Deborah
A girls’ name of Hebrew origin, meaning bee.
Babies a year
68
England and Wales, 2025
Rarity
Uncommon
among names in use
US popularity
#864
down from #852
UK popularity
#580
68 babies · up from #708
How Deborah has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #805 |
| 2016 | #820 |
| 2017 | #772 |
| 2018 | #780 |
| 2019 | #899 |
| 2020 | #905 |
| 2021 | #908 |
| 2022 | #918 |
| 2023 | #971 |
| 2024 | #852 |
| 2025 | #864 |
In 2025, 68 babies in England and Wales were named Deborah. In the US, 353 were, though that figure is from 2017 — the most recent full year we hold. Its US peak was 54,683 in 1954.
Looking further back: between 1880 and 2008, Deborah was most common in 1955, when it went to 2.61% of American babies of that sex. Squarely vintage-revival territory.
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