Deborah

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Deborah is a given name used predominantly for girls. There have been 744,162 people born with this name in the United States since 1880 — 742,504 as girls and 1,658 as boys. Deborah gained popularity in the 1940s, peaked in 1954 and has since declined significantly.

Popularity Over Time

Yearly Data

Year	Births
2024	316
2023	267
2022	301
2021	295
2020	290
2019	296
2018	349
2017	357
2016	349
2015	350
2014	373
2013	330
2012	337
2011	332
2010	355
2009	346
2008	356
2007	372
2006	425
2005	425
2004	427
2003	423
2002	474
2001	490
2000	546
1999	524
1998	554
1997	638
1996	635
1995	659
1994	739
1993	797
1992	919
1991	1,015
1990	1,100
1989	1,086
1988	1,056
1987	1,210
1986	1,294
1985	1,407
1984	1,474
1983	1,614
1982	1,850
1981	1,913
1980	1,945
1979	2,193
1978	2,491
1977	2,697
1976	3,009
1975	3,429
1974	4,363
1973	5,009
1972	6,296
1971	8,710
1970	9,874
1969	11,218
1968	12,322
1967	14,062
1966	16,294
1965	17,128
1964	19,367
1963	21,102
1962	22,945
1961	24,161
1960	25,325
1959	29,618
1958	33,019
1957	40,179
1956	47,930
1955	52,417
1954	54,755
1953	52,281
1952	49,906
1951	42,115
1950	29,109
1949	19,238
1948	11,270
1947	5,848
1946	2,481
1945	1,462
1944	1,298
1943	791
1942	676
1941	607
1940	470
1939	449
1938	410
1937	322
1936	300
1935	281
1934	280
1933	242
1932	207
1931	158
1930	165
1929	161
1928	130
1927	91
1926	116
1925	82
1924	125
1923	118
1922	71
1921	94
1920	82
1919	70
1918	92
1917	89
1916	90
1915	105
1914	62
1913	42
1912	32
1911	36
1910	33
1909	26
1908	25
1907	21
1906	24
1905	18
1904	23
1903	21
1902	21
1901	21
1900	26
1899	11
1898	21
1897	23
1896	18
1895	13
1894	18
1893	24
1892	16
1891	15
1890	24
1889	12
1888	26
1887	15
1886	10
1885	10
1884	13
1883	16
1882	15
1881	14
1880	12