Devorah
Girl · de-VOR-a · Hebrew
Devorah is a girls' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “bee”. In 2025 it ranked 4,935th for girls in the UK (4 babies) and 1,352nd for girls in the US (163 babies).
What does Devorah mean?
Hebrew: Hebrew form of Deborah
“bee”
The Hebrew form of Deborah, the prophetess and judge in the Book of Judges.
- Say it
- de-VOR-a
Is Devorah a girl's or a boy's name?
Devorah is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 4 girls in the UK and 163 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Devorah in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #4,935among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 4about 1 in 70,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 19% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 4 girls in the UK were named Devorah, making it the 4,935th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,046th. Its busiest year was 2020, with 14 girls.
Half of all the girls named Devorah in the UK since 1996 were born between 2005 and 2018. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.
Among girls in 2025, it was 4,866th in England and Wales.
Devorah in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4 | #4,935 |
| 2024 | 9 | #2,832 |
| 2023 | 8 | #3,098 |
| 2022 | 4 | #4,870 |
| 2021 | 7 | #3,338 |
| 2020 | 14 | #2,046 |
| 2019 | 6 | #3,738 |
| 2018 | 6 | #3,702 |
| 2017 | 4 | #4,967 |
| 2016 | 10 | #2,692 |
| 2015 | 9 | #2,855 |
| 2014 | 6 | #3,702 |
| 2013 | 6 | #3,719 |
| 2012 | 7 | #3,471 |
| 2011 | 10 | #2,582 |
| 2010 | 7 | #3,308 |
| 2009 | 10 | #2,478 |
| 2008 | 11 | #2,286 |
| 2007 | 7 | #3,060 |
| 2006 | 10 | #2,263 |
| 2005 | 7 | #2,806 |
| 2004 | 6 | #2,957 |
| 2003 | 8 | #2,320 |
| 2002 | 8 | #2,231 |
| 2001 | 3 | #4,156 |
| 2000 | 4 | #3,399 |
| 1999 | 7 | #2,295 |
| 1998 | 5 | #2,855 |
| 1997 | 6 | #2,552 |
| 1996 | 6 | #2,469 |
How popular is Devorah in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,352among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 163about 1 in 9,900 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steadyup 11% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 163 girls in the US were named Devorah, making it the 1,352nd most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,510th. It first appears in the records in 1941.
It has been given to more girls each year for the last 3 years. 2025 had the most girls named Devorah of any year since it first appeared, in 1941.
Half of all the girls named Devorah in the US since 1880 were born between 1989 and 2017, the years shaded on the chart below.
Devorah in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 163 | #1,352 |
| 2024 | 159 | #1,406 |
| 2023 | 139 | #1,534 |
| 2022 | 108 | #1,870 |
| 2021 | 140 | #1,506 |
| 2020 | 141 | #1,510 |
| 2019 | 131 | #1,614 |
| 2018 | 142 | #1,532 |
| 2017 | 108 | #1,876 |
| 2016 | 105 | #1,908 |
| 2015 | 93 | #2,088 |
| 2014 | 109 | #1,853 |
| 2013 | 126 | #1,675 |
| 2012 | 108 | #1,859 |
| 2011 | 104 | #1,909 |
| 2010 | 95 | #2,077 |
| 2009 | 93 | #2,148 |
| 2008 | 102 | #2,032 |
| 2007 | 104 | #1,971 |
| 2006 | 109 | #1,865 |
| 2005 | 76 | #2,342 |
| 2004 | 79 | #2,226 |
| 2003 | 86 | #2,060 |
| 2002 | 93 | #1,895 |
| 2001 | 102 | #1,747 |
| 2000 | 71 | #2,209 |
| 1999 | 66 | #2,255 |
| 1998 | 84 | #1,827 |
| 1997 | 72 | #1,980 |
| 1996 | 74 | #1,928 |
| 1995 | 58 | #2,277 |
| 1994 | 71 | #1,967 |
| 1993 | 60 | #2,190 |
| 1992 | 60 | #2,215 |
| 1991 | 59 | #2,209 |
| 1990 | 66 | #2,024 |
| 1989 | 47 | #2,437 |
| 1988 | 67 | #1,835 |
| 1987 | 58 | #1,943 |
| 1986 | 61 | #1,837 |
| 1985 | 49 | #2,136 |
| 1984 | 38 | #2,469 |
| 1983 | 54 | #1,906 |
| 1982 | 52 | #1,991 |
| 1981 | 56 | #1,912 |
| 1980 | 40 | #2,391 |
| 1979 | 47 | #2,112 |
| 1978 | 42 | #2,191 |
| 1977 | 31 | #2,666 |
| 1976 | 46 | #1,936 |
| 1975 | 42 | #2,060 |
| 1974 | 28 | #2,616 |
| 1973 | 21 | #3,121 |
| 1972 | 19 | #3,276 |
| 1971 | 18 | #3,507 |
| 1970 | 27 | #2,647 |
| 1969 | 21 | #2,916 |
| 1968 | 17 | #3,168 |
| 1967 | 17 | #3,084 |
| 1966 | 23 | #2,518 |
| 1965 | 13 | #3,548 |
| 1964 | 20 | #2,824 |
| 1963 | 14 | #3,457 |
| 1962 | 14 | #3,437 |
| 1961 | 14 | #3,459 |
| 1960 | 15 | #3,211 |
| 1959 | 14 | #3,253 |
| 1958 | 15 | #3,084 |
| 1957 | 18 | #2,726 |
| 1956 | 19 | #2,621 |
| 1955 | 16 | #2,838 |
| 1954 | 18 | #2,591 |
| 1953 | 10 | #3,686 |
| 1952 | 17 | #2,580 |
| 1951 | 19 | #2,313 |
| 1950 | 21 | #2,120 |
| 1949 | 16 | #2,513 |
| 1948 | 11 | #3,136 |
| 1947 | 12 | #3,060 |
| 1946 | 5 | #4,958 |
| 1945 | 5 | #4,554 |
| 1944 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 6 | #3,952 |
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