Girls' name · since 1945
Deberah
Since 1945, U.S. Social Security records show 394 babies named Deberah, peaking in 1953. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #13,629 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 394
- born since 1945
- 1950s
- peak decade
394 girls have been named Deberah since 1945, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Deberah has been recorded 394 times among girls since 1945, 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 1945 to 1973.
- #13,629 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 394 born since 1945
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Deberah ranks #13,629 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 394 born since 1945, peaking in the 1950s.
- #13,629 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 394
- born since 1945
- 1950s
- peak decade
Deberah's 394 recorded births place it above 81.13% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
Deberah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Deberah's SSA record in two at 1957 and the more recent half accounts for 39% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 61%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 1945, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1953 peak of 35, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Deberah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1945–1973
- Peak year (1953)
- 35
- Annual births at peak, across 29 years of records
Deberah by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (235 births, 60% of the file).
1950s was Deberah's strongest decade.
235 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 60% of all-time use.
Deberah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 63
1940s
63 births
- 1950s
1950s
235 births
- 1960s 83
1960s
83 births
- 1970s 13
1970s
13 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 235 births (60% of all-time use).
Deberah by state
Where Deberah concentrates geographically, total births since 1945
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 13 | 3.3% |
13 of 394 births nationwide.
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What to do with Deberah's data
- Deberah's decade-level peak was the 1950s (235 total births); usage has since declined to 13 in the 1970s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Deberahs (13 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
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Deberah: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1953)
Similar record span (~28 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, 1945–1973 (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 Deberah 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.