Girls' name · since 1947

Debbora

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.

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

Debbora sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 231 recorded since 1947.

Debbora has 231 recorded births among girls since 1947, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1950s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1947 to 1968.

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

Data updated Jul 2026

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.

Debbora's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Debbora's full recorded timeline at 1958, 49% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 51% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1947, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1955 peak of 19 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

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 · 1947–1968

Last recorded 1968
Peak year (1955)
19
Annual births at peak, across 22 years of records
05101520 19471951195419571960196319671968 6

Debbora by decade

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

1950s was Debbora's strongest decade.

135 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 58% of all-time use.

Debbora births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1950s at 135 births (58% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of July 2026

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?
The SSA has tracked Debbora since 1947 -- 22 years through the most recent 1968 data.
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.

What to do with Debbora's data

  • Debbora's usage has stayed within range of its 1950s decade-level peak (135 total births) through the 1960s (86) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
  • Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Data Sources

Data as of July 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1947–1968 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Debbora: Baby Name Since 1947 - 231 Births, Peak 1955." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/debbora. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Debbora draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of July 2026.