| 2012 | #1,955 | 100 | — | |
| 2011 | #2,589 | 69 | — | |
| 2010 | #2,152 | 91 | — | |
| 2009 | #2,425 | 79 | — | |
| 2008 | #2,267 | 86 | — | |
| 2007 | #2,568 | 72 | — | |
| 2006 | #2,978 | 57 | — | |
| 2005 | #2,407 | 73 | — | |
| 2004 | #2,446 | 69 | — | |
| 2003 | #2,577 | 62 | — | |
| 2002 | #2,288 | 71 | — | |
| 2001 | #2,700 | 55 | — | |
| 2000 | #2,426 | 63 | — | |
| 1999 | #2,182 | 69 | — | |
| 1998 | #2,370 | 59 | — | |
| 1997 | #3,036 | 39 | — | |
| 1996 | #1,964 | 72 | — | |
| 1995 | #2,456 | 52 | — | |
| 1994 | #2,209 | 60 | — | |
| 1993 | #2,825 | 42 | — | |
| 1992 | #2,156 | 62 | — | |
| 1991 | #2,136 | 62 | — | |
| 1990 | #2,029 | 66 | — | |
| 1989 | #1,910 | 68 | — | |
| 1988 | #2,330 | 47 | — | |
| 1987 | #1,962 | 57 | — | |
| 1986 | #2,052 | 52 | — | |
| 1985 | #1,906 | 58 | — | |
| 1984 | #1,837 | 58 | — | |
| 1983 | #2,198 | 44 | — | |
| 1982 | #1,653 | 69 | — | |
| 1981 | #1,714 | 66 | — | |
| 1980 | #1,677 | 68 | — | |
| 1979 | #1,661 | 67 | — | |
| 1978 | #1,434 | 80 | — | |
| 1977 | #1,275 | 93 | — | |
| 1976 | #1,122 | 106 | — | |
| 1975 | #1,026 | 117 | — | |
| 1974 | #867 | 150 | — | |
| 1973 | #709 | 207 | — | |
| 1972 | #700 | 207 | — | |
| 1971 | #583 | 300 | — | |
| 1970 | #502 | 394 | — | |
| 1969 | #423 | 522 | — | |
| 1968 | #379 | 582 | — | |
| 1967 | #340 | 677 | — | |
| 1966 | #309 | 821 | — | |
| 1965 | #303 | 879 | #3,244 | 7 |
| 1964 | #298 | 961 | — | |
| 1963 | #267 | 1,118 | — | |
| 1962 | #265 | 1,134 | #4,033 | 5 |
| 1961 | #233 | 1,385 | — | |
| 1960 | #215 | 1,553 | #4,038 | 5 |
| 1959 | #184 | 1,963 | #3,988 | 5 |
| 1958 | #167 | 2,248 | #3,559 | 6 |
| 1957 | #161 | 2,371 | — | |
| 1956 | #161 | 2,330 | — | |
| 1955 | #166 | 2,063 | — | |
| 1954 | #229 | 1,237 | — | |
| 1953 | #270 | 920 | — | |
| 1952 | #287 | 805 | — | |
| 1951 | #311 | 639 | — | |
| 1950 | #437 | 343 | — | |
| 1949 | #604 | 185 | — | |
| 1948 | #790 | 118 | — | |
| 1947 | #1,038 | 73 | — | |
| 1946 | #1,559 | 32 | — | |
| 1945 | #1,660 | 25 | — | |
| 1944 | #1,698 | 24 | — | |
| 1943 | #1,994 | 19 | — | |
| 1942 | #3,444 | 8 | — | |
| 1941 | #2,096 | 16 | — | |
| 1940 | #2,297 | 13 | — | |
| 1939 | #2,417 | 12 | — | |
| 1938 | #2,940 | 9 | — | |
| 1937 | #3,434 | 7 | — | |
| 1936 | — | — | ||
| 1935 | #2,731 | 10 | — | |
| 1934 | #3,802 | 6 | — | |
| 1933 | #3,753 | 6 | — | |
| 1932 | — | — | ||
| 1931 | #4,331 | 5 | — | |
| 1930 | #4,550 | 5 | — | |
| 1929 | — | — | ||
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| 1927 | #4,286 | 6 | — | |
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| 1924 | #3,393 | 9 | — | |
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| 1922 | #3,379 | 9 | — | |
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| 1918 | #4,809 | 5 | — | |
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| 1916 | #3,258 | 8 | — | |
| 1915 | #3,795 | 6 | — | |
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First appearance
1915
The first year at least five girls were named Debora! It came in at #3,795, and was given to 6 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1917–1921, when fewer than 6 girls a year got the name.
