Is Deborah a boy or girl name?
Deborah is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 316 girls and 0 boys were named Deborah, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 99.8% of the 744,162 US babies named Deborah were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #852
- Babies named Deborah since 1880
- 744,162
- Most popular year
- 1954
- 54,755 babies
Boys and girls named Deborah, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 0 | 143 | 100% |
| 1890s | 0 | 183 | 100% |
| 1900s | 0 | 226 | 100% |
| 1910s | 0 | 651 | 100% |
| 1920s | 0 | 1,070 | 100% |
| 1930s | 6 | 2,808 | 99.8% |
| 1940s | 86 | 44,055 | 99.8% |
| 1950s | 788 | 430,541 | 99.8% |
| 1960s | 492 | 183,432 | 99.7% |
| 1970s | 215 | 47,856 | 99.6% |
| 1980s | 66 | 14,783 | 99.6% |
| 1990s | 5 | 7,575 | 99.9% |
| 2000s | 0 | 4,284 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 3,428 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 1,469 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 316 | #852 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 267 | #968 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 301 | #910 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 295 | #910 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 290 | #905 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 296 | #900 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 349 | #781 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 357 | #772 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 349 | #821 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 350 | #804 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 373 | #752 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 330 | #815 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 337 | #793 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 332 | #811 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 355 | #774 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 346 | #817 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 356 | #808 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 372 | #777 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 425 | #672 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 425 | #653 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 427 | #640 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 423 | #632 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 474 | #559 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 490 | #543 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 546 | #494 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 524 | #496 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 554 | #465 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 638 | #411 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 635 | #410 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 659 | #398 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 739 | #355 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 797 | #328 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 919 | #303 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 1,015 | #271 |
| 1990 | 5 | #8,411 | 1,095 | #262 |
| 1989 | 10 | #4,901 | 1,076 | #251 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 1,056 | #250 |
| 1987 | 7 | #5,632 | 1,203 | #222 |
| 1986 | 7 | #5,471 | 1,287 | #202 |
| 1985 | 7 | #5,276 | 1,400 | #192 |
| 1984 | 6 | #5,742 | 1,468 | #187 |
| 1983 | 6 | #5,653 | 1,608 | #171 |
| 1982 | 9 | #4,310 | 1,841 | #160 |
| 1981 | 7 | #5,055 | 1,906 | #148 |
| 1980 | 7 | #5,056 | 1,938 | #146 |
| 1979 | 13 | #3,212 | 2,180 | #132 |
