Deborah

“Bee” — Hebrew origin

Girl's name · #862 in the US (2025) · Vintage

Deborah has appeared in US records since 1880 — best rank #2 (1955) · 742,820 babies named Deborah all-time · 1 in 5,300 girls born in 2025.

Around the world: about 1 in 3,600 girls in Scotland (2025) · about 1 in 3,600 girls in Norway (2025) · about 1 in 3,700 girls in Canada (2024).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 24 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Deborahs

Deborah Kerr — British actress (1921–2007)
Deborah Ann Woll — American actress
Deborah Kara Unger — Canadian actress
Deborah Compagnoni — Italian alpine skier
Deborah Lipstadt — American diplomat and Holocaust historian (born 1947)

In stories & tradition

Deborah — Book of Jubilees · Judges
Deborah Fiderer — The West Wing
Deborah Mayfair — Lives of the Mayfair Witches

What Deborahs become

Among 1,383 notable people named Deborah:

Scientists & scholars appear 1.43× more often than among typical names — e.g. Deborah Lipstadt, American diplomat and Holocaust historian (born 1947).

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