Girls' name · since 1915
Debora
Since 1915, U.S. Social Security records show 30,133 babies named Debora, peaking in 1957. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #832 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,333 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 30,133
- born since 1915
- 1950s
- peak decade
Yes -- Debora is the #2333 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 30,133 recorded since 1915.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Debora has been recorded 30,133 times among girls since 1915, currently ranked #2333 nationally and more common than 87% of girls, 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 1915 to 2025.
- #832 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #2,333 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 30,133 born since 1915
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Debora ranks #832 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,333 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 30,133 born since 1915, peaking in the 1950s.
- #832 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,333 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 30,133
- born since 1915
- 1950s
- peak decade
Debora's 30,133 recorded births place it above 98.84% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
51 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Debora compares
30,133 Top 5% higher than 95% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Debora's all-time total is 80x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Debora | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 30,133 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 2,371 | 21 | 19,840 |
Debora's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Debora's SSA record in two at 1976 and the more recent half accounts for 12% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 88%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 1918, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1957 peak of 2,371, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Debora popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1915–2025
- Peak year (1957)
- 2,371
- Annual births at peak, across 111 years of records
Debora popularity over time - boys
28 total births recorded since 1958 (Debora as boys' name)
Debora by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (14,919 births, 50% of the file).
1950s was Debora's strongest decade.
14,919 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 50% of all-time use.
Debora births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 19
1910s
19 births
- 1920s 24
1920s
24 births
- 1930s 60
1930s
60 births
- 1940s 513
1940s
513 births
- 1950s
1950s
14,919 births
- 1960s
1960s
9,632 births
- 1970s 1,721
1970s
1,721 births
- 1980s 587
1980s
587 births
- 1990s 583
1990s
583 births
- 2000s 687
2000s
687 births
- 2010s 863
2010s
863 births
- 2020s 525
2020s
525 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 14,919 births (50% of all-time use).
How Debora 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 Debora's total volume
Debora by state
Where Debora concentrates geographically, total births since 1915
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 3,108 | 10.3% |
| #2 | New York | | 2,323 | 7.7% |
| #3 | Texas | | 1,869 | 6.2% |
| #4 | Ohio | | 1,773 | 5.9% |
| #5 | Pennsylvania | | 1,572 | 5.2% |
| #6 | Illinois | | 1,316 | 4.4% |
| #7 | Michigan | | 1,242 | 4.1% |
| #8 | Massachusetts | | 925 | 3.1% |
3,108 of 30,133 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 51 reporting states.
Debora appears in 51 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Debora's data
- Debora's decade-level peak was the 1950s (14,919 total births); usage has since declined to 525 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Deboras (3,108 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Debora: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1957)
Similar record span (~110 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, 1915–2025 (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 Debora 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.