Deborah
Girl · DEB-o-ra · Hebrew
Deborah is a girls' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “bee”. In 2025 it ranked 582nd for girls in the UK (73 babies) and 862nd for girls in the US (313 babies).
What does Deborah mean?
Hebrew: from Hebrew devorah
“bee”
In the Book of Judges, Deborah is a prophetess and judge who led Israel to victory over the Canaanites.
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Is Deborah a girl's or a boy's name?
Deborah is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 73 girls in the UK and 313 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Deborah in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #582among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 73about 1 in 3,800 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steadyup 8% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 73 girls in the UK were named Deborah, making it the 582nd most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 974th. Its busiest year was 1997, with 140 girls.
2025 had more girls named Deborah than any year since 2016.
Half of all the girls named Deborah in the UK since 1996 were born between 2001 and 2015. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.
In 2025, 84 girls in the UK were given Deborah or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #506, up from #582 for this spelling alone.
- Deborah 73
- Debora 11
Among girls in 2025, it was 580th in England and Wales and 539th in Scotland.
In the England and Wales top 100 for girls, which the ONS has published every ten years since 1904: 1954 (#59), 1964 (#5), 1974 (#24) and 1984 (#77).
Deborah in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 73 | #582 |
| 2024 | 56 | #725 |
| 2023 | 57 | #690 |
| 2022 | 42 | #902 |
| 2021 | 47 | #833 |
| 2020 | 38 | #974 |
| 2019 | 67 | #638 |
| 2018 | 67 | #661 |
| 2017 | 58 | #754 |
| 2016 | 80 | #579 |
| 2015 | 64 | #683 |
| 2014 | 79 | #583 |
| 2013 | 72 | #622 |
| 2012 | 78 | #597 |
| 2011 | 90 | #515 |
| 2010 | 66 | #646 |
| 2009 | 95 | #482 |
| 2008 | 112 | #423 |
| 2007 | 102 | #442 |
| 2006 | 103 | #433 |
| 2005 | 110 | #397 |
| 2004 | 86 | #456 |
| 2003 | 96 | #413 |
| 2002 | 93 | #395 |
| 2001 | 88 | #406 |
| 2000 | 88 | #404 |
| 1999 | 92 | #389 |
| 1998 | 110 | #351 |
| 1997 | 140 | #292 |
| 1996 | 138 | #291 |
How popular is Deborah in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #862among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 313about 1 in 5,100 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 4% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 313 girls in the US were named Deborah, making it the 862nd most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 904th. Its busiest year was 1954, with 54,674 girls.
Half of all the girls named Deborah in the US since 1880 were born between 1953 and 1963, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 391 girls in the US were given Deborah or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #717, up from #862 for this spelling alone.
- Deborah 313
- Debora 78
Deborah in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 313 | #862 |
| 2024 | 317 | #852 |
| 2023 | 267 | #967 |
| 2022 | 301 | #910 |
| 2021 | 295 | #910 |
