Baby names
How popular is the name Deborah?
In 2025, 313 baby girls in the U.S. were named Deborah, the 862nd most popular name for girls. Its peak year was 1954, when 54,674 girls got the name. 742,820 girls have been named Deborah since 1880. 1,658 boys have had the name too.
Rank in 2025
#862
among girls' names
Babies in 2025
313
girls named Deborah
Peak year
1954
54,674 girls
Girls named Deborah each year since 1880
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The numbers for Deborah (girls)
| Year | Babies |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 313 |
| 2024 | 317 |
| 2023 | 267 |
| 2022 | 301 |
| 2021 | 295 |
| 2020 | 291 |
| 2019 | 296 |
| 2018 | 350 |
| 2017 | 357 |
| 2016 | 349 |
| 2015 | 350 |
| 2014 | 373 |
| 2013 | 330 |
| 2012 | 337 |
| 2011 | 332 |
| 2010 | 355 |
| 2009 | 346 |
| 2008 | 356 |
| 2007 | 372 |
| 2006 | 425 |
| 2005 | 425 |
| 2004 | 427 |
| 2003 | 423 |
| 2002 | 474 |
| 2001 | 490 |
| 2000 | 546 |
| 1999 | 524 |
| 1998 | 554 |
| 1997 | 638 |
| 1996 | 635 |
| 1995 | 659 |
| 1994 | 738 |
| 1993 | 798 |
| 1992 | 919 |
| 1991 | 1,014 |
| 1990 | 1,095 |
| 1989 | 1,076 |
| 1988 | 1,056 |
| 1987 | 1,203 |
| 1986 | 1,287 |
| 1985 | 1,400 |
| 1984 | 1,468 |
| 1983 | 1,609 |
| 1982 | 1,840 |
| 1981 | 1,907 |
| 1980 | 1,937 |
| 1979 | 2,180 |
| 1978 | 2,479 |
| 1977 | 2,676 |
| 1976 | 2,992 |
| 1975 | 3,414 |
| 1974 | 4,343 |
| 1973 | 4,980 |
| 1972 | 6,271 |
| 1971 | 8,675 |
| 1970 | 9,845 |
| 1969 | 11,187 |
| 1968 | 12,288 |
| 1967 | 14,012 |
| 1966 | 16,250 |
| 1965 | 17,081 |
| 1964 | 19,306 |
| 1963 | 21,053 |
| 1962 | 22,889 |
| 1961 | 24,107 |
| 1960 | 25,266 |
| 1959 | 29,546 |
| 1958 | 32,943 |
| 1957 | 40,096 |
| 1956 | 47,834 |
| 1955 | 52,318 |
| 1954 | 54,674 |
| 1953 | 52,199 |
| 1952 | 49,811 |
| 1951 | 42,053 |
| 1950 | 29,063 |
| 1949 | 19,209 |
| 1948 | 11,244 |
| 1947 | 5,837 |
| 1946 | 2,471 |
| 1945 | 1,462 |
| 1944 | 1,293 |
| 1943 | 785 |
| 1942 | 676 |
| 1941 | 607 |
| 1940 | 470 |
| 1939 | 443 |
| 1938 | 410 |
| 1937 | 322 |
| 1936 | 300 |
| 1935 | 281 |
| 1934 | 280 |
| 1933 | 242 |
| 1932 | 207 |
| 1931 | 158 |
| 1930 | 165 |
| 1929 | 161 |
| 1928 | 130 |
| 1927 | 91 |
| 1926 | 116 |
| 1925 | 82 |
| 1924 | 125 |
| 1923 | 118 |
| 1922 | 71 |
| 1921 | 94 |
| 1920 | 82 |
| 1919 | 70 |
| 1918 | 92 |
| 1917 | 89 |
| 1916 | 90 |
| 1915 | 105 |
| 1914 | 62 |
| 1913 | 42 |
| 1912 | 32 |
| 1911 | 36 |
| 1910 | 33 |
| 1909 | 26 |
| 1908 | 25 |
| 1907 | 21 |
| 1906 | 24 |
| 1905 | 18 |
| 1904 | 23 |
| 1903 | 21 |
| 1902 | 21 |
| 1901 | 21 |
| 1900 | 26 |
| 1899 | 11 |
| 1898 | 21 |
| 1897 | 23 |
| 1896 | 18 |
| 1895 | 13 |
| 1894 | 18 |
| 1893 | 24 |
| 1892 | 16 |
| 1891 | 15 |
| 1890 | 24 |
| 1889 | 12 |
| 1888 | 26 |
| 1887 | 15 |
| 1886 | 10 |
| 1885 | 10 |
| 1884 | 13 |
| 1883 | 16 |
| 1882 | 15 |
| 1881 | 14 |
| 1880 | 12 |
Boys named Deborah each year since 1880
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The numbers for Deborah (boys)
| Year | Babies |
|---|---|
| 2025 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2024 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2023 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2022 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2021 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2020 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2019 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2018 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2017 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2016 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2015 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2014 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2013 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2012 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2011 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2010 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2009 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2008 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2007 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2006 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2005 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2004 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2003 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2002 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2001 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2000 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1999 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1998 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1997 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1996 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1995 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1994 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1993 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1992 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1991 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1990 | 5 |
| 1989 | 10 |
| 1988 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1987 | 7 |
| 1986 | 7 |
| 1985 | 7 |
| 1984 | 6 |
| 1983 | 6 |
| 1982 | 9 |
| 1981 | 7 |
| 1980 | 7 |
| 1979 | 13 |
| 1978 | 12 |
| 1977 | 21 |
| 1976 | 17 |
| 1975 | 15 |
| 1974 | 20 |
| 1973 | 30 |
| 1972 | 23 |
| 1971 | 36 |
| 1970 | 28 |
| 1969 | 32 |
| 1968 | 34 |
| 1967 | 50 |
| 1966 | 46 |
| 1965 | 44 |
| 1964 | 62 |
| 1963 | 53 |
| 1962 | 51 |
| 1961 | 56 |
| 1960 | 64 |
| 1959 | 69 |
| 1958 | 77 |
| 1957 | 84 |
| 1956 | 93 |
| 1955 | 100 |
| 1954 | 80 |
| 1953 | 82 |
| 1952 | 94 |
| 1951 | 62 |
| 1950 | 47 |
| 1949 | 28 |
| 1948 | 26 |
| 1947 | 11 |
| 1946 | 10 |
| 1945 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1944 | 5 |
| 1943 | 6 |
| 1942 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1941 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1940 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1939 | 6 |
| 1938 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1937 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1936 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1935 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1934 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1933 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1932 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1931 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1930 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1929 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1928 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1927 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1926 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1925 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1924 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1923 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1922 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1921 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1920 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1919 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1918 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1917 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1916 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1915 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1914 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1913 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1912 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1911 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1910 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1909 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1908 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1907 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1906 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1905 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1904 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1903 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1902 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1901 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1900 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1899 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1898 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1897 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1896 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1895 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1894 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1893 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1892 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1891 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1890 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1889 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1888 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1887 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1886 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1885 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1884 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1883 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1882 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1881 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1880 | Fewer than 5 |
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Source and notes
U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications (national data) (Public domain (U.S. government work)), data through 2025.
The counts come from Social Security card applications for babies born in the U.S., so the early years undercount everyone. A year with fewer than 5 babies of one sex given a name is left out for privacy and shows as fewer than 5. Spellings count separately: Emma and Ema are different names here.