Girls' name · since 1948
Debborah
617 babies named Debborah in U.S. Social Security records since 1948, with the highest year being 1952. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #10,365 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 617
- born since 1948
- 1950s
- peak decade
617 girls have been named Debborah since 1948, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Debborah has been recorded 617 times among girls since 1948, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1950s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1948 to 1989.
- #10,365 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 617 born since 1948
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Debborah ranks #10,365 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 617 born since 1948, peaking in the 1950s.
- #10,365 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 617
- born since 1948
- 1950s
- peak decade
Debborah's 617 recorded births place it above 85.66% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by California.
Debborah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Debborah splits its recorded history at 1961: 31% of all births land in the more recent half, 69% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1971 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1952 peak of 57 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Debborah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1948–1989
- Peak year (1952)
- 57
- Annual births at peak, across 42 years of records
Debborah by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (386 births, 63% of the file).
1950s was Debborah's strongest decade.
386 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 63% of all-time use.
Debborah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 18
1940s
18 births
- 1950s
1950s
386 births
- 1960s
1960s
184 births
- 1970s 24
1970s
24 births
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 386 births (63% of all-time use).
How Debborah compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Debborah's total volume
Debborah by state
Where Debborah concentrates geographically, total births since 1948
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 35 | 5.7% |
| #2 | Michigan | | 6 | 1.0% |
| #3 | Pennsylvania | | 6 | 1.0% |
| #4 | Wisconsin | | 5 | 0.8% |
35 of 617 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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What to do with Debborah's data
- Debborah's decade-level peak was the 1950s (386 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1980s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Debborahs (35 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
Names with a similar number of total births
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Debborah: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1952)
Similar record span (~41 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 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, 1948–1989 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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 Debborah 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 August 2026.