NameTides

Debora

Debora was the #2,326 girls' name in the US in 2025 (78 babies), and #2,440 in England & Wales and #3,478 in Canada.

Debora as a girl’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
Debora as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.511.5218801900192019401960198020002020USEngland & WalesCanada
Debora as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.511.521880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandIrelandCanada
2025#2,326 (78)#2,440 (11)——#3,478 (5)
2024#2,118 (90)#2,772 (9)—#898 (3)#2,445 (8)
2023#1,878 (106)#3,219 (7)——#2,366 (8)
2022#1,992 (98)#2,058 (13)—#747 (4)—
2021#2,416 (74)#1,962 (14)———
2020#2,257 (79)#2,300 (11)———
2019#2,193 (84)#1,562 (19)——#2,374 (8)
2018#2,387 (76)#1,788 (16)——#1,741 (12)
2017#2,018 (97)#1,911 (15)———
2016#2,093 (93)#2,757 (9)———
2015#2,340 (79)#2,328 (11)—#751 (4)—
2014#2,176 (87)#4,684 (4)——#1,901 (11)
2013#2,152 (87)#2,649 (9)—#894 (3)#3,286 (5)
2012#1,955 (100)#5,876 (3)———
2011#2,589 (69)#3,549 (6)—#798 (4)#1,761 (12)

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 1956 at #161.
  • Holding steady over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1915.

How common is it?

about 1 in 20,000 baby girls in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USGirls2025about 1 in 20,000rare
England & WalesGirls2025about 1 in 23,000rare
CanadaGirls2025about 1 in 30,000rare

Next year

On its recent trend, Debora is likely to keep rising in the US in 2026: about 1 in 18,000 baby girls. Likely range 1 in 13,000 to 1 in 25,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Debora by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: fewer than 5 babiesWAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 babiesMNIllinois: fewer than 5 babiesILMichigan: fewer than 5 babiesMINew York: #2,075NYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 babiesMAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: fewer than 5 babiesINOhio: fewer than 5 babiesOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 babiesPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 babiesNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #2,093CAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: fewer than 5 babiesMOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: fewer than 5 babiesVAMaryland: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: fewer than 5 babiesAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: fewer than 5 babiesTNNorth Carolina: #1,437NCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: fewer than 5 babiesGAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: #2,210TXFlorida: #1,887FL
Debora (girls) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
DeboraCanadaGirls#3,4785
DeboraEngland & WalesGirls#2,44011
DeboraIrelandGirls—too few
DeboraNorthern IrelandGirls—too few
DeboraScotlandGirls—too few
DeboraUSGirls#2,32678
DeboraUSBoys—too few