Deborah has been given to about 744,478 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1954, which makes it a midcentury name.
Deborah ranks 864th among American girls in 2025, with 313 born that year. Its best year was 1954, when 54,754 babies were given the name, ranking 3rd. The typical living American called Deborah is about 69 years old today. It is relatively most common in Minnesota, where it accounts for 0.03% of births.
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.