Deborah

Deborah: name meaning, origin & popularity

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

From the Hebrew name Devorah, borne in the Bible by the prophetess and judge Deborah. The English spelling Deborah entered through biblical tradition.

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How popular is Deborah?

202495.0 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 Deborah in 2024316

2024 rank#851 girls

Peak year1954

Total US babies since 1880744,162

Deborah is steady now but far below its 1954 peak.

Names like Deborah

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

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

Deborah questions

What does the name Deborah mean?

Deborah means "bee". It comes from Hebrew. From the Hebrew name Devorah, borne in the Bible by the prophetess and judge Deborah. The English spelling Deborah entered through biblical tradition.

Is Deborah a boy or girl name?

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

How popular is Deborah?

316 US babies were named Deborah in 2024. Its peak year was 1954.

How do you pronounce Deborah?

Deborah is usually pronounced DEB-uh-ruh.

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.