Deborah
Featured in baby name books
Deborah is a Hebrew name meaning “bee,” a symbol of hard work. The biblical Deborah was a prophetess and judge who led Israel to victory over a Canaanite army with Barak. The Song of Deborah is reportedly the only poem in the Bible that everyone agrees was composed by a woman. Deborah was a top-ten name in the 1950s and '60s but has since dropped far down the list.
Sources: 10,000 Baby Names, 1,107 Baby Names That Stand the Test of Time, Baby Names Book, Baby Names (Laura Emerson), Baby Names Your Child Can Live With, The Best Baby Names for Girls, Classic Biblical Baby Names, The Everything Baby Names Book, Numerology for Baby Names
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Usage of Deborah in different languages / cultures
The list below was created by gathering names from various sources for different languages, and then matching Deborah against each list of names.
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Note: In some cases it is possible for the check mark to be missing even if Deborah is used in a particular country, as almost no source name list has 100% coverage.
Deborah in official name statistics
United States
In 2025, 313 girls were named Deborah, making it the #862 girls' name in the US. Since 1880, 742,820 girls have been named Deborah, with the most (54,674) in 1954. It is most common, relative to births, in Minnesota, Indiana and Connecticut.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2025. Names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year are not listed.
Other countries
Counts are babies born that year, or living people for "all ages" rows, as published by each country's statistics office or population register.
Deborah in other languages
- Debora Dutch, Italian, Polish
- Debbie Dutch, English
- Debra English
- Debrah English
- Debóra Icelandic
Source: Wikidata (CC0).
Storms named Deborah
Tropical storms, hurricanes, typhoons and cyclones that have been named Deborah, newest first.
| Storm | Year | Ocean | Peak wind |
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| Cyclone Deborah (Category 1) | 1975 | South Indian Ocean | 148 km/h |
Source: IBTrACS, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Peak wind is the highest sustained wind recorded for the storm.
Towns named Deborah
There are 3 towns and villages with Deborah in their name, in 3 countries.
🇲🇽 Mexico 1🇳🇿 New Zealand 1🇵🇦 Panama 1
| Name | Where | Population | |
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| Deborah | Veracruz, 🇲🇽 Mexico | – | Map |
| Deborah | Otago, 🇳🇿 New Zealand | – | Map |
| Déborah | Bocas del Toro Province, 🇵🇦 Panama | – | Map |
Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Maps: OpenStreetMap.
Lakes named Deborah
There are 6 lakes and reservoirs with Deborah in their name, in 3 countries.
🇦🇺 Australia 3🇨🇦 Canada 2🇺🇸 United States 1
| Name | Where | |
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| Lac Deborah | Quebec, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Lac Deborah | Quebec, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Lake Deborah | Western Australia, 🇦🇺 Australia | Map |
| Lake Deborah | Georgia, 🇺🇸 United States | Map |
| Lake Deborah East | Western Australia, 🇦🇺 Australia | Map |
| Lake Deborah West | Western Australia, 🇦🇺 Australia | Map |
Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Maps: OpenStreetMap.
Deborah songs
10 songs and musical works on Wikidata have Deborah in their title. The best known:
- Deborah – George Frideric Handel
- The Song of Deborah
- Deborah – Fausto Leali (1968)
- Deborah – Jon and Vangelis (1983)
- Ritornerò / Deborah – Wess & The Airedales (1968)
- DEBORAH (Haugen)
- DEBORAH (Whelan)
- Deborah / Down by the Sea – Wilson Pickett (1968)
- Deborah / Non importa se – Fausto Leali (1968)
- Introduktion till Deborah – Andreas Randel
Song data: Wikidata (CC0), ordered by how widely each song is covered on Wikipedia.
Celebrities named Deborah
Based on celebrities listed on Wikipedia, filtered to only those with the first name Deborah.
Deborah Ann Woll
Deborah Coleman
Deborah Compagnoni
Deborah Conway
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Fictional characters named Deborah
Characters from films and TV series, from Wikidata, ordered by how widely they are covered on Wikipedia.
Character data: Wikidata (CC0). Images: Wikimedia Commons; click an image for its author and licence.
Deborah as a pet name
FurryName has found 8 dogs named Deborah in public pet registers, making it the #16,571 dog name there. Most of them are registered in New York City (6), Allegheny County (2). Deborah as a dog name →
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