Debra

Where Debra comes from

A spelling variant of Deborah first used in the 20th century.
— Wiktionary's entry for Debra
  • 2 syllables
  • Vowel-ended
Debra through the years
  1. 1914
    First appearance
    #3,618 among girls with 5 babies, the first year at least five got the name.
  2. 1955
    Debra Winger born
    American actress
  3. 1956
    Peak, #2
    48,324 babies named Debra, its best rank.
  4. 1961
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births, down to #13.
  5. 1968
    Debra Messing born
    American actress
In the dictionary
  • A female given name from Hebrew popular in the 1950s and the 1960s.
Namesakes
  • Debra Winger · American actress, born 1955
  • Debra Messing · American actress, born 1968
  • Debra Jo Rupp · American actress, born 1951
  • Debra Paget · American actress and entertainer, born 1933

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.