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Debora

/ˈdɛbɹə/ · 100% girls · 78 born in 2025

Debora has been given to about 30,161 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1957, which makes it a midcentury name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables3
Pronunciation/ˈdɛbɹə/
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 26,767
Median age today66 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Debora per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1957 · 2,371
  • Born in 202578
  • All time30,161
  • England & Wales, 202511

How popular is Debora?

Its best year was 1957, when 2,371 babies were given the name, ranking 161st. The typical living American called Debora is about 66 years old today. It is relatively most common in North Carolina, where it accounts for 0.01% of births.

Names that sound like Debora

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Debra0.82
  2. Deborah0.79
  3. Lenora0.75
  4. Leora0.75
  5. Elora0.75
  6. Dora0.70
  7. Deidra0.70
  8. Dedra0.70

Middle names for Debora

Ranked by flow score
  1. Debora Rose0.85
  2. Debora Louise0.85
  3. Debora June0.84
  4. Debora Pearl0.84
  5. Debora Quinn0.84
  6. Debora Nell0.84

Sibling names for Debora

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Gwensister · 0.88
  2. Rockybrother · 0.88
  3. Pennysister · 0.84
  4. Laurelsister · 0.81
  5. Chrisbrother · 0.79
  6. Jaybrother · 0.78

Where Debora is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. North Carolina0.01%
  2. Florida0.00%
  3. New York0.00%
  4. Texas0.00%
  5. California0.00%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Debora White0.80
  2. Debora Reyes0.80
  3. Debora Nguyen0.80
  4. Debora Moore0.80
  5. Debora Lee0.80
  6. Debora Hill0.80

How to read these numbers

Every score on this page is explained
  1. Phonetic similarity0–1
  2. Middle-name flow0–1
  3. Sibling fit0–1
  4. Living population estimatemethod
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Sources for Debora

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. England & Wales1996–2025
  3. Scotland1974–2020
  4. France1900–2025
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Debora across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.