Recorded 1948–1971 Girls' name Peak 1953 942 births

Deborrah — girls' name

942 babies named Deborrah in U.S. Social Security records since 1948, with the highest year being 1953. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1940s591950s6971960s1711970s15
1950s
Peak decade

74% of everyone ever named Deborrah was born in this single decade.

1953
Single peak year

99 babies were named Deborrah in 1953 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Deborrah

The Social Security Administration has registered 942 babies named Deborrah between 1948 and 1971, spanning 24 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Deborrah currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1971. The name reached its historical peak in 1953, when 99 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Deborrah performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 697 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Deborrah shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 46 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Ohio and Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Deborrah in 16 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Deborrah 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 942 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.

Deborrah at a glance

Last recorded 1971

Total births

942

Since 1948

24 years of records

Peak year

1953

99 births that year

Strongest decade: 1950s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1971

Active since

1948

Recorded for 24 years

Last year on file: 1971

Deborrah popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1971–1948

Last recorded 1971
Peak year (1953)
99
Annual births at peak — across 24 years of records
050100150 197119681965196219591956195319501948 28

Deborrah by decade

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

Peak: 1950s
Peak decade
1950s
697 births that decade — 74% of Deborrah's all-time total
1940s591950s6971960s1711970s15

Deborrah by state

Where Deborrah concentrates geographically — total births since 1948

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Deborrah
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
46 4.9%
#2 Ohio
39 4.1%
#3 Texas
31 3.3%
#4 Illinois
18 1.9%
#5 North Carolina
16 1.7%
#6 Alabama
11 1.2%
#7 Michigan
11 1.2%
#8 Missouri
11 1.2%
California share of Deborrah's total US births 4.9%
Even split

46 of 942 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 16 reporting states.

Deborrah appears in 16 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Deborrah?
942 babies have been named Deborrah since 1948. It was last recorded in 1971. The peak year was 1953 with 99 births.
When was Deborrah most popular?
Deborrah was most popular in the 1950s decade with 697 total births. The single peak year was 1953.
Where is Deborrah most popular?
The top states for the name Deborrah are California (46 births), Ohio (39 births), Texas (31 births).
How long has the name Deborrah been used?
Deborrah has been recorded in Social Security data since 1948, spanning 24 years of data through 1971.
What names are similar to Deborrah?
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, 1948–1971 (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.