| 1978 | 12 | #3,252 | 2,479 | #118 |
| 1977 | 21 | #2,222 | 2,676 | #109 |
| 1976 | 17 | #2,531 | 2,992 | #96 |
| 1975 | 15 | #2,665 | 3,414 | #86 |
| 1974 | 20 | #2,145 | 4,343 | #68 |
| 1973 | 30 | #1,592 | 4,979 | #56 |
| 1972 | 23 | #1,880 | 6,273 | #43 |
| 1971 | 36 | #1,421 | 8,674 | #33 |
| 1970 | 28 | #1,629 | 9,846 | #33 |
| 1969 | 32 | #1,419 | 11,186 | #27 |
| 1968 | 34 | #1,321 | 12,288 | #27 |
| 1967 | 50 | #1,035 | 14,012 | #22 |
| 1966 | 46 | #1,092 | 16,248 | #15 |
| 1965 | 44 | #1,131 | 17,084 | #13 |
| 1964 | 62 | #970 | 19,305 | #12 |
| 1963 | 53 | #1,041 | 21,049 | #13 |
| 1962 | 51 | #1,075 | 22,894 | #9 |
| 1961 | 56 | #1,044 | 24,105 | #10 |
| 1960 | 64 | #947 | 25,261 | #10 |
| 1959 | 69 | #921 | 29,549 | #9 |
| 1958 | 77 | #863 | 32,942 | #7 |
| 1957 | 84 | #825 | 40,095 | #6 |
| 1956 | 93 | #763 | 47,837 | #4 |
| 1955 | 100 | #729 | 52,317 | #2 |
| 1954 | 80 | #809 | 54,675 | #3 |
| 1953 | 82 | #790 | 52,199 | #3 |
| 1952 | 94 | #726 | 49,812 | #4 |
| 1951 | 62 | #893 | 42,053 | #4 |
| 1950 | 47 | #1,025 | 29,062 | #7 |
| 1949 | 28 | #1,389 | 19,210 | #15 |
| 1948 | 26 | #1,435 | 11,244 | #30 |
| 1947 | 11 | #2,401 | 5,837 | #62 |
| 1946 | 10 | #2,436 | 2,471 | #119 |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 1,462 | #161 |
| 1944 | 5 | #3,539 | 1,293 | #168 |
| 1943 | 6 | #3,300 | 785 | #242 |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 676 | #265 |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 607 | #259 |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 470 | #291 |
| 1939 | 6 | #3,191 | 443 | #293 |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 410 | #308 |
| 1937 | 0 | – | 322 | #358 |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 300 | #366 |
| 1935 | 0 | – | 281 | #378 |
| 1934 | 0 | – | 280 | #383 |
| 1933 | 0 | – | 242 | #410 |
| 1932 | 0 | – | 207 | #455 |
| 1931 | 0 | – | 158 | #524 |
| 1930 | 0 | – | 165 | #529 |
| 1929 | 0 | – | 161 | #534 |
| 1928 | 0 | – | 130 | #618 |
| 1927 | 0 | – | 91 | #759 |
| 1926 | 0 | – | 116 | #674 |
| 1925 | 0 | – | 82 | #821 |
| 1924 | 0 | – | 125 | #664 |
| 1923 | 0 | – | 118 | #684 |
| 1922 | 0 | – | 71 | #868 |
| 1921 | 0 | – | 94 | #754 |
| 1920 | 0 | – | 82 | #799 |
| 1919 | 0 | – | 70 | #834 |
| 1918 | 0 | – | 92 | #744 |
| 1917 | 0 | – | 89 | #747 |
| 1916 | 0 | – | 90 | #718 |
| 1915 | 0 | – | 105 | #644 |
| 1914 | 0 | – | 62 | #727 |
| 1913 | 0 | – | 42 | #811 |
| 1912 | 0 | – | 32 | #892 |
| 1911 | 0 | – | 36 | #723 |
| 1910 | 0 | – | 33 | #740 |
| 1909 | 0 | – | 26 | #798 |
| 1908 | 0 | – | 25 | #775 |
| 1907 | 0 | – | 21 | #823 |
| 1906 | 0 | – | 24 | #744 |
| 1905 | 0 | – | 18 | #879 |
| 1904 | 0 | – | 23 | #728 |
| 1903 | 0 | – | 21 | #740 |
| 1902 | 0 | – | 21 | #760 |
| 1901 | 0 | – | 21 | #703 |
| 1900 | 0 | – | 26 | #707 |
| 1899 | 0 | – | 11 | #995 |
| 1898 | 0 | – | 21 | #724 |
| 1897 | 0 | – | 23 | #647 |
| 1896 | 0 | – | 18 | #763 |
| 1895 | 0 | – | 13 | #900 |
| 1894 | 0 | – | 18 | #700 |
| 1893 | 0 | – | 24 | #577 |
| 1892 | 0 | – | 16 | #734 |
| 1891 | 0 | – | 15 | #699 |
| 1890 | 0 | – | 24 | #540 |
| 1889 | 0 | – | 12 | #763 |
| 1888 | 0 | – | 26 | #489 |
| 1887 | 0 | – | 15 | #591 |
| 1886 | 0 | – | 10 | #740 |
| 1885 | 0 | – | 10 | #701 |
| 1884 | 0 | – | 13 | #591 |
| 1883 | 0 | – | 16 | #484 |
| 1882 | 0 | – | 15 | #476 |
| 1881 | 0 | – | 14 | #452 |
| 1880 | 0 | – | 12 | #499 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Deborah reached #726 in 1952. As a girl name, it reached #2 in 1955. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1950s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Deborah
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.