Recorded 1947–1968 Girls' name Peak 1955 231 births

Debbora — girls' name

231 babies named Debbora in U.S. Social Security records since 1947, with the highest year being 1955. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

231 girls have been named Debbora since 1947, peaking in the 1950s, last recorded in 1968.

231
total births
1947–1968
years on record
1950s
peak decade
58%
born in that decade
1950s
Peak decade

58% of everyone ever named Debbora was born in this single decade.

1955
Single peak year

19 babies were named Debbora in 1955 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Debbora

The Social Security Administration has registered 231 babies named Debbora between 1947 and 1968, spanning 22 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Debbora currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1968. The name reached its historical peak in 1955, when 19 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Debbora performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 135 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Debbora shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Debbora in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 231 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Debbora at a glance

Last recorded 1968

Total births

231

Since 1947

22 years of records

Peak year

1955

19 births that year

Strongest decade: 1950s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1968

Active since

1947

Recorded for 22 years

Last year on file: 1968

Debbora popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1968–1947

Last recorded 1968
Peak year (1955)
19
Annual births at peak — across 22 years of records
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Debbora by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1950s
Peak decade
1950s
135 births that decade — 58% of Debbora's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Debbora?
231 babies have been named Debbora since 1947. It was last recorded in 1968. The peak year was 1955 with 19 births.
When was Debbora most popular?
Debbora was most popular in the 1950s decade with 135 total births. The single peak year was 1955.
How long has the name Debbora been used?
Debbora has been recorded in Social Security data since 1947, spanning 22 years of data through 1968.
What names are similar to Debbora?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Deborah, Debra, Debbie, Debora, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1947–1968 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.