Deborah

Primarily a girl's name · 100% girls

Deborah first appears in the data in 1996 and has been recorded in 21 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 1996 with 118 babies (rank #302 that year). It was not in the 2024 data. The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Deborah

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Deborah yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

8Destiny numberThe achieverDriven, capable, comfortable wielding influence.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
3Soul urgeThe creativeExpressive, sociable, lifted by playful energy.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
5PersonalityThe free spiritCurious, restless, energised by change.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

1,779

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

118

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Girls

Famous people named Deborah

Déborah Françoisfilm actor · b. 1987

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1996	118	#302
1997	100	#339
1998	83	#387
1999	68	#440
2000	75	#418
2001	77	#405
2002	82	#401
2003	90	#403
2004	78	#450
2005	108	#374
2006	101	#415
2007	96	#427
2008	111	#394
2009	88	#469
2010	63	#613
2011	84	#505
2012	72	#591
2013	71	#578
2014	77	#550
2015	59	#688
2016	78	#544