Recorded 1944–1980 Girls' name Peak 1955 1,252 births

Debera — girls' name

1,252 babies named Debera in U.S. Social Security records since 1944, with the highest year being 1955. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1940s1031950s7321960s3571970s551980s5

The verdict

1,252 girls have been named Debera since 1944, peaking in the 1950s, last recorded in 1980.

1,252
total births
1944–1980
years on record
1950s
peak decade
58%
born in that decade
1950s
Peak decade

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

1955
Single peak year

96 babies were named Debera in 1955 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Debera

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,252 babies named Debera between 1944 and 1980, spanning 37 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Debera currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1980. The name reached its historical peak in 1955, when 96 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Debera performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 732 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Debera shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 150 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and Ohio. In total, SSA state-level files list Debera in 9 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Debera 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 1,252 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.

Debera at a glance

Last recorded 1980

Total births

1,252

Since 1944

37 years of records

Peak year

1955

96 births that year

Strongest decade: 1950s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1980

Active since

1944

Recorded for 37 years

Last year on file: 1980

Debera popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1980–1944

Last recorded 1980
Peak year (1955)
96
Annual births at peak — across 37 years of records
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Debera by decade

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

Peak: 1950s
Peak decade
1950s
732 births that decade — 58% of Debera's all-time total
1940s1031950s7321960s3571970s551980s5

Debera by state

Where Debera concentrates geographically — total births since 1944

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Debera
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
150 12.0%
#2 Texas
58 4.6%
#3 Ohio
33 2.6%
#4 Michigan
24 1.9%
#5 New York
16 1.3%
#6 Missouri
15 1.2%
#7 Illinois
7 0.6%
#8 Pennsylvania
6 0.5%
California share of Debera's total US births 12.0%
Even split

150 of 1,252 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 9 reporting states.

Debera appears in 9 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Debera?
1,252 babies have been named Debera since 1944. It was last recorded in 1980. The peak year was 1955 with 96 births.
When was Debera most popular?
Debera was most popular in the 1950s decade with 732 total births. The single peak year was 1955.
Where is Debera most popular?
The top states for the name Debera are California (150 births), Texas (58 births), Ohio (33 births).
How long has the name Debera been used?
Debera has been recorded in Social Security data since 1944, spanning 37 years of data through 1980.
What names are similar to Debera?
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, 1944–1980 (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.