The first name Debora

In 2025, 11 girls were named Debora, making it the 2,440th most popular girls’ name. It peaked in 2019, with 19 births (#1,562).

Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Debora with other names.

In 2025, 78 girls born in the United States were named Debora, the 2,336th most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 1957, when 2,371 were.

US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.

• Débora Falabella
  Brazilian actress, director and producer, born 1979
• Débora Bloch
  Brazilian actress, born 1963
• Débora Nascimento
  Brazilian actress, voice actress and model, born 1985
• Débora Arango
  Colombian artist (1907-2005)
• Debora Vaarandi
  Estonian writer (1916–2007)
• Débora Duarte
  Brazilian actress, born 1950
• Debora Diniz
  Brazilian anthropologist, born 1970
• Débora Lyra
  Brazilian model, born 1989
• Debora Green
  American doctor, convicted for murder, born 1951
• Debinha
  Brazilian association football player, born 1991

• Ava
• Isabella
• Elizabeth
• Jessica
• Maria
• Abigail
• Maya
• Hannah
• Elsie
• Sarah
• Aria
• Molly
• Eliza
• Leah
• Delilah
• Isabel

All 346 names of Hebrew origin

What is the origin of the name Debora?

Debora comes from Hebrew.

How popular is the name Debora?

In 2025, 11 girls born in England and Wales were named Debora, ranking 2,440th. Its peak was 2019, with 19 births.

Is Debora a boy's or a girl's name?

Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 30,161 US babies named Debora since 1880 were girls.

When was Debora most popular?

1957 in the United States, when 2,371 babies were named Debora, its highest rank at 161st.

How do you pronounce Debora?

Debora is /ˈdɛbəɹə/, 2 syllables.

What name is Debora a form of?

Debora is a form of Deborah.