| 2020 | 291 | #904 |
| 2019 | 296 | #899 |
| 2018 | 350 | #781 |
| 2017 | 357 | #773 |
| 2016 | 349 | #822 |
| 2015 | 350 | #804 |
| 2014 | 373 | #752 |
| 2013 | 330 | #815 |
| 2012 | 337 | #793 |
| 2011 | 332 | #810 |
| 2010 | 355 | #774 |
| 2009 | 346 | #817 |
| 2008 | 356 | #808 |
| 2007 | 372 | #777 |
| 2006 | 425 | #672 |
| 2005 | 425 | #652 |
| 2004 | 427 | #639 |
| 2003 | 423 | #632 |
| 2002 | 474 | #559 |
| 2001 | 490 | #543 |
| 2000 | 546 | #493 |
| 1999 | 524 | #496 |
| 1998 | 554 | #465 |
| 1997 | 638 | #411 |
| 1996 | 635 | #410 |
| 1995 | 659 | #398 |
| 1994 | 738 | #355 |
| 1993 | 798 | #328 |
| 1992 | 919 | #303 |
| 1991 | 1,014 | #271 |
| 1990 | 1,095 | #262 |
| 1989 | 1,076 | #251 |
| 1988 | 1,056 | #250 |
| 1987 | 1,203 | #222 |
| 1986 | 1,287 | #202 |
| 1985 | 1,400 | #192 |
| 1984 | 1,468 | #187 |
| 1983 | 1,609 | #171 |
| 1982 | 1,840 | #160 |
| 1981 | 1,907 | #148 |
| 1980 | 1,937 | #146 |
| 1979 | 2,180 | #132 |
| 1978 | 2,479 | #118 |
| 1977 | 2,676 | #109 |
| 1976 | 2,992 | #96 |
| 1975 | 3,414 | #86 |
| 1974 | 4,343 | #68 |
| 1973 | 4,980 | #56 |
| 1972 | 6,271 | #43 |
| 1971 | 8,675 | #33 |
| 1970 | 9,845 | #33 |
| 1969 | 11,187 | #27 |
| 1968 | 12,288 | #27 |
| 1967 | 14,012 | #22 |
| 1966 | 16,250 | #14 |
| 1965 | 17,081 | #13 |
| 1964 | 19,306 | #12 |
| 1963 | 21,053 | #13 |
| 1962 | 22,889 | #9 |
| 1961 | 24,107 | #10 |
| 1960 | 25,266 | #10 |
| 1959 | 29,546 | #9 |
| 1958 | 32,943 | #7 |
| 1957 | 40,096 | #6 |
| 1956 | 47,834 | #4 |
| 1955 | 52,318 | #2 |
| 1954 | 54,674 | #3 |
| 1953 | 52,199 | #3 |
| 1952 | 49,811 | #4 |
| 1951 | 42,053 | #4 |
| 1950 | 29,063 | #7 |
| 1949 | 19,209 | #15 |
| 1948 | 11,244 | #30 |
| 1947 | 5,837 | #62 |
| 1946 | 2,471 | #119 |
| 1945 | 1,462 | #161 |
| 1944 | 1,293 | #168 |
| 1943 | 785 | #241 |
| 1942 | 676 | #265 |
| 1941 | 607 | #259 |
| 1940 | 470 | #290 |
| 1939 | 443 | #293 |
| 1938 | 410 | #308 |
| 1937 | 322 | #358 |
| 1936 | 300 | #366 |
| 1935 | 281 | #378 |
| 1934 | 280 | #383 |
| 1933 | 242 | #409 |
| 1932 | 207 | #455 |
| 1931 | 158 | #524 |
| 1930 | 165 | #529 |
| 1929 | 161 | #534 |
| 1928 | 130 | #618 |
| 1927 | 91 | #757 |
| 1926 | 116 | #673 |
| 1925 | 82 | #819 |
| 1924 | 125 | #663 |
| 1923 | 118 | #683 |
| 1922 | 71 | #866 |
| 1921 | 94 | #753 |
| 1920 | 82 | #797 |
| 1919 | 70 | #833 |
| 1918 | 92 | #743 |
| 1917 | 89 | #746 |
| 1916 | 90 | #718 |
| 1915 | 105 | #644 |
| 1914 | 62 | #726 |
| 1913 | 42 | #810 |
| 1912 | 32 | #890 |
| 1911 | 36 | #722 |
| 1910 | 33 | #737 |
| 1909 | 26 | #791 |
| 1908 | 25 | #768 |
| 1907 | 21 | #819 |
| 1906 | 24 | #742 |
| 1905 | 18 | #872 |
| 1904 | 23 | #727 |
| 1903 | 21 | #734 |
| 1902 | 21 | #756 |
| 1901 | 21 | #699 |
| 1900 | 26 | #705 |
| 1899 | 11 | #983 |
| 1898 | 21 | #719 |
| 1897 | 23 | #644 |
| 1896 | 18 | #754 |
| 1895 | 13 | #893 |
| 1894 | 18 | #697 |
| 1893 | 24 | #571 |
| 1892 | 16 | #726 |
| 1891 | 15 | #695 |
| 1890 | 24 | #538 |
| 1889 | 12 | #757 |
| 1888 | 26 | #486 |
| 1887 | 15 | #586 |
| 1886 | 10 | #731 |
| 1885 | 10 | #695 |
| 1884 | 13 | #583 |
| 1883 | 16 | #480 |
| 1882 | 15 | #475 |
| 1881 | 14 | #447 |
| 1880 | 12 | #492 |
Nicknames for Deborah
- Debbie 12 girls in the UK in 2025
- Deb
- Debs
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