Debora

Debora: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning: “bee”
Origin: Hebrew
Say it: deh-BOHR-uh · 3 syllables
Used for: Girls

Debora is a form of Deborah, from Hebrew Devorah. This spelling is especially used in Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, and several other European languages.

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How popular is Debora?

202427.0 per million US babies

Drag the line or the slider to read any year. Values are per million US births recorded by Social Security. Records before about 1937 undercount births, so early peaks can look taller than they were.

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Babies named Debora in 202490

2024 rank#2,114 girls

Peak year1956

Total US babies since 188030,083

Debora is steady now but far below its 1956 peak.

Names like Debora

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

Deborahbee · Hebrew
Debrabee · Hebrew
Devorahbee · Hebrew
Debbybee · Hebrew
Elizabethmy God is an oath · Hebrew
Elianamy God has answered · Hebrew
Abigailmy father is joy · Hebrew
Naomipleasantness · Hebrew

Debora questions

What does the name Debora mean?

Debora means "bee". It comes from Hebrew. Debora is a form of Deborah, from Hebrew Devorah. This spelling is especially used in Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, and several other European languages.

Is Debora a boy or girl name?

Debora is mainly a girl's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Debora?

90 US babies were named Debora in 2024. Its peak year was 1956.

How do you pronounce Debora?

Debora is usually pronounced deh-BOHR-uh.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.