Where Debora is popular in 1964
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · girls
- New Hampshire#144 · 1 in 672
- Nevada#154 · 1 in 543
- Maine#157 · 1 in 690
- Massachusetts#205 · 1 in 1,357
- South Dakota#219 · 1 in 1,042
Best ever in a state: #67 in Maine, 1958.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Hampshire | #144 | 8 | 1 in 672 |
| Nevada | #154 | 6 | 1 in 543 |
| Maine | #157 | 13 | 1 in 690 |
| Massachusetts | #205 | 37 | 1 in 1,357 |
| South Dakota | #219 | 6 | 1 in 1,042 |
| Nebraska | #221 | 11 | 1 in 1,184 |
| Kentucky | #231 | 21 | 1 in 1,419 |
| Indiana | #232 | 35 | 1 in 1,339 |
| Washington | #236 | 21 | 1 in 1,143 |
| Wisconsin | #238 | 23 | 1 in 1,722 |
| Maryland | #245 | 20 | 1 in 1,503 |
| Missouri | #245 | 26 | 1 in 1,520 |
| Georgia | #246 | 31 | 1 in 1,415 |
| Iowa | #252 | 15 | 1 in 1,610 |
| Michigan | #252 | 48 | 1 in 1,628 |
| Tennessee | #253 | 22 | 1 in 1,583 |
| Virginia | #253 | 25 | 1 in 1,594 |
| Minnesota | #260 | 17 | 1 in 1,995 |
| Oklahoma | #265 | 12 | 1 in 1,576 |
| Ohio | #267 | 54 | 1 in 1,741 |
| Hawaii | #274 | 5 | 1 in 1,158 |
| Florida | #280 | 29 | 1 in 1,656 |
| Pennsylvania | #287 | 48 | 1 in 2,084 |
| New York | #288 | 94 | 1 in 1,710 |
| California | #302 | 97 | 1 in 1,772 |
| Arkansas | #313 | 9 | 1 in 1,934 |
| Mississippi | #314 | 12 | 1 in 1,892 |
| Oregon | #333 | 7 | 1 in 1,959 |
| North Carolina | #337 | 18 | 1 in 2,562 |
| New Jersey | #345 | 20 | 1 in 2,846 |
| New Mexico | #345 | 6 | 1 in 1,763 |
| Illinois | #352 | 38 | 1 in 2,583 |
| Kansas | #369 | 7 | 1 in 2,454 |
| Alabama | #370 | 12 | 1 in 2,680 |
| Connecticut | #379 | 7 | 1 in 3,460 |
| Louisiana | #382 | 15 | 1 in 2,421 |
| Texas | #408 | 39 | 1 in 2,674 |
| Colorado | #422 | 6 | 1 in 2,955 |
| Arizona | #423 | 6 | 1 in 2,436 |
| South Carolina | #426 | 7 | 1 in 3,438 |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
| Delaware | — | — | — |
| District of Columbia | — | — | — |
| Idaho | — | — | — |
| Montana | — | — | — |
| North Dakota | — | — | — |
| Rhode Island | — | — | — |
| Utah | — | — | — |
| Vermont | — | — | — |
| West Virginia | — | — | — |
| Wyoming | — | — | — |
Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
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Momentum · girls
Holding steady
- 208 spots since 2024 (#2,118 → #2,326)
- 69 spots since 2020 (#2,257 → #2,326)
- 14 spots since 2015 (#2,340 → #2,326)
- Biggest jump: 248 spots in 1948 (#1,038 → #790)
- Biggest drop: 159 spots in 1975 (#867 → #1,026)
Rise & fade · girls
42 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1915
- Peaked 1957 at #161 (2,371 births)
- Births halved by 1962, 5 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 27 yrs
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 27 yrs · run 1948–1974
Share of babies · girls
1 in 862
- Highest: 1 in 862 girls born in 1956 were named Debora (0.12%)
- Latest: 1 in 20,606 girls born in 2025 (0.00%)
- Its best rank, #161 in 1957, was only 1 in 862 (0.12%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
Era · girls
The 1950s
- 49.5% of all girls named Debora (14,919) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 19 | #3,258 (1916) | #3,954 |
| 1920s | 24 | #3,379 (1922) | #3,686 |
| 1930s | 60 | #2,417 (1939) | #3,495 |
| 1940s | 513 | #604 (1949) | #1,718 |
| 1950s | 14,919 | #161 (1957) | #237 |
| 1960s | 9,632 | #215 (1960) | #303 |
| 1970s | 1,721 | #502 (1970) | #988 |
| 1980s | 587 | #1,653 (1982) | #1,924 |
| 1990s | 583 | #1,964 (1996) | #2,336 |
| 2000s | 687 | #2,267 (2008) | #2,508 |
| 2010s | 863 | #1,955 (2012) | #2,206 |
| 2020s | 525 | #1,878 (2023) | #2,165 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Debora in 1964
girls
#298
961 births · 1 in 1,972 girls
Top girls' names in 1964
More about 1964
girls
1,894,855 girls got a published name in 1964; 1 in 1,972 of them was named Debora, which outranked 96.2% of the 7,806 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 15.6% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Ranked beside Debora
Biggest movers since 1963
Risers
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.