Girls' name · since 1948
Deborrah
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.
- #7,828 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 942
- born since 1948
- 1950s
- peak decade
Deborrah sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 942 recorded since 1948.
Social Security Administration records show Deborrah recorded 942 times among girls since 1948, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1950s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1948 to 1971.
- #7,828 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 942 born since 1948
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Deborrah ranks #7,828 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 942 born since 1948, peaking in the 1950s.
- #7,828 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 942
- born since 1948
- 1950s
- peak decade
Deborrah's 942 recorded births place it above 89.17% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
16 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
Deborrah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Deborrah splits its recorded history at 1960: 20% of all births land in the more recent half, 80% 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 1953 peak of 99 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Deborrah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1948–1971
- Peak year (1953)
- 99
- Annual births at peak, across 24 years of records
Deborrah by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (697 births, 74% of the file).
1950s was Deborrah's strongest decade.
697 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 74% of all-time use.
Deborrah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 59
1940s
59 births
- 1950s
1950s
697 births
- 1960s 171
1960s
171 births
- 1970s 15
1970s
15 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 697 births (74% of all-time use).
How Deborrah 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 Deborrah's total volume
Deborrah by state
Where Deborrah concentrates geographically, total births since 1948
| 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% |
46 of 942 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 16 reporting states.
Deborrah appears in 16 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Deborrah's data
- Deborrah's decade-level peak was the 1950s (697 total births); usage has since declined to 15 in the 1970s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Deborrahs (46 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 Deborrah: 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 (~23 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, 1948–1971 (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 Deborrah 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.