Feminine dossier · first seen 1880
Deborah
Endangered
Down 99.4% from peak
Peak era
1954
Peak births
54,674
Current vitality
Fragile
Peak generation
Boomer
Quick answers about Deborah
How many people are named Deborah?
An estimated 499,174 living Americans are named Deborah.
How rare is Deborah?
Deborah is uncommon among babies today, with 313 girls receiving the name in 2025, down 99.4% from its 1954 peak.
How old is the typical Deborah?
The median age of a living American named Deborah is approximately 68 years, with most bearers falling between 61 and 72 years old.
Is Deborah still popular?
No. Deborah is endangered as a baby name, down 99.4% from its 1954 peak with 313 births in 2025.
Where is Deborah most common?
Deborah has its strongest geographic signal in Massachusetts, where it appears 4.1× more often than the national baseline.
1880Peak 19542025
Peak year
1954
Decline from peak
99.4%
2025
313
All-time
742,820
Where it lives now
Deborah is most concentrated in Massachusetts — about 2.9× the national rate in the 2020s.
States where Deborah is given more often than the national average — its present-day heartland.